Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics

Despite great concerns that small amounts of ingested perchlorate a chemical which is ever present in the environment decreases thyroid function among individuals, it has no effect on the thyroid function of women in early pregnancy, including those with a low iodine diet, according to a new study being presented on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the 78th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in New York.

Pregnant and breast-feeding women should consume at least 12 ounces of fish and seafood per week for optimal brain development of fetuses, infants and young children, according to guidelines to be released on Thursday by the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, the Washington Post reports.

Pregnant and breast-feeding women should consume at least 12 ounces of fish and seafood per week for optimal brain development of fetuses, infants and young children, according to guidelines to be released on Thursday by the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, the Washington Post reports.

New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology calls for prudent management of women with a history of caesarean delivery after finding that the risk of uterine rupture during subsequent birth is significantly increased following a previous caesarean. The study also found that uterine rupture is influenced by induction of labour, birthweight, gestational age, and maternal characteristics.

For the first time, data show a positive association between the use of vaginal progesterone and infants’ overall health at birth. Babies born to women with high-risk pregnancies treated with PROCHIEVE® 8% (progesterone gel) appear to be less likely to need intensive care than babies born to mothers treated with placebo, Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRX) has announced.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday in a U.S. District Court in New York City filed a lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. — the financial and media company founded by Mayor Michael Bloomberg — saying the company discriminated against three female employees after they became pregnant and took maternity leave, the

Severely obese women should lose weight during pregnancy, while obese women who are pregnant should gain less weight than currently recommended, a Saint Louis University study finds.The research is the largest population-based study to look at the effect of weight gain during pregnancy by obese expectant mothers, says Raul Artal, M.D., study author and chairman of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

The Healthcare Commission published its recommendations following an incident at an east London NHS trust where 788 mothers-to-be referred for antenatal care were not booked for appointments. It is releasing a summary of its intervention into the maternity service at the Newham University Hospital NHS Trust, which identified the problem last April.

New research offers reassurance to women worried about whether getting pregnant after cancer treatment might worsen their prognosis. The study by Norwegian scientists, presented at the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14) in Barcelona, found that for almost all types of cancer, the survival of women who are diagnosed during pregnancy or who became pregnant after being treated for the disease is no different from that of other female cancer patients.

A Massachusetts appeal court has ruled that a medical student is allowed to have more time to pump breast milk during an all day exam, said the New York Times on Thursday.