Topic: East Asia
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Women living near major, heavily-trafficked roads were more likely to give birth prematurely, perhaps due to traffic-related air pollution, according to a Japanese study.But Takashi Yorifuji, of the Okayama Graduate School of Medicine, and his team said ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who live near busy roads may be at a greater risk for delivering before term, suggests a new study from Japan.However, the researchers say it's too early to know for sure if traffic-related air pollution ...
Women who experience severe life events stress during the first or second trimester of pregnancy may be at increased risk for delivering preterm babies and infants with low birth weight, according to research published in the July issue of the American Journal ...
Women who experience severe life events stress during the first or second trimester of pregnancy may be at increased risk for delivering preterm babies and infants with low birth weight, according to research published in the July issue of the American Journal ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of giving birth to a premature or small infant is increased among women who have seizures while pregnant compared with the general population, researchers in Taiwan report.Less than one percent of women have seizure disorder, ...
Epileptic seizures during pregnancy increase the likelihood of premature and small babies, says a new study.. Those who had seizures while pregnant were 36 percent more likely than women who did not have epilepsy to have had a baby that weighed less ...
Nurses who are trained in developmentally supportive care are better able to take care of premature babies than those who do not receive such training, according to a study published in the May issue of Applied Nursing Research.. Jen-Jiuan Liaw, Ph.D., of ...