Eating for Two, One Trimester at a Time
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Eating healthfully is one of the first parental challenges that expectant women face. Not only is it important to hit all the right nutritional notes, there's also the question of how much weight to gain. Eating for two is often misinterpreted as a license to overeat, but gaining too many pounds ...
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Breast-feeding offers a host of health benefits for the baby, but a new study says it may help the mother avoid rheumatoid arthritis as well.
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The muscles surrounding my pregnant belly were tightening with ominous regularity as I waited for my asthma doctor to check my wheezy lungs. I have a small frame, and it looked like I had stuffed a dinosaur egg under my shirt. Now, at 25 weeks, it looked ready to hatch. I crossed my legs. Yeah, like that would help. ...
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By Jeremy Laurance  Pregnant women now have something else to worry about - whether they are eating too little, or too much, seafood to give their unborn babies the best start in life.
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Pregnant women with type 1  diabetes who maintain good control of their blood sugar levels  during the second trimester are at decreased risk for  developing preeclampsia, a potentially serious pregnancy  complication involving high blood pressure and fluid retention,  according to a report in the journal BJOG.
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NEW YORK  - Women who are underweight before they become pregnant are at heightened risk for suffering a miscarriage in the first trimester, a UK study shows, but taking vitamin supplements and eating fresh fruit and vegetables can reduce the risk.
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A new study suggests that pregnant women may want to reduce their caffeine intake or cut it out entirely.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight gain between a woman's first and second pregnancies can cause complications during pregnancy and delivery -- even for women not considered medically overweight, a new study found.
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Schiffer encourages other pregnant women to 'eat whatever you want to eat.'
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A study finds that a motherâs gestational diabetes is significantly associated with obesity in her children at ages 5 to 7.
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(HealthDay News) -- Many parents may wonder about how frequently their children need to eat, how to regulate snacks, and what to do if their child simply refuses to eat or won't eat very much.
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FRIDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who eat a Mediterranean diet rich in fish, fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes, nuts, dairy products and olive oil may help protect their children against asthma and allergies, new research suggests.
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Ben &amp; Jerry might help you get pregnant, but not in the usual way. A diet rich in ice cream and other high-fat dairy foods may lower the risk of one type of infertility, a study suggests. It sounds too good to be true and probably is, some doctors say.
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Should you eat fish if you're pregnant or breastfeeding?
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NEW YORK  - Investigators have found that children, whose mothers had a larger body mass index (BMI) prior to pregnancy or a large mid-upper arm circumference in late pregnancy, also had higher levels of body fat at the age of 9 years than other children of the same age.
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(HealthDay News) - When you're pregnant, it's important to eat healthy, regular meals to provide plenty of nutrients for your developing baby. But morning sickness can make that a tough task.
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NEW YORK  - If there's any good news about morning sickness, this may be it. Women who experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy may have a lower risk of breast cancer later in life, according to new research.