Fertility :: Access to IVF fertility care on the NHS is a lottery
A British MP Grant Shapps says “Access to IVF on the NHS is a lottery, with different areas adopting different rules”, reported by BBC.
Birth
Birth :: Risk of birth complications varies between racial groups
Babies born to South Asian women are at a higher risk of perinatal mortality (death before, during or shortly after birth) than babies born to black or white women, concludes a study published online by the BMJ today.
Pregnancy :: Study sheds light on risks of being a second twin
A nine year study published on bmj.com today has concluded that being a second born twin confers a small increased risk of suffering fatal complications during birth.
Infertility :: Steroid use fails to boost pregnancy rates in infertility treatments
There is no clear benefit from a hormone commonly prescribed to enhance the effectiveness of infertility treatments, according to a new review of studies.
Eating Disorder :: Excessive TV viewing among young children linked to poor eating habits
The more a 3-year-old watches television, the more he or she consumes sugary drinks, and extra calories, Harvard researchers said today at the American Heart Association?s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
Infant :: Choline reduces behavioral effects of prenatal alcohol exposure
Giving choline to infants who were exposed in the womb to alcohol may mitigate some of the resulting problems. Prenatal alcohol exposure affects physical and central nervous system development, putting children at risk for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders that at their worst include full-blown fetal alcohol syndrome.
Depression :: Stress-related adult disease may originate in fetal development
According to a review in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, evidence is mounting that lifelong stress-related conditions such as depression and chronic pain may be linked to fetal growth and timing of delivery.
Vitamin D :: Vitamin D deficiency widespread during pregnancy
Even regular use of prenatal multivitamin supplements is not adequate to prevent vitamin D insufficiency, University of Pittsburgh researchers report in the current issue of the Journal of Nutrition, the publication of the American Society for Nutrition.
Birth Defects :: Update from National Centers for Birth Defects Research & Prevention
The Centers for Birth Defects Research and Prevention (CBDRP), which is comprised of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) and several state birth defects surveillance registries, recently held its annual meeting November 14-16, 2006 in Atlanta.
Birth Defects :: Birth Defects in Texas
The occurrence of birth defects poses many challenges to individuals, families and communities.