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Baltimore Bill Requiring CPCs To Post Disclaimers Provides Women With 'Key Information,' Opinion Piece Says There is "crystal clear" evidence that family planning "is one of the best -- and perhaps the very best -- strategy for women in the United States and across the world to improve their health and well-being, as well as that of their offspring," write Eva Moore, a fellow in adolescent medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical School's ...more	20 Nov 2009
Mathematical Abilities Examined In Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have a number of cognitive deficits, but mathematical ability seems particularly damaged. Little is known about the brain structures related to mathematical deficits in children with FASD. A new study that used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to investigate the relationship between mathematical skills and brain white matter structure in children with FASD supports the importance of the left parietal area for mathematical tasks. ...more	20 Nov 2009
Good News On Multiple Sclerosis And Pregnancy There is good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. A new study shows that pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are only slightly more likely to have cesarean deliveries and babies with a poor prenatal growth rate than women who do not have MS. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Bill Requiring Baltimore Crisis Pregnancy Centers To Post Disclaimers Moving Through City Council A Baltimore bill (FID 09-0406) to require crisis pregnancy centers to post signs stating that they do not provide abortion services is progressing through the City Council, WBAL reports. The council voted 12-3 in favor of the bill, which now moves on to a third and final vote. ...more	19 Nov 2009
University Of Montreal Study Reveals Danger To Fetus Of Certain Drugs More than six percent of expectant mothers in Quebec consume prescription drugs that are known to be harmful to their fetuses, according to a UniversitÃ© de MontrÃ©al investigation published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Half these women will voluntarily terminate their pregnancy fearing congenital malformations, which means the abortion rate among these women is 11 percent higher than in the rest of the population. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Explanation For Rapid Maturation Of Neurons At Birth Found By Duke Researchers At the moment a newborn switches from amniotic fluid to breathing air, another profound shift occurs: nerve cells in the brain convert from hyperexcitability to a calm frame against which outside signals can be detected. "Fetal neurons need hyperexcitability for proper development, because they are moving to the right places (in the brain) and forming the right connections," said Wolfgang Liedtke, M.D., Ph.D. ...more	18 Nov 2009
States Take Action To Reduce Risk Factors For Preterm Birth For the second consecutive year, the United States earned only a "D" on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, demonstrating that more than half a million of our nation's newborns didn't get the healthy start they deserved. In the 2009 Premature Birth Report card, seven states improved their performance by one letter grade and two fared worse. ...more	18 Nov 2009
New Study Heralds Use Of Blood Biomarkers To Predict Preeclampsia A new study that examines the value of maternal blood biomarkers will help identify and monitor patients at risk of developing preeclampsia and is set to change the way expectant mothers are cared for in prenatal clinics around the world. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Some Prescription Meds Can Harm Fetus More than six percent of expectant mothers in Quebec consume prescription drugs that are known to be harmful to their fetuses, according to a UniversitÃ© de MontrÃ©al investigation published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Half these women will voluntarily terminate their pregnancy fearing congenital malformations, which means the abortion rate among these women is 11 percent higher than in the rest of the population. ...more	18 Nov 2009
ACLU, Planned Parenthood Challenge Proposed Nevada 'Personhood' Ballot Measure The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood have filed a legal challenge to a proposed ballot measure that seeks to amend Nevada's Constitution to define people as "everyone possessing a human genome" from the moment of conception, the ...more	17 Nov 2009
Hepatitis C Screening Of Mothers Using Methadone And Their Babies Is Inadequate, Australia Screening for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among pregnant women on methadone maintenance treatment and their infants is inadequate, according to the authors of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Ralph Nanan, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Sydney, and his co-authors undertook a retrospective review of medical records from two major hospitals in Sydney and a hospital in rural NSW. ...more	16 Nov 2009
Maternal Mortality, Abortion Rates Decline In Former Soviet Bloc Over the last decade, the maternal mortality rate has dropped by 50 percent in some former Soviet bloc and Balkan countries, according to a U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) report released Thursday, Agence France-Presse/France24 reports. ...more	16 Nov 2009
Mothers' Exposure To Phthalates Linked To Un-masculine Play In Young Boys A pilot study conducted in the US found that young boys whose mother's urine when they were in the womb contained higher levels of two phthalates, common chemicals present in PVC used in food packaging and storing, were less likely to engage in play fighting and play with masculine toys such as trucks. ...more	16 Nov 2009
WHO Revises Clinical H1N1 Guidelines, Sends Antivirals To Some Hard-Hit Nations On Thursday, the WHO issued revised guidance for the clinical management of H1N1 (swine) flu, the Associated Press reports. ...more	16 Nov 2009
Faithful Mothers Have Healthier Babies Faculty of 1000 reviewers examine a study from New Zealand on whether prolonged exposure to the father's semen protects new mothers against pre-eclampsia and having an undersized baby. In this study by Kho and colleagues at the University of Auckland, published in the Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 2507 first-time pregnant women were interviewed about the length of their relationship with the baby's biological father. ...more	15 Nov 2009
Association Between Consumption Of Certain Fish During Pregnancy And Poorer Cognitive Performance Children who eat fish more than 3 times per week show a worse performance in the general cognitive, executive and perceptual-manipulative areas. Those with higher levels of exposure to mercury show a generalised delay in cognitive, memory and verbal areas. Mercury is a contaminant found especially in oily fish and canned fish and to a lesser extent in white fish. ...more	14 Nov 2009
Mother And Baby Benefit From Playing Sport Up To The End Of Pregnancy Contrary to more conservative customs, exercising up to the end of pregnancy has no harmful effect on the weight or size of the foetus. This is what has been indicated in a study carried out by researchers of the Universidad PolitÃ©cnica de Madrid (Polytechnic University of Madrid), which also shows the positive relationship between the weight of sedentary mothers before pregnancy and the body size of their babies. The conclusions appear in the International Journal of Obesity. ...more	13 Nov 2009
Montgomery County, Md., Considers Mandating Disclaimers For Antiabortion-Rights Pregnancy Centers A proposed regulation in Montgomery County, Md., would require pregnancy centers operated by antiabortion-rights groups to provide women with a disclaimer to clarify the source of information the centers provide and explain that the facilities are not medical clinics, the Washington Post reports. ...more	13 Nov 2009
Minimally Invasive Laser Surgery Improves Odds For Serious Complication Of Identical Twin Pregnancy As the number of women having twins has increased, so has the odds of developing a serious pregnancy complication called twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). This disorder affects as many as 15 percent of identical twin pregnancies, and results in uneven blood flow between the fetuses. Until recently the outcome was usually death or disabilities for the surviving babies. Now a new minimally invasive laser treatment has improved the odds. ...more	13 Nov 2009
March Of Dimes Honors Dr. Gail Harrison For Outstanding Work In Maternal-Fetal Nutrition A nutritionist whose research was instrumental in adding fruits and vegetables to the federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food subsidy will receive the March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for outstanding achievement in the field of maternal-fetal nutrition. Gail Harrison, Ph.D. ...more	12 Nov 2009
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