Scientists at Yale have found that exposing pregnant mice to ultrasound for over 30 minutes may affect foetal brain development. They’re not sure yet if the same thing will happen with human foetuses, though:
It is possible that 30 minutes of ultrasound has a much bigger impact on a mouse’s developing brain than a human’s. In […]
I think I’m 24 weeks pregnant now. Or 25 weeks. I say “think” because I’m really not sure and don’t know what to say when people ask how far along I am. The truth is, I don’t really care either. With my first pregnancy, the hub-unit and I were so strung up about what was […]
I have been working on a feature about pregnancy complications in women aged 35 and older, so it’s interesting to read about a study in the UK finding that girls as young as 13 are actually choosing to have children, contrary to popular belief that such girls get pregnant accidentally.
The findings from the Trust […]
There is an interesting debate brewing in our local paper about monosodium glutamate (MSG) and its effects on health. Basically the argument is between Ajinomoto, the Japanese MSG manufacturer, and readers who have been writing in to dispute the Ajinomoto spokesman’s claims that MSG occurs naturally in certain foods and thus is safe for consumption.
Here […]
Sometime back, I wrote an entry about foods that potentially contain listeria, which is dangerous in pregnancy. Now scientists think they have the answer to why pregnant women are more likely to get listeriosis, which is an infection caused by listeria.
“The reason the mother is more susceptible is not necessarily because her immune system is […]
A few days ago, there was an article in our local paper about a 15-year old girl who realised she was pregnant only as she was giving birth in the ambulance en route to the hospital after she complained of severe “abdominal pain” while in school.
Statutory rape aside, I find it difficult to believe […]
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