PREGNANCY

(Reuters Health) – Three-quarters of women who develop diabetes during pregnancy are not screened for diabetes again within one year after giving birth, according to a new study. This is "dismaying, but not surprising," said lead author Dr. Emma

CHICAGO The World Health Organization is advising women living in areas where the Zika virus is being transmitted to delay getting pregnant, advice already given by several countries where the virus is in widespread transmission. The WHO issued the a

n">(Reuters Health) - Smoking both marijuana and tobacco during pregnancy may create greater health risks than cigarettes alone, according to a recent U.S. study. "In co-users of both marijuana and cigarettes we noted an increase in smaller b

n">(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women are often steering clear of drugs that might ease problems like nausea and urinary tract infections even though the treatments may be safe, a U.K. study suggests. Researchers surveyed 1,120 women about common p

(Reuters Health) – Children born in the 41st week of pregnancy – which is considered "late-term" - have better test scores and are more likely to be classified as gifted in elementary and middle school, compared with children born "full-ter

n">(Reuters Health) - Women who gain excessive weight or develop diabetes during pregnancy are more likely to have obese children even when the babies start out at a normal size, a U.S. study suggests. Previous research has linked greater pregnanc

(Reuters Health) – Babies exposed to marijuana in the womb are likely to be born smaller than those not exposed, and more likely to need intensive care after birth, according to a new analysis of existing evidence. Mothers who smoke marijuana while p

n">(Reuters Health) - Women who suffer from a leading cause of infertility that can be made worse by obesity may not be able to escape pregnancy problems just by maintaining a normal weight, a recent study suggests. Researchers focused on pregnanc

n">(Reuters Health) - Women already know they need to cut back on coffee during pregnancy, if not sooner, to lower the risk of miscarriages. But a new study suggests the men in their lives need to limit caffeine too. Pregnant women who had more th

LOS ANGELES Few women have competed in the Olympics while pregnant, but the suspicion that the Zika virus in mothers is causing birth defects is central to calculations by athletes and others planning travel to Brazil in August for the summer games.

n">(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who eat more than three servings of fish a week – that is, more than the maximum recommended by U.S. health regulators – may face an increased risk of having babies who grow rapidly and become obese in childhoo

n">(Reuters Health) - Melanoma may be even more dangerous when it's diagnosed in women during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth, a U.S. study suggests. Among women under 50 with malignant melanoma, those diagnosed during or soon after pre

(This version of the story has been corrected to replace catfish with tilefish in list of fish pregnant women should avoid in the final paragraph.) By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – When mothers eat three sizeable servings of fish each week during

n">(Reuters Health) - Even though women are often advised to steer clear of certain yoga poses late in pregnancy, many of these moves might not be a problem for women or their babies, a small U.S. study suggests. Yoga can have many benefits during

GENEVA Women are twice as likely to die from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth in the United States than in Canada, a new global survey of maternal mortality published by the United Nations and the World Bank showed on Thursday. The United St

n">(Reuters Health) - Regular exercise before pregnancy may protect against so-called pelvic girdle pain as the fetus grows, according to a new study from Norway. Between 20 and 40 percent of pregnant women experience some pelvic girdle pain late

n">(Reuters Health) - For women with pregnancy-related high blood pressure, the higher risk of hypertension that follows them through life may be due not just to the episode in pregnancy but also to family risk factors, researchers say. Their stud

n">(Reuters Health) - First-time mothers who have had a miscarriage or abortion early in a previous pregnancy may face an increased risk of complications during delivery, an Israeli study suggests. The research found a past terminated pregnancy wa

n">(Reuters Health) - Roughly half of first-time mothers in the U.S. gain too much weight during pregnancy, about the same proportion who are overweight at the start, a study finds. Researchers compared data on more than 2 million U.S. women to a

n">(Reuters Health) - Training staffers at reproductive health clinics to educate women about birth control options ultimately cut pregnancy rates in half, according to a new study. "Our impetus for doing this study is that unintended pregnan