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Monday, October, 19, 2009

Pregnancy And Childbirth

Pre-pregnancy diabetes rates have doubled

October 03, 2008
The number of women who become pregnant while they have diabetes has more than doubled in the past six years, a new study says. Researchers examined data on 175,249 women who gave birth between 1999 and 2005. They found that twice as many women who gave birth in 2005 were diabetic compared to the number of diabetic women who gave birth in 1999. Experts stress that women who are thinking of becoming pregnant should be aware the diabetes can lead to pregnancy and childbirth complications. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Childbirth Studies and Incontinence
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...on my desk this week – both about the effects of pregnancy and childbirth on incontinence.... Read more »

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Women: How Incontinence can relate to pregnancy and labor
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...body and pelvic floor will never be the same after pregnancy and childbirth.” This statement... Read more »

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Daily headaches after birth of child. Migraines?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...headaches that happen almost everyday. After the birth of my first child I had my first episode... Read more »

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In Want Of Continence After Childbirth
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

...when the fetus will not fit through the mother's birth canal. In countries like Niger and other... Read more »

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Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...damaged (which can happen during pregnancy, childbirth, or pelvic surgery), they may no longer... Read more »

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Viral Hepatitis
...body fluids (semen, tears, saliva, breast milk, urine, blood)mother-to-child (during pregnancy, childbirth or breast feeding)exposure to blood (IV drug use, direct exposure or transfusion) ... Read more »
Adolescent pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy; Pregnancy - teenage Symptoms Pregnancy symptoms include: Missed period Fatigue Breast... Read more »
Birth acquired herpes
HSV; Congenital herpes; Herpes - congenital Prevention Safer sexual practices can help prevent the mother from acquiring genital herpes. ... Read more »
A Mom's Diary of the First Weeks
Unconditional love, adorable faces, and that delicious new baby smell: who hasn't fantasized about having a newborn baby of their own. Well, I've got a newborn, and I'm here to tell you chicas living... Read more »
Adolescent pregnancy
...since reaching an all-time high in 1990, mostly due to an increase in the use of condoms. In fact, the birth rate among girls ages 10-14 has fallen to the lowest level in almost 50 years. Since... Read more »

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