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12/2/15 - Higher cigarette taxes linked to lower infant mortality rate

12/2/15 Higher cigarette taxes linked to lower infant mortality rate

WLS-TV

 

When it costs more to smoke, fewer babies die, according to a new study that links ... with declines in smoking during pregnancy and with better newborn health.

11/11/15 - Infant Probiotics and Lower Type 1 Diabetes R...

11/11/15 Infant Probiotics and Lower Type 1 Diabetes R...

WebMD

Adding probiotics -- good bacteria -- to an infant's feedings in the first month of life may reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes for those ...

11/3/15 - Study: Visceral fat in early pregnancy can increase risk of gestational diabetes

11/3/15 Study: Visceral fat in early pregnancy can increase risk of gestational diabetes

News-Medical.net 

Women who have high levels of abdominal fat during their first trimester of pregnancy have a higher risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a new study published today in Diabetes Care. The study looked at nearly 500 women ...

10/30/15 - Mother's Breast Milk May Influence Risk Of Obesity In Children, As ...

10/30/15 Mother's Breast Milk May Influence Risk Of Obesity In Children, As ...

Medical Daily

A newborn's risk of becoming obese could be determined by his mother's breast milk, according to new findings from the University of Southern California.

10/26/15 - Study: Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Linked To Obesity ...

10/26/15 Study: Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Linked To Obesity ...

CBS Local

Gaining excessive weight during pregnancy can lead to obesity issues throughout life for women who are already at risk, according ...

10/19/15 - Smoking during Pregnancy Ups Risk of Heart Disease in Kids

10/19/15 Smoking during Pregnancy Ups Risk of Heart Disease in Kids

Lighthouse News Daily

Smoking during Pregnancy Ups Risk of Heart Disease in Kids According to a study led by researchers at the University of California smoking during pregnancy ups risk of heart disease in kids. Both unborn and born children exposed to second-hand smoke ...

10/9/15 - Breastfeeding Support on Upswing in Many US Hospitals

10/9/15 Breastfeeding Support on Upswing in Many US Hospitals

Medscape

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is a worldwide program begun by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund. At its foundation are the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, which outline evidence-based hospital policies ...

9/3/15 - Babies benefit from parenting classes even before birth

9/3/15 Babies benefit from parenting classes even before birth

Penn State News

"By reducing low birth weight and length of hospital stay for both mother and infant, these preventive strategies may lead to early savings in health care costs," ...

7/27/15 - Birth centers drawing notice for effective outcomes, lower costs

7/27/15 Birth centers drawing notice for effective outcomes, lower costs

The Providence Journal

Only 0.4 percent of all births take place in birth centers, yet those centers boast impressive health outcomes at a cost far less than hospital births, according to ...

7/24/15 - BMI during first pregnancy influences maternal, fetal outcomes in ...

7/24/15 BMI during first pregnancy influences maternal, fetal outcomes in ...

Healio

In addition, researchers found that mothers with obesity during a first pregnancy are at an increased risk for neonatal death in a subsequent pregnancy. Jen Jen ...

7/24/15 - Premature Births, Cancers, Birth Defects Drive Up Insurance Costs ...

7/24/15 Premature Births, Cancers, Birth Defects Drive Up Insurance Costs ...

U.S. News & World Report

 

Which Medical Issues Drive Up Insurance Costs for Companies? A new study of health insurance claims shows the 10 catastrophic ailments that can cost ...

7/22/15 - How Much Does it Cost to Have a Baby?

7/22/15 How Much Does it Cost to Have a Baby? 

U.S. News & World Report

Hospital costs for women who had no maternal or obstetric risk factors to complicate childbirth ... 

7/21/15 - GDM: Worse Fetal, Maternal Outcomes for Obese Women

7/21/15 GDM: Worse Fetal, Maternal Outcomes for Obese Women

Medscape

Women who are obese before becoming pregnant and who go on to develop gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an even greater risk for adverse ...

6/1/15 - Antibiotic approved for infant abdominal infections

6/1/15 Antibiotic approved for infant abdominal infections

UPI.com

The National Institutes of Health funded two studies to explicitly use meropenem with infants, which previously had been approved only for intra-abdominal and ...

5/19/15 - Maternal obesity linked to reduced immunity in newborns that may ...

5/19/15 Maternal obesity linked to reduced immunity in newborns that may ...

Medical News Today

Maternal obesity raises the risk of a number of health conditions for offspring that can persist well into adulthood, including heart disease and asthma. Now ...

5/1/15 - Treating drug-exposed babies costly

5/1/15 Treating drug-exposed babies costly

Boston Herald

Hospital costs for treating drug-exposed newborns doubled between 2009 and 2012 to ... The new study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the ...

4/30/15 - Breast cancer less likely to recur in women with history of ...

4/30/15 Breast cancer less likely to recur in women with history of ...

Medical News Today

Breastfeeding is associated with a 30% overall decreased risk of breast cancer recurrence among women who have previously had one subtype of the disease, ...

4/27/15 - Detection of critical heart disease before birth lags among poor

4/27/15 Detection of critical heart disease before birth lags among poor

Science Daily

While prenatal ultrasounds are doing a good job of identifying critical congenital heart disease, those living in poor or rural communities are less likely to find out ...

4/22/15 - Delaying pregnancy may reduce ovarian cancer risk, study says

4/22/15 Delaying pregnancy may reduce ovarian cancer risk, study says

Fox News

Women who give birth to their first child in their mid-30s or later may have a lower risk of ovarian cancer compared with those who give birth to their first child ...

4/13/15 - Narcotic painkillers, common in pregnancy, can harm baby

4/13/15 Narcotic painkillers, common in pregnancy, can harm baby

CBS News

Use of prescription narcotic painkillers is common in pregnancy and ... also more likely to have depression, to have an anxiety disorder and to smoke tobacco.