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Acupuncture May Help Depression During Pregnancy

Stanford University Study Links Pregnancy Depression and Acupuncture

Women fed up with pregnancy and mood swings long to be men

Some women, fed up with the pain of pregnancy, mood swings and their body, long to be men according to a new survey.
A survey of 2,048 women conducted by Merck Company’s Seven Seas found that 15 percent of women polled said that when their mood swings came, they longed to be a male. An additional [...]

Risk factors for depression in pregnant women reviewed

The risk factors for depression in pregnant women have been thoroughly reviewed to help clinicians identify and treat women early.
Researchers out of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have reviewed over 1,300 peer-reviewed articles about depression in pregnancy with hopes of clearly identifying risk factors for antepartum depression. The researchers expect the identification of [...]

Depressed pregnant women tend to have stronger response to flu infection

Depressed pregnant women could be at a higher level of risk when receiving flu vaccinations says a recent study out of Ohio State University.
Typically, a flu vaccination promotes an inflammatory response by the immune system. This response is normal and is how the vaccine actually helps; it gears the immune system up to successfully repel [...]

Economic Slump Causes A Decline In Birth Rate

US census figures show that the credit crunch has stongly slowed down the birth-rate.
The newly released figures show that there was only a 0.9% increase in the number of babies born in the year up to July 2008. This compares with a 2.7% increase of births in the year before the economic slump.
It is believed [...]

Trauma Prior To Pregnancy Found To Affect Behaviour Of Offspring

Researchers at the University of Haifa have found that the trauma mother rats experience before getting pregnant will affect the behavior of their offspring.
Prof. Micah Leshem, who lead the study said “The findings show that trauma from a mother’s past, which does not directly impact her pregnancy, will affect her offspring’s emotional and social behavior. [...]

Mother Falls To Death After Not Being Able To Breastfeed

An Inquest ruled an open verdict death this Friday on the death of a mother who was depressed after not being able to breast feed.
Katy Isden, 30, had been seen on CCTV footage taking a lift to the top of a 20 floor building onto the roof. She had then been seen on another video [...]

Abortion Adverts May Soon Be Allowed On British TV

For the first time ever, abortion clinics could soon be allowed to advertise on British TV and radio.
The move comes amid the growing numbers of teen pregnancies seen in the UK.
Adverts for pregnancy advisory services may be allowed to show during prime-time slots in the evenings on major channels.
MP Nadine Dorries who recently succeeded in [...]

Parminder Sahota - Suspended for trying for a baby

A tribunal heard how Parminder Sahota, 37, an immigration officer highly praised for catching a terror suspect was suspended for taking too much time off to have IVF treatment.
Parminder said: “IVF takes over your whole life - you cannot think straight. Ultimately, this has had a catastrophic effect on my career and myself. My life [...]

CRH linked to depression after birth

Which women become depressed after birth, (Postpartum depression), has been a largely unanswered question. A paper published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, may provide an answer.
Depression can run in families and a family history is one factor that may contribute to the illness. However, researchers from the University of California, Irvine found that an [...]