Pregnancy

A new study shows that stress during pregnancy and exposure to chemicals found in common products is a dangerous combo for the development of the male reproductive system.

Many women, who are trying to conceive, want to know if they are pregnant as early as possible. Using home pregnancy tests is the easiest and the most convenient way to know if you are pregnant at the comfort of your own home.

Home pregnancy test is a tool that is meant to determine if a woman is pregnant from home.

Now expecting mothers will be able to tell if they are having a boy or a girl by using simple home test that predicts the gender of the baby as early as 10 weeks after conception.

Swine Flu is particularly dangerous for pregnant women, who face greater risk of complications. With the H1N1 swine flu elevated to pandemic level, pregnant women need to take measures to prevent swine flu.

Parents' smoking habits can reduce their chances of conceiving a baby boy by almost half, scientists say.

The study conducted by paediatricians at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine implied that smokers are less likely to have a boy. Besides, smoking during pregnancy may prevent male embryo implanting in the womb and may become a cause for miscarriage.

Overweight women who tend to perceive their body incorrectly are more likely to gain excessive weight during pregnancy, the study found.

Men seem to gain extra weight during their wives' pregnancy and one third of new dads will try to lose weight to get into pre-pregnancy shape, a new study shows. Scientists say that men need to be watchful of their diet habits since they put on weight when expecting, just like their partners do.

Scientists developed a medication taken once a month for women suffering from the recurrent miscarriages.

The previous studies conducted by Professor Siobhan Quenby, of School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, at the Liverpool University, showed that women, who underwent numerous miscarriages in the past have a high level of the uterine Natural Killer immune cells.

Clearblue Digital Pregnancy Test with Conception Indicator is an innovative home pregnancy test that was designed not only to tell if you are pregnant but also indicate when conception occurred.

A new study revealed that home birth is not riskier than hospital childbirth for women with uncomplicated pregnancy.

The study was conducted in the Netherlands, where according to the recent statistical data, was the highest rate of mortality among babies during or soon after birth.

According to the report presented by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, women infected with HIV, who become pregnant are less likely to develop AIDS.

Problems, that pregnant women might go through, including insufficient sleep, difficulty in sleep initiation, very short duration of sleep, as well as loud snoring and hard breathing are the main results of passive exposure to smoking.

Women, who are expecting baby boys, are more likely to face numerous risks during pregnancy and at childbirth, a new study says.

Pregnant women, who reduce the calories intake during pregnancy may actually have overweight children later in life, the new study says.

According to the findings, the weight problems may appear as a result of the imbalance in fat cells caused by the lack of food during pregnancy.

Many pregnant women find themselves wanting particular or unusual food that they do not usually eat. More than 80 percent of all pregnant women have food cravings. According to American Dietic Association the most common food women crave during pregnancy are chocolate, pickles, chips, ice cream and citrus fruits. Why do you have pregnancy cravings and should you indulge in your cravings or stop yourself from eating this food?

Pregnancy is associated with feelings of happiness and excitement, but for some moms-to-be pregnancy can become one of the most difficult times. Depression affects around 10 to 30 percent of pregnant women, though the percentage of depressed pregnant women can be higher due to the fact that most of them hesitate to report about this problem to their health care professional.

Scientists discovered that exposure to lead during prenatal development and early childhood is linked to a likelihood of the criminal behavior in adulthood.

The research from the University of Cincinnati was based on a long-term data to examine how lead exposure could be associated with criminal activity later in life.

It might not be a good idea to eat nuts and nut products on a regular basis during pregnancy, as the recent study shows that it can up baby's risk of developing asthma by 50 percent.

Dutch scientists at Utrecht University studied the connection of nuts consumption with the risk of asthma. The study involved 4 000 pregnant women who were asked to fill in a dietary questionnaire that specified their eating habits during pregnancy. They were asked whether they ate vegetables, fresh fruit, fish, eggs, milk, milk products, as well as nuts and nut products and rarely, regularly or daily.

Scientists developed a test able to predict a risk of miscarriage for pregnant woman. The test measures the level of anandamide, a naturally occurring 'cannabis' in pregnant women who may have a negative outcome of their pregnancy.

Justin Konje, a professor and his colleagues at the University of Leicester, said that they managed to use their method of measuring the level of naturally occurring cannabis anandamide to foresee the possible risk of miscarriage in women with viable baby and having vaginal bleeding. The high level of anandamide indicates that woman is at increased risk of miscarriage.