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24 Jul
Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Linked to Increased Risk of Complications, Including High Blood Pressure
In a new study, pregnant women who used cannabis faced greater odds of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and other complications.
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09 Jul
How Cannabis Use During Pregnancy May Harm a Baby's Brain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 9, 2024
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Cannabis use during pregnancy might affect the way a child's brain develops after birth, a new study says.
Brain imaging of children exposed to cannabis in the womb has revealed patterns consistent with reductions in brain inflammation, researchers reported July 4 in the...
05 Dec
New Syndrome May Be Affecting Babies Exposed to Fentanyl
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2023
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Doctors report they are seeing what they think is a new syndrome in babies who are exposed to fentanyl while in the womb.
All of the infants have cleft palates and unusually small heads, and all were born to mothers who said they'd used fentanyl and other drugs while pre...
05 Aug
FDA Gives Approval to Pill to Ease Postpartum Depression
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- August 5, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new pill, called zuranolone, that may quickly ease severe postpartum depression and help millions of women regain their emotional equilibrium following childbirth.
Taken as a pill once a day for two weeks, zurano...
02 Aug
Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression Looks Good in Trial, May Gain FDA Approval
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2023
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All eyes are on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week as the agency weighs approval of a new pill that may quickly treat and ease severe postpartum depression.
Approval of the drug could help millions of women regain their emotional equilibrium following child...
14 Mar
Drug Used in Pregnancies in 1960s, '70s May Be Tied to Colon Cancers Today
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2023
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The children of women who took a common anti-nausea drug for pregnancy in the 1960s and 1970s may be at higher risk of colon cancer, according to a new study.
The drug, dicyclomine, is used to treat spasms caused by irritable bowel syndrome. It was also initially include...
21 Oct
New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 21, 2022
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Pregnant women addicted to opioids have both a compelling reason to change and a harder time getting medications to battle their substance use disorder.
Now, a new plan from the B...
13 Sep
Pot Use in Early Pregnancy Linked to Long-Term Mental Health Issues in Kids
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2022
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Using marijuana after the first weeks of pregnancy is linked to mental health issues in children that linger well into early adolescence, a new study shows.
Exposure to cannabis after ...
12 May
No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 12, 2022
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There's good news for women with a mental health condition: Taking antidepressants early in pregnancy doesn't increase a baby's risk of having epilepsy or seizures, researchers say.
"The findings of this study are very important," said study co-author Ayesha Sujan of Ind...
01 Feb
More Evidence Pot Use in Pregnancy Is Bad for Baby
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- February 1, 2022
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So, you're pregnant and battling nausea every day. What harm could come from smoking a joint to settle your stomach?
Plenty, according to a new study that suggests women who use pot while expe...
20 Dec
Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- December 20, 2021
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A growing number of pregnant women are using marijuana or other cannabis products, and a new study suggests that relief of symptoms such as morning sickness may be a primary reason.
16 Nov
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- November 16, 2021
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Marijuana use in pregnancy may increase your child's risk for stress and anxiety, a new study suggests.
Although some moms-to-be use pot hoping to relieve morning sickness and anxiety, they should know it may cause genetic changes in the uterus that result in children be...
15 Nov
Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriage May Raise Lifetime Cancer Risk in Offspring
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- November 15, 2021
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People who were exposed to a particular hormonal medication in the womb may have a heightened risk of cancer later in life, a new study suggests.
Researchers found the increased cancer risk among adults whose mothers had been given injections of a synthetic progesterone ...
23 Sep
Diabetes Drug Might Help Women With Preeclampsia Prolong Their Pregnancy
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- September 23, 2021
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Metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, may help stave off preterm birth among women who develop pregnancy-related high blood pressure.
Preeclampsia is marked by a sudden spike in blood pressure, protein in urine, or other problems during pregnancy. Preterm preec...
20 Aug
Pregnant Women Show No Worse Symptoms After COVID Vaccines
- Robert Preidt
- August 20, 2021
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If you're pregnant and worried that getting a COVID-19 vaccine might trigger severe side effects, you can relax.
New research shows that pregnant women and new mothers don't suffer more reactions after a shot than other women do.
"Pregnant people do well w...
12 Aug
COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Means Healthier Births, Babies: Studies
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 12, 2021
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Since COVID-19 and three vaccines to help prevent it arrived in the United States, questions have swirled about their impact on pregnant women, new moms and infants.
How would the virus affect them and their health risks? Should women get the vaccine while pregnant or br...