Mother and Child

The signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children usually develop quickly, over a period of weeks. Look for: Increased thirst and frequent urination. As excess sugar builds up in your child's bloodstream, fluid is pulled from the tissues. This m...

The signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in child...

Children whose mothers smoked one or more packs of cigarettes a day during pregnancy have poorer reading skills than other children, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 5,000 children in the United Kingdom, and compared their ...

Children whose mothers smoked one or more packs of...

Exposure to secondhand smoke -- during their mother's pregnancy or later in the home -- greatly increases children's risk of invasive meningococcal disease, according to a new evidence review. Invasive meningococcal disease is a major cause of bacter...

Exposure to secondhand smoke -- during their mothe...

Children whose mothers went into pregnancy overweight may have slightly lower scores on certain tests of verbal and numbers skills, a new study says. The findings, reported online Dec. 10 in the journal Pediatrics, do not prove that their mothers' ex...

Children whose mothers went into pregnancy overwei...

Having twins as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF) carries higher risks of complications for both mother and babies than having two single babies from separate IVF procedures, according to a new Swedish study. The extra concerns that come with ...

Having twins as a result of in vitro fertilization...

Too few overweight and obese pregnant women receive appropriate advice about healthy weight gain or appropriate exercise, a small new study finds. Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is particularly concerning for overweight and obese women becaus...

Too few overweight and obese pregnant women receiv...

Children whose mothers were exposed to secondhand smoke while they were pregnant may be at greater risk for behavioral problems, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that prenatal exposure ...

Children whose mothers were exposed to secondhand ...

Women who are overweight or obese should gain less weight during pregnancy than moms-to-be of normal weight, according to new recommendations by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The guidelines, which are based on a woman's wei...

Women who are overweight or obese should gain less...

Women who take certain antidepressants while pregnant do not raise the risk of a stillbirth or death of their baby in the first year of life, according to a large new study. The findings stem from an analysis involving 30,000 women in Denmark, Finlan...

Women who take certain antidepressants while pregn...

Treating pregnant women with preeclampsia for mild breathing problems during sleep can benefit the growing fetus, a small new study suggests. Preeclampsia, a dangerous condition related to high blood pressure and protein in the urine in the later wee...

Treating pregnant women with preeclampsia for mild...

Children whose mothers were exposed to high pollen levels in late pregnancy are at increased risk for asthma at a young age, a new study reports. Previous research has found that children born during pollen season are at increased risk for allergies....

Children whose mothers were exposed to high pollen...

Women who became pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF) may have an increased risk of developing blood clots and potentially fatal artery blockage, Swedish investigators suggest. Although the risk remains small, the odds are especially high du...

Women who became pregnant through in vitro fertili...

Getting the flu vaccine while pregnant does not increase the odds that the fetus will die in the womb, according to a new study of tens of thousands of women in Norway. Although fetal deaths were rare during the study, they were more common in pregna...

Getting the flu vaccine while pregnant does not in...

Language development begins in the womb, during the last 10 weeks of pregnancy, a small new study of U.S. and Swedish infants suggests. Researchers noted that these skills can be demonstrated within the first few hours of life. "The mother has first ...

Language development begins in the womb, during th...

Women should wait at least one year after having weight-loss surgery before they try to get pregnant, researchers say. The obesity rate among women of child-bearing age is expected to rise from about 24 percent in 2005 to about 28 percent in 2015, an...

Women should wait at least one year after having w...

Banning smoking in enclosed public places may lead to lower rates of preterm birth, according to Belgian researchers who say the findings point to health benefits of smoke-free laws even in very early life. It is well known that smoking during pregna...

Banning smoking in enclosed public places may lead...

The coffee or other caffeinated beverages a woman drinks during her pregnancy might up the odds for a low birth weight newborn or an extended pregnancy, a new study says. The researchers included data on nearly 60,000 Norwegian women. "As the risk fo...

The coffee or other caffeinated beverages a woman ...

Multiple tests are needed to detect bacterial infections in newborns with a low birth weight, a news study suggests. The study authors looked at amniotic and umbilical cord blood samples from 44 premature infants who had low birth weights. Most of th...

Multiple tests are needed to detect bacterial infe...

Pregnant women exposed to particulate air pollution -- commonly known as smog -- have a significantly greater risk of having a baby with a low birth weight, according to a large new international study. Specifically, particulate air pollution refers ...

Pregnant women exposed to particulate air pollutio...

The number of birth defects among twins and triplets increased nearly two-fold in 14 European countries between 1984 and 2007, according to a new study. Researchers, who had information on more than 5.4 million births occurring over the 24-year perio...

The number of birth defects among twins and triple...

Women exposed to elevated levels of ozone air pollution in the first three months of pregnancy may be at increased risk for complications such as preeclampsia and premature birth, a new study suggests. Mothers with asthma may be most vulnerable, acco...

Women exposed to elevated levels of ozone air poll...