The authors also found that the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) increased for mothers in a dose-response relationship with how many and how severe the preterm births were. “Our research shows for the first time that smoking and preterm birth interact to create a greater CVD risk than either risk factor on its own,” says […]
Organic Remedies for Pregnancy Pain and Aches Pregnancy pain and aches are apparent during every pregnancy. Although pregnancy pains and aches are different for every woman many of the organic remedies are the same. Organic remedies for pregnancy pains and aches have been around for centuries and are still the best choice for ensuring a […]
In a study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that exposure to extreme cold or intense heat during pregnancy increased women’s preterm birth risk by up to a fifth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2014, around 1 in 10 […]
Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts, conducted a population-based cohort study of 42,133 women who had more than one singleton pregnancy and their 91,045 children. The study involved matching records of all live births in Arkansas with state-mandated data on childhood body mass index (BMI) and height from public schools between 2003 and 2011. The […]