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Jun 23, 2015 10:54 AM EDT

You Can Still Get Pregnant If Your Lupus Is Active: Here's Why

New findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine help ease some related concerns for women with lupus who are hoping to have a child. They show that women with the autoimmune disorder whose disease is not very active at the start of their pregnancy are more likely to have a safe pregnancy t...

Jun 19, 2015 01:20 PM EDT

Study Examines Inner Workers Of Temporary Organ During Pregnancy

Scientists at the National Institute of Health (NIH) have created a "placenta-on-a-chip" device that mimics both the function and structure of the human placenta. Researchers say it is particularly important as the new device, which can be used to model the flow of waste and nutrients between a moth...

Jun 16, 2015 09:36 PM EDT

Education Is The Best Birth Control?

Educating women about birth control reduces pregnancy rates by nearly half, according to recent findings published in The Lancet.

Jun 16, 2015 09:01 PM EDT

Maternal Stress Alters Offspring Gut Microbiota and Developing Brain

New findings published in Endocrinology reveal that changes found in vaginal microbiome are associated with effects on offspring gut microbiota and on the developing brain, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jun 10, 2015 04:11 PM EDT

Babies Delivered Via C-Section May Be At Increased Risk Of Chronic Illness

New findings published in the British Medical Journal reveal that newborns delivered by C-section may be more likely to develop certain chronic diseases later in life.

Jun 05, 2015 06:23 PM EDT

Exercise Is Key To A Healthy Pregnancy: It Helps Prevent Gestational Diabetes

New findings published in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology show that a little exercise goes a long way when it comes to preventing gestational diabetes, otherwise known as one of the most frequent complications during pregnancy.

May 27, 2015 08:01 PM EDT

Motherhood May Permanently Alter a Woman's Brain

It turns out that motherhood may completely alter women's brains. Scientists have found that hormone therapy (HT) may have some variable results on women because women respond differently depending whether or not they had children.

May 10, 2015 07:06 PM EDT

Program Helps Treat Depression In Moms

New findings published in the journal Academic Pediatrics reveal a new intervention developed especially for depressed mothers by researchers at the University of California-Davis.

May 07, 2015 04:50 PM EDT

Children Are More Likely To Misbehave When A Father Feels Unsupported

In families where the father does not feel supported by his partner, researchers at the University of Sussex have found that these children were more likely to display troublesome traits.

Mar 17, 2015 10:54 PM EDT

Longer Breastfeeding Duration Linked To Higher Earning Ability, IQ

New findings published in The Lancet Global Health journal show that a longer duration of breastfeeding was linked to a higher adult IQ and earning ability, in some instances.