Pregnant Mothers At Risk

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  No COVID-19 Vaccines For India's Frightened Mums-To-Be

  Tanya Ashnigdh is four months pregnant and frightened, one of the millions of expectant mothers excluded from India's faltering vaccination drive despite being at greater risk from Covid-19.

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  Smoking During Pregnancy Can Affect You And Your Baby: Here's How

  It has been long understood that babies born to mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy are at increased risk of premature birth and low birth weight.

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  Top 5 Benefits Of Prenatal Care You Must Know

  Prenatal care refers to the health care provided to a pregnant woman. The goal of prenatal care is to provide pregnant women with regular check-ups so that both the mother and child stay healthy.

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  Aspirin In Pregnancy May Up Cerebral Palsy Risk In Babies

  Babies whose mothers consumed aspirin during pregnancy may be at more than double the risk of developing cerebral palsy.

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  Mothers Exposed To Pesticides May Have To Face Preterm Delivery

  Women exposed to the highest quantities of agricultural pesticides while pregnant were at heightened risk of giving birth prematurely and delivering low-weight infants, a new study found.

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  High BP During Pregnancy Increases The Risk Of Heart Disease Later

  A new study reveals would-be-mothers who experience hypertension during pregnancy face an increased risk of heart disease and hypertension later in life. Researchers have found that women who have hypertension during pregnancy may face an increased risk of heart disease and hypertension later in their life.

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  Excess Sugary Consumption During Pregnancy May Up Risk of Asthma in Children

  According to the study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, women who consume too many sugary foods while being pregnant put their child at the risk of developing allergies and even allergic asthma.

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  Fathers' Smoking May Up Asthma-Risk In Kids

  Men who indulge in smoking since their adolescence may put their future children at more than three times higher risk of an early-onset of asthma, a finding suggests.

• 15 mothers dead, babies now at risk

  An 18-day-old baby girl, wearing a whit frock, lies in her grandmother's lap. Nearby, a picture of Bhavna Narendra Dharu, the mother she will never know rests on a table. But in this house, there is little time to adjust to the loss of a young mother who died nine days after delivering her daughter. This little baby girl was born underweight, ...

• Pregnancy and stroke risk in offspring

  Adults whose mothers suffered from preeclampsia or gestational hypertension while pregnant appear to be at increased risk of suffering a stroke

• Mother's fat and birth defect risk

  Women who are obese before they become pregnant may be at an increased risk of having a baby with defects of the brain and spinal cord.

• Prenatal smoking reduces fertility

  Mothers who smoke while pregnant may put their sons at risk of infertility later in life.

• Pregnancy may weaken teens' bones

  Teenage girls who become pregnant may be at increased risk for weakened bones. In a recent study, one third of the teen mothers had low bone mass typical of the brittle-bone disease osteoporosis or a precursor condition called osteopenia. The findings highlight the importance of adequate calcium intake during teenage pregnancy.

• Mother's asthma affects growth of fetus

  Pregnant women with asthma are at risk for having a baby with reduced growth, but only if the mother is not treated with inhaled steroids and is carrying a girl. This holds true regardless of how severe the asthma is or whether the mother smokes.

• Mothers of smaller babies at higher risk of diabetes

  Body weight of a newborn child is inversely related to the mother's insulin resistance in late adulthood, despite the association of glucose intolerance during pregnancy with heavier child at birth.