Y! Health Pregnancy News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Pregnancy News, updated continuously. en-us Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:05 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Smoking in pregnancy tied to bad behavior in kids (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_smoking_kids.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_smoking_kidsWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:26:43 PSTReuters - Women who smoke while pregnant risk having hyperactive preschoolers who can't pay attention, a large study from the UK hints.Newborn twins fare better when both are female (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_newborn_twins.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_newborn_twinsWed, 04 Nov 2009 10:15:49 PSTReuters - Twins may come into the world a little healthier if they share the womb with a sister rather than a brother, a new study suggests.Australian study links folic acid intake to asthma (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthaustraliapregnancyfolateasthma_20091104082211.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthaustraliapregnancyfolateasthma_20091104082211Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:20:34 PSTAFP - Women who take folic acid supplements during the later months of pregnancy may be increasing their baby's risk of developing asthma, according to a newly released Australian study.CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/cdcstudylinks2antibioticstobirthdefects.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/cdcstudylinks2antibioticstobirthdefectsTue, 03 Nov 2009 20:49:22 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Taking antibiotics during pregnancy does not raise the risk for most birth defects, though there are some exceptions, new research has found.Folate Levels in Pregnancy Tied to ADHD in Offspring (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/folatelevelsinpregnancytiedtoadhdinoffspring.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/folatelevelsinpregnancytiedtoadhdinoffspringTue, 03 Nov 2009 20:49:04 PSTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Low folate levels during pregnancy are associated with higher odds for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring aged 7 to 9, new research has found.Mom's antidepressants tied to child health risks (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_ntidepressants_child.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_ntidepressants_childTue, 03 Nov 2009 10:52:05 PSTReuters - Babies whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy visit the doctor more often and have higher risks of certain health problems than other children their age, a new study suggests.Premature births worsen US infant death rate (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_preterm_births.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_preterm_birthsTue, 03 Nov 2009 09:39:05 PSTAP - Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday.Pregnant women should get flu shot as winter bites: WHO (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_flu_who.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_flu_whoTue, 03 Nov 2009 09:17:01 PSTReuters - Pregnant women and other people at high risk should be vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu virus as the cold weather begins to bite in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.British parents in court over their baby's right to die (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/britaincourtchildhealth_20091103165854.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/britaincourtchildhealth_20091103165854Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:57:24 PSTAFP - A seriously ill baby whose parents are locked in a legal battle about whether to keep him on the ventilator which allows him to breathe is living "on a knife edge", the High Court in London heard Tuesday.One swine flu shot enough for pregnant women, two for kids (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthfluuswomenchildrenvaccine.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthfluuswomenchildrenvaccineTue, 03 Nov 2009 08:35:22 PSTAFP - A single dose of swine flu vaccine produces a robust immune response in pregnant women, one of the groups at high risk of dying from (A)H1N1 influenza, but young children need two shots, US clinical trials have shown.