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Source: U.S. National Institutes of Health; Journal of the American Medical Association, February 3, 2010 I know, I know…Let them sleep on their backs…No wait, only on their stomachs…No wait, on their backs but no pillows…or blankets…No smoking…No pets…Never in bed with you… Perhaps it’s no wonder why the Amercian Academy of Pediatrics is constantly revising guidelines [...] Source: BBC Health; British Journal of Psychiatry Australian researchers took time away from wrestling crocodiles and protecting babies from dingoes to study 1,241 women in the perinatal and postnatal time frame (Before and after they were pregnant). Why? to determine whether memory and concentration problems are really a cognitive defect of pregnancy. Their conclusions? Sorry, neither pregnancy [...] Source: BBC Health; Karolinska Institute (Sweeden) Admittedly it was a small, focused study of 36 newborns, 17 of whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. It is, however, alarming and instructive. Babies that had been exposed to cigarette smoke in utero (While in Mommy’s belly) demonstrated abnormal heart rates and blood pressures. But that’s not all. . .rather than [...] Source: Reuters Health; American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, December 2009 Remember that post about the safety of prescription medications for pregnant women? http://www.medicalmalpracticelawyerblogphiladelphia.com/?p=528 Well, researchers in Washington (State not the Nation’s capital) have found in a study of 3,000 women, those taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) into their 2nd and 3rd trimesters had an increased [...] Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention According to the CDC, some 3,000 pregnancies a year are ffected by spina bifida or anencephaly (, neural tube defects caused by the incomplete development of the brain and spinal cord). Studies have shown that women taking 400 mcg of folic acid daily both before and during pregnancy [...] Source: US Dpt. of Health & Human Services; www.womens.health.gov; Wall Street Journal The vast majority of women who are pregnant are also taking at least one prescription drug. In our modern, hectic and stressful society, antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications are among them. But are they really safe? The answer is we really don’t exactly know…exactly. There are [...] Source: BBC Health A Newcastle Research Team (The University, not the beer) is testing the use of a common chemotheraphy drug TSA (Trichostatin A) to halt labor contractions. Sounds like a bad idea, I know, but keep an open mind. One of the effects of TSA, besides killing cancer cells, is that it increases the levels of [...] Source: BBC Health News A study appearing in the British Medical Journal, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (Why the extra “e”? Because they’re British, that’s why.) has linked higher rates of miscarriage, c-section and heavy bleeding during delivery with Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE). UAE is a common treatment for women who experience heavy bleeding and difficult periods due [...] You MAY have a medical malpractice case if: _ You or a loved one were significantly injured from a surgical error or complication of surgery _ You or a loved one were significantly injured from improper medical care or treatment _ You or a loved one were diagnosed with breast, ovarian, prostate or other cancer after a year [...] Source: BBC Health/Scotland It’s not just for currently pregnant women anymore. The Scottish Spina Bifida Association has noticed an alarming trend in the rate of infants born with Spina Bifida. Myelomeningocele (Spina Bifida) is a birth defect in which the backbone and spinal canal do not close before birth. Associated symptoms include hydrocephalus (water on the [...] |
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