Topic: New recommendation issued on weight gain and pregnancy: What to know A new government recommendation on healthy weight gain during pregnancy calls for more counseling from health care providers, and emphasizes working routinely on this with all women throughout their pregnancy. The recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent and…
Topic: Study suggests online coaching can help pregnant women make improved choices The findings, published in the journal Reproductive Biomedicine Online, show that digital healthcare could be a cost-effective way to deliver tailored advice to women who experience difficulties in pregnancy. A recent study has suggested that in the period before and shortly after women…
Topic: A Vet Explained Why Pregnant People Really Shouldn’t Be Cleaning Cats’ Litter Boxes When you’re pregnant many things — like undercooked meat and fish and caffeine — are off-limits. Pet parents should also add cleaning the family cat’s litter box to the list of no-nos, if possible. While this daily task is a chore…
Topic: Doctor urges people to get mammograms, cancer screenings delayed amid COVID Cathlamet resident Sue Johnson drove 30 minutes to PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center on Monday to get a mammogram, but said the drive was “well worth it.” Johnson, 76, said she’s regularly gotten a mammogram for the last three decades. “I’m a firm…
Topic: 6 Scenarios When You Shouldn’t Drive While Pregnant When you’re pregnant, you pump the brakes on a lot of fun stuff to keep you and your baby healthy: riding roller coasters, taking dips in hot tubs, going on pub crawls… you get the gist. With everything you’re banned from doing during pregnancy, we wouldn’t…
Topic: Bacteria are connected to how babies experience fear New research from MSU shows that an infant’s gut microbiome could contain clues to help monitor and support healthy neurological development Why do some babies react to perceived danger more than others? According to new research from Michigan State University and the University of North Carolina,…
Topic: What to Know About Bronchitis During Pregnancy While people who are pregnant are not truly immunosuppressed, the delicate balance of the immune system during pregnancy can be upset by viral infections, including bronchitis. Bronchitis Symptoms Bronchitis often develops along with a viral infection. Symptoms may include: A cough that may be dry or productive…
Topic: Air pollution exposure during pregnancy may boost babies’ obesity risk Women exposed to higher levels of air pollution during pregnancy have babies who grow unusually fast in the first months after birth, putting on excess fat that puts them at risk of obesity and related diseases later in life, new CU Boulder research shows.…
Topic: Hypertension Symptoms Often Mistaken for Menopause in Middle-Aged Women One in 2 women may develop hypertension, or high blood pressure, before age 60. But a group of European doctors warn that many of these women may miss out on needed treatment to help prevent events like heart attacks and strokes because their hypertension symptoms…
Topic: Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy For several months, a pregnant Portland, Oregon-based woman in her early 30s suffered from debilitating pain in her pubic bone area. She had trouble walking. Taking the stairs was agonizing. The woman even had a hard time standing on one leg long enough to pull on a pair of pants,…