Depression, Substance Abuse Linger After Pregnancy
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MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Women who binge drink, get depressed or smoke during their pregnancy boost their risk for depression and alcohol use after they give birth as well, a new study shows.
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Scientists link stress in pregnancy to a raised risk of schizophrenia in children.
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Newer antidepressant drugs may increase  the risk of birth defects but the risk remains very remote,  according to two new studies published on Thursday.
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Eight months pregnant when her husband was killed, one woman endured the media exposure of the attacks only to find catharsis and a new love
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Scientists intrigued by the fact that multiple sclerosis can slip into remission when women are pregnant said on Tuesday a pregnancy-related hormone may offer great promise for treating the neurological disease.
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Children exposed to cocaine in  the womb exhibit behavior problems up to at least 7 years of  age, according to a long-term study that enrolled 1,388  children between 1993 and 1995 at four centers.
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A new study says that first-time mothers-but not first-time fathers-are at an increased risk for mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression
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NEW YORK  - Children whose mothers experience severe abuse at the hands of an intimate partner are more likely to wind up in hospital emergency departments, and their increased risk may persist for up to three years after the abuse has ended, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - A large study that followed women through their first and second consecutive pregnancy provides additional evidence of a direct link between smoking and increased risk of stillbirth.
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Women with a history of  postpartum depression tend to have unusually high levels of  copper in their blood, a new study has found -- suggesting the  mineral may play some role in the disorder.
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NEW YORK  - The heavier a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the less likely she is to stick with breast-feeding long-term, a new study from Denmark shows.
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NEW YORK  - Women who drink during   pregnancy may be setting up their offspring for later problems,   it seems. Young adults who were exposed to alcohol before they   were born are at increased risk for developing an alcohol   disorder, according to a report in the Archives of General   Psychiatry.
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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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Women who are particularly  anxious about their pregnancy may be at increased risk of  premature delivery, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women suffer injuries requiring hospitalization more often than previously thought, a new nationwide study shows.
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A new study suggests that a mother's acute emotional stress during early pregnancy may increase her unborn baby's risk of developing schizophrenia later in life
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NEW YORK  - Young children whose mothers  suffer from depression are at greater risk of serious  behavioral problems, and both "nurture" and "nature" seem to  play a role, according to a new study.