Pregnancy weight gain impacts preterm birth risk
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NEW YORK  - A new study confirms that weight gain during pregnancy affects the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, and suggests that both race and a history of preterm birth seem to influence the association.
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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.
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NEW YORK  - People who were born early or just had an unusually low birth weight are more likely to be hospitalized in adolescence and young adulthood, Swedish researchers report.
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A jump in the number of babies born at abnormally low birth weights was the main reason why the U.S. infant mortality rate rose in 2002 for the first time in 44 years, according to a federal study released on Monday.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-gain worries may help drive women who quit smoking during their pregnancy to start up again after delivery, new research shows.
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When women who have diabetes or are overweight become pregnant, they have an increased likelihood of having to undergo a cesarean delivery, according to a new report.
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Children born to mothers who  developed diabetes during pregnancy are more likely to be  overweight or obese than their peers, according to a new study.
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Women who gain weight between pregnancies raise their risk of suffering from complications such as high blood pressure, diabetes and stillbirth, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study suggest that both high and low birth weights increase the risk of testicular cancer in men. The reason for this finding is unclear.
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NEW YORK  - Women who have given birth to five or more infants have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care. This appears to be the case, even after considering the influence of other known risk factors, such as obesity and socioeconomic status.
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Pregnant women who put on more pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - Obese pregnant women can avoid weight gain or even lose some weight without harming their babies, a small study suggests.
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Consuming a low-cholesterol,  low-fat diet during pregnancy seems to have a beneficial effect  on blood flow in the fetus, Norwegian researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Bigger babies seem to have a  greater risk of developing certain cancers as adults, a new  study finds.
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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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Women who are overweight or obese before becoming pregnant generally spend a longer time in labor than thinner women do, a new study suggests.
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Genetics may play a greater role than previously thought in accounting for black women's higher rate of premature births, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found.