Researchers Call for Pre-Natal Screening
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Doctors are calling for routine screening of pregnant women for toxoplasmosis, which can cause blindness and brain damage in newborns.
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A simple urine test during pregnancy could someday predict which women are likely to develop dangerously high blood pressure called pre-eclampsia, a condition that kills hundreds of mothers-to-be each year in the United States and leads to 15 percent of all premature births, researchers say.
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Scientists link stress in pregnancy to a raised risk of schizophrenia in children.
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Women who are particularly  anxious about their pregnancy may be at increased risk of  premature delivery, a new study suggests.
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LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) - Parents anxious to have  souvenir ultrasounds photographs or film clips of their unborn  child in the womb should make sure they are done by  professionals who follow strict safety guidelines.
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Problems during pregnancy could be an indicator a baby will be at a higher risk of cot death, scientists suggest.
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A blood test to identify the sex of foetuses at seven weeks could cut the need for further risky tests.
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DESPITE an exciting new development this week in the race to find cheaper and more effective malaria drugs, a group of scientists is urging health authorities to consider screening travellers from malaria-infested areas to prevent the spread of drug ...
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A blood test early in pregnancy might help determine whether a woman runs an increased risk of having a stillborn baby, a preliminary study found.
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Scientists may have made a breakthrough in finding a test and cure for pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia.
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NEW YORK  - Women who are particularly anxious about their pregnancy may be at increased risk of premature delivery, a new study suggests.
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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, according to the latest research.
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Parents anxious to have souvenir  ultrasounds photographs or film clips of the fetus the womb  should make sure they are done by professionals who follow  strict safety guidelines.
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Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research Council advised on Thursday.
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British scientists called on Friday for  more research into the possibility that it is harmful for women  to take folic acid supplements throughout pregnancy.
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Stress could  be play a role in miscarriages, researchers have suggested.
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Testing for a protein in the urine of pregnant women accurately predicts whether they will develop preeclampsia, a potentially deadly condition that affects one in 20 U.S. pregnancies, a study said on Tuesday.