Clue to pregnancy disorder found
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Scientists believe they have discovered how a condition that can threaten pregnancy could occur.
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The mystery of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may have gotten a little less murky: British researchers say a high level of a protein in a developing fetus corresponds
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A group of Italian researchers is recommending routine thyroid-function screening for women during early pregnancy, because they believe attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may be associated with an iodine deficiency in mothers.
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Doctors may be able to predict which women are at high risk of miscarriage, say researchers.
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A blood test on expectant mothers may predict a baby&#39;s risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suggests a new research. Women with high levels of AFP in their blood are three times more likely to give
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Childbearing factors, particularly those related to a first pregnancy, can influence a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the International Journal
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NEW YORK  - 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 results of a Swedish study confirm that fetal outcome may be compromised in women with a past or active eating disorder. "These women should therefore be recognized as high-risk patients during pregnancy," Dr. Angelica Linden Hirschberg from Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm told Reuters Health.
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Scientists believe they have worked out why genes usually seen in foetuses are seen in adults in the early stages of heart failure.
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The number of fetuses and newborns to die because of a condition some women develop while pregnant has fallen as doctors perfect their timing in inducing labor, a study found.
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WASHINGTON Oct 21, 2004 - A study of a closely knit family with several members suffering from a rare illness is providing what researchers say may be important clues to the cause of diseases ranging from high blood pressure to high cholesterol and even
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Stress could  be play a role in miscarriages, researchers have suggested.
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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  - High cholesterol and inflammation during pregnancy may increase a woman's odds of premature delivery, a study suggests.
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If a pregnant woman has a poor diet it may increase her child's chances of having heart disease, scientists say.
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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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NEW YORK  - Scientists report that carbon   monoxide, a potentially poisonous gas found in cigarette smoke   and automobile emissions, prevents the death of placental cells   and might become the basis of a treatment for pre-eclampsia, a   pregnancy condition involving high blood pressure thought to   stem from problems with the placenta.