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December 10, 2017

Drinking Soda While Pregnant Could Increase Your Child’s Risk of Asthma, Study

We know moms aren’t supposed to drink alcohol during pregnancy, but could soda be just as bad? Studies are pointing to new evidence that excessive consumption of sugary drinks during pregnancy could cause health problems for the child later in life. New research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society suggests that children…

May 10, 2014

Pregnant Smokers Often Not Counseled to Quit

A significant knowledge gap about smoking cessation practices among perinatal substance abuse staff at a single center means pregnant women are often not being counseled about the dangers of tobacco and encouraged to quit, new research suggests. Perinatal substance abuse counselors from the Johns Hopkins Center for Addiction and Pregnancy in Baltimore, Maryland, fared significantly…

March 01, 2014

Early Intervention Lowers Asthma in Pregnant Women

In an original study at Monash University, Australia, for Multidisciplinary Approach to Management of Maternal Asthma (MAMMA), it was found that early intervention to better manage the asthmatic condition in a pregnant women can statistically and clinically control their asthma.   Intervening through monthly asthma education, monitoring, feedback, and follow-up helped yield better asthma control…