Science news articles about 'birth complications'

... gestational diabetes can reduce the risk of common birth complications among infants, as well as blood ... childbirth, four-fifths as likely to give birth by cesarean section, and three-fifths as likely ...

... at pregnancy, year and month of delivery, and the number of times the woman had given birth. "This is the first such study on pregnancy outcome in childhood cancer survivors as compared with normal, ...

... couples, insurance companies, and society at large due to the higher pregnancy rate and birth complications. "These results suggest that when couples bear the expense of IVF, physicians might feel ...

Testing pregnant women for insulin resistance with a simple blood test may be a new tool for predicting problems during pregnancy, according to a new study. The results will be presented at The ...

... high association between living close to a highway and birth complications among affluent mothers," said the study ... 100,000 new births recorded over a five-year span. The scientists concentrated on data ...

Is the old wives’ tale true? Are boys more likely to cause a difficult pregnancy?

... multiple gestational pregnancies. The mortality rate after birth is 4 times higher for twins and 6-9 times higher for triplets than singleton births. Complications such as cerebral palsy are 3-7 ...

... at least one birth during the 20 years following. Of the 745, 88 had at least one birth complicated by gestational diabetes. After controlling for preconception measurements of body mass index (BMI ...