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Obesity 'increasing health risks for mothers and babies'

Obesity during pregnancy could lead to a range of health problems for both expectant mothers and their babies, new research has suggested.

A new systematic review of research by academics at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and City University London, UK, recommends that mothers struggling with obesity should ideally look to lose weight before their pregnancy.

Obesity 'increasing health risks for mothers and babies'

Supporting women at risk of postpartum psychosis

According to a new review published by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), women at risk of postpartum psychosis need "close monitoring" to ensure prompt treatment of the condition.All women should receive antenatal counseling to determine if they are at risk of developing the mental illness, the report said.
Supporting women at risk of postpartum psychosis

Obesity in pregnancy linked to heart disease in offspring

A new report has revealed that the children of obese mothers typically face an increased risk of premature death in adulthood due to heart disease.Published this week in BMJ, the study used data from some 28,540 women who attended antenatal services in Aberdeen between 1950 and 2012, along with medical records of their 37,709 offspring.
Obesity in pregnancy linked to heart disease in offspring

Cuba eliminates mother-to-child HIV

Cuba has successfully managed to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis.

This is according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which labelled the breakthrough as one of the greatest ever achievements in public health.

It is now hoping that other countries around the world will follow the island nation's lead and achieve the same breakthough.

Cuba eliminates mother-to-child HIV

Patients' values may affect treatment

The types of life values held by patients affect their medical treatment attendance for pelvic floor dysfunction, says new research.

According to scientists from the University of Swansea, UK, the condition is common, affecting over 25 per cent of all women in the UK. It involves incontinence and prolapse, and is initially treated by physiotherapy.

Patients' values may affect treatment

Latin American & Caribbean Declaration On Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy, 2017

Diabetes mellitus is escalating worldwide and prevalence of diabetes among all age groups in also increasing in Latin America and Caribbean where it already affects an estimated 42 million people and is projected to increase to 66 million people by 2040. 
Latin American & Caribbean Declaration On Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy, 2017
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