Pregnancy test cuts risk to baby
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A blood test to identify the sex of foetuses at seven weeks could cut the need for further risky tests, say scientists.
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Scientists move closer to a predictive test for the dangerous pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia.
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Children whose mothers were exposed to several widely available solvents during pregnancy score lower on language and behavior tests than children whose mothers were not exposed to solvents during pregnancy, according to a study published in the Oct.
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Sales of pregnancy tests typically soar in the first months of the year, as more women than usual tend to become pregnant -- or just think they are, according to Inverness Medical, the makers of the Clearblue Easy pregnancy tests.
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NEW YORK  - During pregnancy, a blood test  called alpha-fetoprotein can determine a woman's risk of having  a child with birth defects. Now, new research suggests that  this test can also predict a deadly problem that occurs after  birth -- sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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A new, large study suggests that treating women who develop diabetes during pregnancy greatly reduces the chances that their baby will become obese during childhood.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Repeated ultrasound exposures during pregnancy may not cause long-term harm to infants, according to a new study.
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Women who have delivered a baby by Caesarean section face a small risk of complications that could endanger the baby if they attempt a vaginal delivery the next time, a large new study has found.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers have identified a compound in urine that might lead to a simple test to predict which women will develop preeclampsia, a potentially dangerous complication of pregnancy.
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A new non-invasive test that examines  fetal DNA can pick up genetic abnormalities such as Down's  syndrome, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - What a woman eats during pregnancy may influence the odds that her child will develop allergies, a new study hints.
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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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Having a nurse visit the home a few days after a woman has a baby reduces the number of newborns being readmitted to the hospital with jaundice or dehydration -- and it saves money -- according to a new study.
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Having several ultrasounds during pregnancy does not harm the unborn baby or restrict the child&#39;s growth or development early in life, Australian scientists said Friday.
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Testing for a protein in the urine of pregnant women accurately predicts whether they will develop preeclampsia, a potentially deadly condition that affects one in 20 U.S. pregnancies, a study said on Tuesday.
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Having several ultrasounds during pregnancy does not harm the unborn baby or restrict the child&#39;s growth or development early in life, Australian scientists said on Friday.
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The risk of miscarriage after   undergoing chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, to detect birth   defects is lower than previously thought and essentially   carries the same risk than the more commonly used   amniocentesis, according to new research.