Pregnancy risk for overweight women on Pill Being overweight dramatically increases the chances of women on the Pill getting pregnant, scientists have revealed.
A woman who is overweight or obese is 60% to 70% more likely to conceive while taking an oral contraceptive than one who is slim, researchers found.
American Pregnancy Association Provides Tips for Women and Employers to Help Prevent Birth Defects Outreach Begins in January During National Birth Defects Prevention Month
LAS COLINAS, TX--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 4, 2005 -- In recognition of National Birth Defects Prevention month this January, the American Pregnancy Association (APA), will highlight steps for women and employers to take to reduce the risk for birth defects like spina bifida, anencephaly, and fetal alcohol syndrome at www.americanpregnancy.
Health Beat - Teen Pregnancy Services By the Carroll County Health Department
Teen pregnancy and parenting are a part of our community. It may not be the topic at the dinner table each evening, at church or a football game, but it is a reality.
Pregnancy Can Go Well for Women with Diabetes NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with type 1 diabetes who monitor their blood glucose daily both before and during pregnancy have better outcomes, Danish researchers report.
In the largest study to date of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, Dr.
Condom Testing Reveals Best Brands By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The consumers group best known for rating cars and washing machines has turned its testing prowess to condoms to find out which ones measure up best and how other birth control methods compare.
The nonprofit Consumers Union says in a new guide to contraception that the seven top U.
Test may warn of prenatal danger A simple urine test during pregnancy could someday predict which women are likely to develop dangerously high blood pressure called pre-eclampsia, a condition that kills hundreds of mothers-to-be each year in the United States and leads to 15 percent of all premature births, researchers say.
Pre-eclampsia occurs in as many as 8 percent of U.
