Nutrition
Diet changes helpful for pregnancy diabetes
CBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 | 6:54 PM ET
Treating mild diabetes that develops during pregnancy helps prevent serious problems that can occur when an infant gains too much weight, a new U.S. study suggests.
Women with gestational diabetes — temporarily high blood sugar levels during pregnancy — have a higher risk of [...]
Obesity and pregnancy a dangerous mix
Heavier women can deliver a healthy child with a minimal weight gain, but too many extra pounds increase the risks
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Many prenatal vitamins lack enough iodine
Associated Press, updated 4:33 p.m. PT, Wed., Feb. 25, 2009
60 multivitamins’ claims fall short; too little iodine ups developmental risks
LOS ANGELES – Many brands of multivitamins for pregnant women may not contain all the iodine they claim, potentially putting babies at risk of poor brain development, a new study suggests.
Tests on 60 brands that listed [...]
Caffeine during pregnancy can raise low birth weight risk
Reuters
Mon Nov 3, 2008 8:33am EST
By Michael Kahn
LONDON (Reuters) – Pregnant women who consume caffeine — even about a cup of coffee daily — are at higher risk of giving birth to an underweight baby, researchers said on Monday.
The new findings published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) also linked any source of caffeine, including [...]
Latching on: Group raises awareness of breastfeeding issues
By Story By Joseph Robertia | Peninsula Clarion
Saturday, several local moms and their babies “latched on” to a good cause, and took part in the 2008 Global Breastfeeding Challenge, held locally at the Funky Monkey coffee house in Kenai.
“The point is to provide support for local moms and create an awareness of breastfeeding issues,” said [...]
Get moving, moms-to-be
Getting physical during pregnancy is good for your health
Chris Zdeb, Canwest News Service
Published: Monday, September 22, 2008
Pregnant women used to smoke and didn’t exercise. So old school. Today, moms-to-be know it’s not healthy to smoke and it is healthy to exercise — no matter what their moms or grandmas might say.
“When the generation before ours, our [...]
Stress during pregnancy increases asthma, allergy risk to baby
Babies born to mothers who are stressed during pregnancy may be at increased risk for asthma and other allergic disorders, a new study suggests…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Study shows breast-fed children are smarter
A new study provides some of the best evidence to date that breast-feeding can make children smarter, an international team of researchers said Monday. Children whose mothers breast-fed them longer and did not mix in baby formula scored higher on intelligence tests, the researchers in Canada and Belarus reported…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Skipping breakfast may mean your baby is a girl
Women on low-calorie diets or who skip breakfast at the time of conception are more likely to give birth to girls than boys, British scientists said on Wednesday. New research by the universities of Exeter and Oxford provides the first evidence that a child’s sex is associated with the mother’s diet, and higher energy intake is linked to males…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )India suffers epidemic of stunted kids
Malnutrition rates among Indian children are among the world’s highest and cause stunted growth in about half of children under five years, researchers quoting their study in the Lancet medical journal said on Tuesday…
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