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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Pregnant

Pregnant women should avoid Paxil

October 02, 2008
Women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil, experts say. Doctors have found that Paxil raises the risk of certain birth defects. The doctors also recommend that any woman who has taken Paxil in early pregnancy should have tests done on her baby to check for heart trouble. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Pregnant Women, Kids and Skin Cancer
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...want to talk about new or changing moles in kids and pregnant women as these two groups tend to... Read more »

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Will Getting Pregnant Alter a Woman’s Breast Cancer Survival?
By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert

...after a diagnosis of breast cancer to try and get pregnant -- there was always some fear that... Read more »

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Pregnant Moms Can Protect Their Unborn From Allergies & Asthma
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

...is an awesome responsibility on many levels. Most pregnant women are aware that eating healthy... Read more »

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New Guidelines for Treatment of Asthma in Pregnant Women
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...all that, it can really be difficult. So, what's a pregnant woman with asthma to do? The... Read more »

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ALERT: Pregnant Mothers - Eat Mediterranean for a Healthier Baby
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

...month reports that eating a Mediterranean diet while pregnant can provide significant protection... Read more »

Health Guide

Oops, I think I'm Pregnant!
...of your choice. Some of you even used two methods of birth control, but it still happened -- you got pregnant -- or so you think. Now your period's late, your breasts hurt, and you've been... Read more »
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
...associated with first-trimester A1c values >2 standard deviations above the normal average of a normal pregnant population. Babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes tend to have higher... Read more »
Pregnancy Myths
...Throughout our lives, women and girls share information on when the best time of the month is to get pregnant, and when it is safe to be intimate without worrying about getting pregnant. But many... Read more »
Gestational Diabetes
...high. According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, between three and eight percent of pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes.   Although the exact cause of... Read more »
Pregnancy and Exercise
...considered dangerous to both the mother and the child. In the 1950’s doctor’s accepted women who were pregnant walking one mile per day, and it was considered better if it was broken up into... Read more »

Medications

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...medication. If you are planning pregnancy, become pregnant or think you may be pregnant, contact... Read more »

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...medication. If you are planning pregnancy, become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant,... Read more »

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...medication. If you are planning pregnancy, become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant,... Read more »

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...medication. If you are planning pregnancy, become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant,... Read more »

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...medication. If you are planning pregnancy, become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant,... Read more »

Related News

Heart Attack Warning for Pregnant Women
July 17, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) Young pregnant women having heart attacks may be rare but it's not impossible, especially for those already in high-risk... Read summary »

Pregnant Smoking Moms Raise Kids' Risk of Heart Attack
March 07, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who smoke while they're pregnant may be doing permanent damage to their children's arteries, putting them at increased... Read summary »

Controversial Chemical Fine for Pregnant Women
November 06, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Small amounts of ingested perchlorate -- a chemical widely found in foods and drinking water -- has no effect on the thyroid... Read summary »

Healthy Lifestyles Needed for More Women
February 24, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Poor health choices before pregnancy could be just as harmful as they are during pregnancy. But research shows very few women... Read summary »

Diabetes Before Pregnancy Doubles in Women, Teens
May 09, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women and teens are developing diabetes before they become pregnant. A new study from Kaiser Permanente looked at 175,249... Read summary »