Night Shift Linked to Late Pregnancy Loss
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Pregnant women who regularly work the night shift may have an increased risk of a miscarriage late in pregnancy or a stillbirth, a new study suggests.
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The shift employees who fuel the nation's 24-hour economy were more likely to be absent from work last year than other employees, costing US employers an estimated $111 billion, up from more than $25 billion in 2003, according to Circadian Technologies Inc.
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NEW YORK  - If a woman is confined to bed  rest during pregnancy, there is a likelihood of significant  bone loss, the results of a new study indicate.
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MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study reports.
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Pregnant women who are exposed  to second-hand smoke may be at heightened risk for suffering  miscarriages, according to research from Sweden.
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Pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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A heart attack at night is more deadly for hospital patients than during daylight hours, a new study shows.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- The kind of work a father does may affect the risk of birth defects in his children, claims a study in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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Women who work shifts are more likely to retire early due to ill health than male peers, a study suggests.
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A baby&#39;s lack of experience sleeping on his or her stomach may be linked to an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a new study claims.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who are exposed   to second-hand smoke may be at heightened risk for suffering   miscarriages, according to research from Sweden.
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A blood test performed on pregnant women could predict whether their baby will be at risk of sudden infant death syndrome, suggests new research.
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Some women with factor XI  deficiency, a genetic disorder, have an excessive risk of  bleeding after childbirth, UK researchers report in the current  issue of BJOG.
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NEW YORK  - During the last weeks of pregnancy, many women become so large in the middle that they look as though they might tip over. But through evolutionary processes, nature has devised a way to keep them upright on their sometimes swollen feet.
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Pregnant women with serious gum disease appear to have an increased risk of delivering prematurely, but whether this condition actually triggers early labor remains unclear, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - Children whose mothers work  nights, evenings or rotating shifts are more likely to be  behind the curve in mental development at age 2 and in language  ability at age 3, new research reports.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Stressed-out pregnant women may carry smaller-than-average babies, a new study finds.