... operations from the past two decades to identify the relationship between industry location and infant health. As livestock production has become more concentrated in larger farms, production has ...
... during or after pregnancy often suffer adverse health effects, including depression, post traumatic ... percent of non-abused women sought infant health consultations. Bullock said significant maternal ...
... breastfeeding appears to confer the greatest benefits to infant health and survival, even in mothers with HIV ... Louise Kuhn, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, and colleagues ...
A new study finds that pollution from livestock facilities is associated with an increase in infant mortality.
... smoking." She suggests that the graphic portrayal of the damaging effects of tobacco use on health and physical attractiveness may be effective in deterring teens from smoking. Because parents who ...
Megafarm production associated with infant illness, death rates
... addresses one of the most challenging issues in infant health and preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in poor ... months of age versus 75 percent of infants whose mothers continued breast- feeding ...
... write. Given the possible benefits of CLA on infant health and development, further studies are needed to ... whether higher CLA levels translate into additional health benefits for breast-fed babies.
... arrived at this finding by matching moms' survey responses to state and metropolitan data on infant health. Unfortunately, breastfeeding rates are lowest in areas where babies' health is considered ...
... Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) because of concerns related to infant health and possible cancer risks. Use of man-made synthetic fertilizers has steadily increased since World War ...
... Benefits Council and dozens of other business and maternal and infant health organizations.
The Report Card also calls ... chronic conditions including asthma. Even infants born just a few weeks too ...
... has received $4.6 million from the province to create an Ontario-wide database on pregnancies and births that can be used by medical professionals to improve infants' health and provide better care.
... start of a new trend in improved maternal and infant health. The preterm birth rate declined ... data for 2007 released by the National Center for Health Statistics.
The preterm birth rate has increased ...
... significant decrease. the March of Dimes hopes the finding will prove to be the start of a new trend in improved maternal and infant health. The preterm birth rate declined for babies born ...
... minimum drinking age results in more unplanned pregnancies, which are known to be associated with poorer infant health outcomes.
"Teenagers who get pregnant unexpectedly are less likely to receive ...