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Does too much weight gain during pregnancy put child at risk?

A team of researchers has linked too much weight gain during pregnancy with cardiovascular disease risk factors in children later in life.
New research finding out of the University of Bristol suggest that women who are pregnant control their weight gain for the benefit of their future children.
The researchers looked at data on 5,154 mother and [...]

World first: newborn baby treated with xenon gas to prevent brain injury

A newborn baby in Britain has become the first human to be treated with the noble gas xenon in a bid to prevent brain damage from pregnancy complications.
Riley Joyce was born without a pulse and without breath due to complications during the end stage of mother Sarah Joyce’s pregnancy, which caused her baby’s oxygen supply [...]

Depression during pregnancy may predict child’s antisocial behavior

The depression of a woman during pregnancy may lead to antisocial behavior in her child later in life.
Researchers at Cardiff University, the University of Bristol and King’s College London have concluded that a mother’s antisocial history may predict her child’s antisocial behavior.
The research, published in the January/February 2010 issue of the journal Child Development, focused [...]

Pregnant women able to better distinguish emotions in others

Pregnant women may be better at reading the emotions on people’s faces, especially late in the pregnancy.
While hormonal changes and mood swings often occur during pregnancy, new research reveals that women may also have the ability to better read the emotions on others faces while pregnant.
Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. asked [...]