Get ready to see cicadas everywhere. More than a trillion of the critters are expected to surface in parts of the United States this year in a rare co-emergence event the likes of which hasn’t been seen in over two centuries. Known for their deafening mating calls, which can be as loud as lawnmowers, cicadas … Read more
Did you know that your plug-in air freshener is spewing indoor air pollution, including toxic hormone disrupting chemicals into your air? If you are pregnant, these chemicals have been shown by the state of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. And that is not all. Read the article below for other dangers … Read more
(Natural News) Next to iron, zinc is the most abundant mineral found in the human body. This mineral is essential in cellular metabolism, immune function, protein synthesis, wound healing, DNA synthesis, and cell division. Moreover, zinc enhances better growth and development during pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence. Zinc is also essential for proper functioning of the … Read more
Scientific American Pregnancy Causes Lasting Changes in a Woman’s BrainScientific AmericanGrowing a human being is no small feat—just ask any newly pregnant woman. Her hormones surge as her body undergoes a massive physical transformation, and the changes don’t end there. A study published Monday in Nature Neuroscience reveals that …Brain changes seen in pregnancy, may help … Read more
OregonLive.com Marijuana use up among pregnant womenOregonLive.comOregon will start collecting survey data next year on marijuana use among pregnant women. (The Associated Press). Print Email · Lynne Terry | The Oregonian/OregonLive By Lynne Terry | The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregonian Email the author | Follow …More U.S. women report using marijuana during pregnancy, amid uncertainty on potential … Read more
Huffington Post Woman Claims She’s Paying College Bills With Positive Pregnancy TestsHuffington PostA pregnant woman in Florida claims she’s making money doing something she has to do anyway ― go to the bathroom. The unidentified woman recently posted an ad on Craigslist saying she is three months pregnant and offering to sell positive pregnancy …Entrepreneurial woman … Read more
The Cannabist More U.S. women report using marijuana during pregnancy, amid uncertainty on potential harmsThe CannabistStrong evidence of harms is limited, but besides low birth weights, newborns whose mothers used marijuana while pregnant may face increased risks for anemia and other problems requiring intensive care. (AAron Ontiveroz, Denver Post file) …Marijuana Use on the Rise Among … Read more
New York Times Pregnancy Changes the Brain in Ways that May Help MotheringNew York TimesPregnancy may help a woman’s brain “recognize the needs of her infant, to recognize social threats or to promote mother-infant bonding,” said Elseline Hoekzema, a researcher who led a recent study at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Spain.Pregnancy changes the … Read more
Sci-Tech Today Birth defects are common for Zika-infected pregnant women in the USFredericksburg.comAbout 6 percent of Zika-infected pregnant women in the United States had a baby or fetus with at least one birth defect related to the viral infection, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s the first … Read more
BT.com MRI Helps Assess Fetal Brain Abnormalities: StudyU.S. News & World ReportTHURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A follow-up MRI scan after a mid-pregnancy ultrasound could help improve diagnosis of a possible fetal brain abnormality, a new British study reports. Women selected for this study had undergone an …MRI scans in pregnancy improve diagnosis of … Read more