A small amount of aspirin a day could help certain groups of pregnant women keep a potentially serious and sometimes fatal condition at bay. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) says this is just one of a number of ways to help prevent and treat hypertension (high blood pressure) before, during and after pregnancy...
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Pregnancy Today
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NICE Guideline To Drive Down A Leading Cause Of Maternal Death - Hypertension In Pregnancy
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Blogs Comment On Rural Abortion Access, State Policy, Other Topics
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries...
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Babycenter® Launches Babycenter® My Pregnancy Application For Iphone® And Ipod Touch®
BabyCenter®, moms' most trusted parenting and pregnancy site, announced the launch of the BabyCenter® My Pregnancy application for iPhone and iPod touch...
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Cell Division Study Sheds Light On Special Mechanism In Egg Cells
In a study of egg cells using time-lapse microscopy, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have discovered an unusual property of meiosis - cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms...
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Herpes Medications During Pregnancy Not Linked To Major Birth Defects Risk
A Danish study reports that pregnant mothers who take antiviral drugs frequently used to treat herpes simplex and herpes zoster infections during the first trimester of pregnancy do not appear to have an increased risk of major birth defects. The study is published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), August 25th issue...
