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Medical News | Medical Articles - Pregnancy / Maternal Health - Sep 25, 2018 Edition

	September 25, 2018
	Pregnancy / Maternal Health
	The latest pregnancy / maternal health news from News Medical

Excess pregnancy weight gain affects cardiometabolic risk in offspring

Pregnant mothers have been advised to eat for two for centuries. A professional body for midwives now has come up with recommendations that this belief is a myth and pregnant women should be advised how to better manage their body weights.

			Eating fatty fish during pregnancy may boost unborn child's brain development Women could enhance the development of their unborn child's eyesight and brain function by regularly eating fatty fish during pregnancy.

			Obese pregnant women can restrict weight gain safely with proper nutrition guidance Being obese or overweight during pregnancy can result in serious health problems for the mother and child. Obstetricians are often reluctant to recommend restricted weight gain for pregnant women due to safety concerns for the baby and lack of time and tools to safely guide women in their weight control efforts.

	Research shows pollution is reaching the placenta The evidence of air pollution – the soot and the fumes, has been seen in the lungs till date. In a new study, for the first time, the evidence of air pollution is seen in the placenta of a pregnant women.

	Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found significantly lower birth weights in male infants--an average decrease of 38 grams, or approximately 1.3 ounces--born to women who had been exposed to trauma at some point in their lives and who secreted higher levels of cortisol, a hormone related to stress, in late pregnancy.

	Premature babies show better brain development when fed breast milk, finds study Babies born before their due date show better brain development when fed breast milk rather than formula, a study has found.

	Recent study helps predict probability of pregnant mothers to have child with autism Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute--led by Juergen Hahn, professor and head of biomedical engineering--are continuing to make remarkable progress with their research focused on autism spectrum disorder.