... is a growing problem in the United States and one that disproportionately affects black women have found that pre-pregnancy depressive mood appears to be a risk factor in preterm birth among both ...
... gestational weight gain – the difference between the measured weight at delivery and the reported pre-pregnancy weight.
According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which makes recommendations for ...
... report that restrained eating behaviors prior to pregnancy were associated with weight gains above the Institute ... eating on maternal weight gain varied by pre-pregnancy weight status. Restrained eaters ...
... evidence of changes in health behaviours before pregnancy, say the authors. They call for greater publicity for pre-pregnancy recommendations, but point out that substantial unplanned pregnancy rates ...
... for non-exercisers to have slightly more TV/computer time. BMI and maternal pre-pregnancy weight was significantly lower in the exercisers. Additionally, women with more education ...
... no form of physical activity during pregnancy, which indicates that exercise poses no threat ... foetus", Ruiz emphasises.
The authors also measured the pre-pregnancy body weight of the mother, the body ...
... Fiona Mathews of the University of Exeter in England and her colleagues surveyed 740 first-time mothers on their pre-pregnancy eating habits and found that 56 percent of those on ...
... of child-care factors remained significant after controlling for maternal pre-pregnancy BMI (body mass index) and a child's birth weight."
"Although both factors are known to be ...
ATLANTA (AP) -- Diabetic women who get pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women, according to new government research....
... status, the odds of gaining excessively during pregnancy were increased seven-fold among overweight ... normal weight women who accurately perceived their pre-pregnancy weight status, overweight or obese ...
... on average, levels of alcohol intake decreased from the pre-pregnancy period to the second and third trimester. ... 6% in women who did not drink during pregnancy. There was a 2.3-fold increased odds ...
... greatly increased risk of preterm delivery in subsequent pregnancies. Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant ... smoking, number of prior preterm deliveries, and pre-pregnancy body mass index, two ...
... study is the first to provide national estimates of pre-pregnancy folic acid use in Canada. "Our study' ... Canada at least 17 years.
"The disparity in pre-conceptual folic acid supplement use may be due ...
... 5 years, suggesting that the timing of supplementation in pregnancy is important.
Associate Professor Michael Davies ... study took a folic acid supplement pre-pregnancy and 56% met the required daily ...
