| Pregnancy / Obstetrics News From Medical News Today Updated : Towards Elimination Of Iodine Deficiency Disorders In The African Region Since the 1990s, Africa has made steady progress in controlling iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), but countries need to intensify elimination efforts, advises the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo. IDD refers to a wide range of health problems associated with inadequate intake of iodine such as goitre, still birth, stunted growth, thyroid deficiency and mental defects. Pregnant women and young children living in iodine-deficient areas are particularly at risk. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:00:00 PDT Minority, Single Women, Teenagers In New Jersey Less Likely Than Others To Receive Prenatal Care, Report Finds Teenagers, minorities and single women in New Jersey all have a higher risk of poor birth outcomes and also are less likely than others to receive early prenatal care, according to a report released on Wednesday by state Health Commissioner Heather Howard, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:00:00 PDT NICE Issues Updated Guidance For Rhesus Negative Women During Pregnancy The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published guidance on the use of routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis for rhesus D negative women in the NHS in England and Wales. The guidance states that: - Routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis is recommended as a treatment option for all pregnant women who are rhesus D negative and who are not known to be 'sensitised' to the rhesus D antigen. Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:00:00 PDT Women Who Give Birth At California Hospitals Serving Mostly Minority, Low-Income Patients Less Likely Than Others To Breastfeed, Report Indicates Women who give birth at California hospitals serving mostly non-white, low-income women and children are less likely to breastfeed than women who give birth at other hospitals around the state, according to a report released from the University of California-Davis Human Lactation Center and the California WIC Association, the Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:00 PDT Society Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists Of Canada Recommends That Parliament Reject Bill C-484 The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) is profoundly troubled by private member's Bill C-484, entitled the Unborn Victims of Crime Act, and opposes its passage into law. This Bill can only be interpreted as giving the foetus in utero legal status at conception. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 PDT Easy Work At Home Opportunity |