Pregnancy risky after heart defect repair
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New data suggests that women  who have undergone a successful surgery to repair congenital  heart defects can become pregnant, but they may have clinically  significant complications.
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Pregnant women who suffer a  miscarriage in the second-trimester are at high risk during a  subsequent pregnancy of a spontaneous preterm birth and repeat  second-trimester miscarriage, a study indicates.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Women who experience high blood pressure during pregnancy have a higher risk of stroke, heart and kidney disease later in life, a new study found.
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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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A drug to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients may cause birth defects, health officials warned Monday.
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NEW YORK  - The findings from a new study  suggest that hernias that develop during pregnancy can often be  safely repaired at the time of cesarean section, thereby  avoiding the need for another surgical procedure.
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The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday the Roche Holding AG organ rejection drug, CellCept, boosts the risk of pregnancy loss in the first trimester and also the risk of congenital malformations.
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NEW YORK  - Adults who have undergone  surgery during childhood to repair a congenital heart defect  called tetralogy of Fallot have a satisfactory quality of life,  although psychosocial problems and impaired thinking are often  present, according to a report in the medical journal Heart.
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WOMEN who try to give birth naturally after having had a caesarean face a slightly increased risk of developing serious medical problems, according to a comprehensive study released yesterday.
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Women are more likely than men to die after heart surgery, and one reason may be the use of a common medical procedure: blood transfusions.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who suffer a miscarriage in the second-trimester are at high risk during a subsequent pregnancy of a spontaneous preterm birth and repeat second-trimester miscarriage, a study indicates.
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Pregnant women suffering from epilepsy need to better informed about the risks of birth defects from treatments used to control their seizures, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Women with congenital heart  disease who become pregnant face a heightened risk that their  infant may be premature or not survive long, according to a  report from the Netherlands.
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Doctors aren't doing a very good job of warning young women to avoid getting pregnant when they're taking prescription drugs that can cause birth defects, a new study suggests.
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New evidence emerges of a link between the pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia and heart disease.
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Young women have been urged for years to increase their intake of folic acid to prevent birth defects. But a new study suggests there could be another benefit: a reduced risk of high blood pressure.
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Women opting for a Caesarean should be warned there is a small chance that it will jeopardise later natural births, say experts. They face a slightly higher risk of serious medical problems, including tearing