Poor Pregnancy Outcome Linked with Reports of Racism
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African American women who report experiences of discrimination based on their race or skin color appear to have an increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, according to the findings of two new studies.
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LONDON, Sep 1 (IPS) - The state of reproductive health is getting worse   in several African countries, a new 'report card'  prepared for a London  meet reveals.
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Weight gain above guidelines  during pregnancy is common, according to researchers, and  infants born to women with high weight gain tend to have worse  outcomes.
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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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Pregnant women with serious gum disease appear to have an increased risk of delivering prematurely, but whether this condition actually triggers early labor remains unclear, according to a new study.
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New evidence emerges of a link between the pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia and heart disease.
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NEW YORK  - Results of a new study show that pregnant African-American women deliver their babies before term not only more often than white women, but also earlier in their pregnancies and in multiple pregnancies.
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Though Michigan children are healthier, black and Hispanic children are much more likely to be uninsured, in poor health and struggling to access care, according to a report released today.
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Despite receiving similar  treatment, black women with advanced or recurrent endometrial  cancer fare worse than their white counterparts, according to a  report in the September 25th online issue of Cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Half of all pregnant women will suffer from constipation at some time during their pregnancy, new research shows.
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African-American preschoolers whose parents say they don't believe racism is a problem are more likely to be depressed or anxious, a new study indicates.
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A recent study by researchers from the Bristol University was published in the journal Thorax. The report is likely to cause an alarm among pregnant women and mothers of newly born.
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Several government studies released Thursday find that Hispanics are in much poorer health than other racial groups, and especially whites, in the United States.
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NEW YORK  - Upwardly mobile white women who grew up in poverty have a lower risk of having an underweight infant, but the same is not true of black women, a study published Tuesday suggests.
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Fetuses of mothers who show high rates of depression, anxiety and stress weigh less and are smaller than average at midterm, according to a recent study from the University of Miami School of Medicine.
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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  - 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.