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In the News: Vitamin D deficiency can increase Caesarean risk

Marilyn — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:50:35 +0000

Pregnant women who are deficient in vitamin D are more likely to need a Caesarean, according to the latest study from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Centre, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Researchers checked the blood levels of vitamin D in pregnant women. In total 253 women were enrolled in the study, of whom 17% had a Caesarean section. Some 28 per cent of women with low levels of vitamin D had to have a surgical delivery compared with 14 percent of women with high levels. The researchers also believe…

Quick Tip: Eat smaller fish in pregnancy if you want clever kids

Marilyn — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:10:16 +0000

Scientists from Harvard medical school studied 341 three year olds and found that those whose mothers had eaten at least two servings of fish a week during their pregnancy did better in tests. Fish contains omega 3 fats, which help brain development. But larger oily fish like swordfish, contains higher levels of mercury which can hinder brain development, so stick to smaller fish like salmon and mackerel or take a fish oil supplement if you’re not keen on eating oily fish.

Quick tip: Eating for two

Marilyn — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:10:11 +0000

I’ve long stressed the importance of sensible and healthy weight management before and during pregnancy and now new research has suggested that women who are overweight before and during pregnancy could be ‘passing on’ their problems to their babies. Researchers believe that genetic mechanisms that control the weight of an infant may be altered if the mother is obese. And this change could lead to the baby becoming heavier than normal – and a cycle where each successive generation is heavier than the last.

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In the News: Caffeine intake linked to small babies

Marilyn — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:50:19 +0000

For many years now I’ve been urging pregnant women (and women aiming to conceive) to cut down or better still avoid caffeine altogether because even relatively small amounts of caffeine have been linked to an increased risk of miscarriage. And now the Government Food Standard’s Agency (FSA) is warning women to limit their consumption of caffeine from three cups to two cups a day.

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In the News: Child asthma link to ‘stressed out’ mothers

Marilyn — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:00:06 +0000

Babies born to mothers who were anxious or stressed during their pregnancy are more at risk of developing asthma research from Bristol University has shown. Close to 6000 families were monitored for eight years and anxiety levels assessed with questionnaires completed at 18 and 32 weeks of pregnancy. The children were assessed for asthma at around age seven. Overall the risk of developing asthma was a staggering 65 per cent higher in women who were stressed compared to those who were not. It is thought that the immune system of developing babies could be influenced by maternal stress, probably through the stress hormone, cortisol.

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In the News: Four cups of coffee a day can seriously damage a woman’s chances of having a baby

Marilyn — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:30:22 +0000

If a woman is struggling to conceive new research presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology’s annual conference in Barcelona suggests that four cups of coffee a day can seriously damage her chances of having a baby. Dutch scientists believe that the effect of caffeine may cause as many problems in pregnancy as those caused by alcohol, smoking or being overweight.

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Case Study: multiple miscarriages

Marilyn — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:40:40 +0000

This month’s case study is 30 year old ‘Nadine’ who came to the Clinic having had 3 miscarriages.

I had just had my third miscarriage when I heard about the Dr Marilyn Glenville Clinic. All three miscarriages were around 10 weeks and happened within 18 months of one another. This was very traumatic for my husband and me. I had been referred to a clinic in London who said it was all ‘unexplained’ and to go away and keep trying. This made me feel very nervous because of the anxiety of potentially losing another pregnancy. I had searched on the internet and the Dr Marilyn Glenville Clinic came up and I decided to contact them.

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Marilyn’s Preconception Basics

Marilyn — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:10:53 +0000

Research shows that everything you and your partner do in the three or four months before trying to conceive can be as important as the sex itself. What you eat, drink, breathe, do as a job, how stressed you are – everything matters not just to your fertility but also to the future health of your baby to be.

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In the News: Stress during pregnancy doubles risk of stillbirth

Marilyn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:50:24 +0000

According to the latest research stressed mothers to be are at almost double the risk of stillbirth.

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In the News: Drinking unfiltered water may pose a threat to unborn babies.

Marilyn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:40:11 +0000

Women who drink unfiltered tap water during pregnancy may unwittingly be doubling their risk of serious heart or brain effects in their unborn child.

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