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Tag: pregnancy
Pregnancy rewires mothers’ brains: gray matter volume decreases and there’s extensive neural remodeling
Some regions of the brain may shrink but increase connectivity.
Ozempic babies: Here is why weight-loss drugs are causing so many miracle pregnancies
Even women who have been infertile for years have become pregnant after taking these drugs.
Pregnant women with COVID 22x higher risk of dying than uninfected
Pregnant women with COVID were 5x more likely to be admitted to an ICU.
Coronavirus may damage the placenta during pregnancy
Still, the virus itself doesn't seem to transmit in uterus.
High levels of estrogen in womb might increase risk of developing autism
Contrary to popular belief, estrogen hormones masculinize the brain in many mammals. The new findings might explain why boys are ...
Abortions don’t harm women’s health but denying them does
Pro-life groups seem to be wrong with this one.
Fathers-to-be who smoke can harm babies
Men who smoke around pregnant women can cause congenital heart defects in their offspring.
Stress might reduces fertility in women, but not in men
Couples looking to conceive might want to try some stress management first.
More evidence showing pertussis vaccination for pregnant women is safe and effective
Pregnant women can be reassured there is no risk of autism to their babies due to Tdap vaccine.
Pregnant women urged to sleep on side to lower risk of stillbirth
Sleeping on the back in the third trimester doubles the risk of stillbirth.
Good fathers’ testosterone level drops when expecting a baby
From horny freshmen to hugs and pacifiers, testosterone powers every man's relationships.
Alcohol while pregnant: not even a drop, American Academy of Pediatrics urges
"No amount of alcohol should be considered safe to drink during any trimester of pregnancy," wrote the the American Academy ...
How male sea horses turn pregnant and carry their young
Seahorses are a unique oddity seeing how males, not females, carry the pregnancy and deliver the young.
Vaccination starts with pregnancy, for everyone’s good health
The most important message mommies are missing is that pregnant women and their babies need vaccines to stay healthy, according ...
Maternal exposure to cannabis has drastic consequences on the child, study finds
Fetal brain development has been found to be drastically endangered by maternal drug exposure, according to an ongoing study by ...
Parents live longer than childless couples, study shows
A new study released by Danish researchers at Aarhus University has found a correlation that suggests that couples that are unable to ...
