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Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have an increased risk of high blood pressure even 40 years after maternity, which leads in turn to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This has been demonstrated by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In a recent study, researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg examined 105 women who gave birth in the early 1970s. Half the women had elevated blood pressure during pregnancy, while...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers from Beth Israel Medical Center (BIMC) in New York City led a study published in the journal Pediatrics that found premature babies find lullabies soothing. The new study, which involved 11 hospitals, found that premature babies can benefit from live music, whether played or sung. The researchers found that live music helped to slow the infants' heartbeats, calm their breathing, improve sucking behaviors, aid sleep and...

-- Extensive Guide Featuring More Than 25 Categories Awards the Best in Pregnancy and Baby -- NEW YORK, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TheBump.com, the fastest-growing pregnancy and parenting website, today announced the winners of its first Best of Baby product awards. TheBump.com editors reviewed hundreds of products--from monitors to strollers--to find the items that truly excel in design, practicality, value, functionality, saving time, problem solving and innovation. The result...

Grant Builds on Longstanding Relationship and Proven Results WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One in nine American babies is born prematurely, placing the newborn at increased risk of medical complications and lifelong health challenges. To improve birth outcomes and reduce unnecessary health care costs, the WellPoint Foundation today announced a two-year, $2 million grant to the March of Dimes to support prenatal care and quality improvement programs....

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online The Turkish woman who, two years ago, became the first person in the world to have a successful womb transplant from a deceased donor is pregnant, various media outlets are reporting. Twenty-two-year-old Derya Sert, who was born without a womb, had been receiving in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments since the successful transplant, which took place in August 2011 at Akdeniz University Hospital in Turkey's southern province...

Reanalysis of the World Health Organization's Antenatal Care Trial (WHOACT) shows that there is an increased risk of fetal death at between 32 and 36 weeks for women who have a reduced antenatal care package, finds research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Health. Original analysis of the WHOACT concluded that reducing antenatal visits of low risk women from eight to four was not detrimental to their or their babies' health and could cut costs. Based on this...

KENNESAW, Ga., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (OTC: MDXG), an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane, announced today that it will present at the 1(st) Annual Regen Med Investor Day in New York. Michael J. Senken, Chief Financial Officer and Donald B. Ayers, Vice President, National Strategic Accounts, are scheduled to present on April 17(th) at 5:00 p.m....

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A drug pulled from pharmacies three decades ago following accusations that it was responsible for causing birth defects has now become the only US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatment for morning sickness, according to various media reports published Tuesday. The medication is known as Diclegis, and according to MedPageToday Staff Writer Nancy Walsh it is a combination of vitamin B6 and an antihistamine. More...

A study published today in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that multistate, hospital-based quality improvement programs can be remarkably effective at reducing early elective deliveries of babies. The rate of elective early term deliveries (i.e., inductions of labor and Cesarean sections without a medical reason) in a group of 25 participating hospitals fell significantly from 27.8 percent to 4.8 percent during the one-year project period, an 83 percent decline. The March of Dimes,...

Newborn babies' immune system development and levels of vitamin D have been found to vary according to their month of birth, according to new research. The research, from scientists at Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Oxford, provides a potential biological basis as to why an individual's risk of developing the neurological condition multiple sclerosis (MS) is influenced by their month of birth. It also supports the need for further research into the potential...