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Lack of sleep in pregnancy may contribute to gestational diabetes

Here is what researchers found.

18 Oct 2017 4:00 AM

Previous research has shown that breastfeeding has other long-term benefits for mothers like a lower a risk of breast, ovarian cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Breastfeeding for 6 mos cuts diabetes risk in half: study

Researchers suggested that breastfeeding may unleash protective effects via hormones that act in the pancreas.

17 Jan 2018 1:30 PM

The eczema was a including a history of eczema in the mother, smoking during pregnancy and infant gestational age, sex and breastfeeding duration. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds fitness before pregnancy reducing risk of gestational...

According to study, expectant mothers who were fitter before pregnancy, are at lower risk of developing gestational...

3 April 2018 3:25 AM

The study concludes that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts and extra virgin olive oil may help lower womens risk of gestational diabetes or excessive weight gain during pregnancy. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Lower risk of gestational diabetes with Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean diet tied to lower risk of gestational diabetes.

19 Aug 2019 7:19 AM

We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

All you need to know about gestational diabetes

It typically emerges between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy, causing an increase in blood sugar levels.

12 May 2018 1:59 PM

Probiotic use during pregnancy and lactation was associated with a 22 percent lower risk of young children developing eczema. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds link between antipsychotic treatment during pregnancy,...

The study appears in the journal American Journal of Psychiatry.

8 May 2018 11:39 AM

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Thyroid dysfunction may lead to diabetes during pregnancy

Screening for thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy is still controversial.

8 Jun 2018 9:10 AM

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Lack of sleep in pregnancy may contribute to gestational diabetes

5 Dec 2017 5:05 AM