Category Archives: Parenting

Winter Babies at Greater Risk for Mental Disorders

On average, roughly 130 million babies are born worldwide each year. However, the exact number of babies born worldwide each year is unknown as several 3rd world countries do not accurately track their numbers. In addition, contributing to that yearly total is approximately 4 million babies that are born in the U.S.

A large study recently published by researchers from the United Kingdom indicates that an individual’s likelihood of developing mental disorders such as depression, bipolar disorders, and schizophrenia, to name a few, may be influenced by the season in which they were born. Although past studies tended to only examine groups of a few thousand subjects at a time, and were therefore be subject to a variety of statistical anomalies, the new study is being viewed as more reliable because it focused on over half of the entire population of England.

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Study Reveals Most Dangerous Household Cleaning Products

As most of us are aware, some household cleaners are much safer than others. In fact, even household cleaning products that are advertised as “natural” may contain hazardous chemicals that are dangerous to both human and animal health, according to a newly published study conducted by the Environmental Working Group, or EWG.

The group’s clinical researchers revealed that some of the various chemicals that are included within many of the cleaning products sold in United States retail outlet stores have been banned in foreign countries.

These chemicals could possibly cause health issues ranging from asthma and blindness to cancer and several other potentially life-threatening conditions, said the researchers.

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Air Pollution May Boost Risk of Childhood Obesity

Parents seeking to minimize health risks for their children, including those that have yet to be born, will be interested in the findings of a new study conducted by Columbia University.

According to the study’s findings, the effects of air pollution on unborn children still in the womb are more likely to result in obesity later in life as compared to children born in areas with little to no air pollution.

In particular, the researchers discovered that unborn children exposed to high levels of pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (or PAHs) were 1.8 times more likely to become obese by age 5 than unborn children exposed to minimal levels of these chemicals. The obesity risk increased to 2.3 times the normal rate by the time the children reached age 7.

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Egg Donation Now Won’t Hurt Pregnancy Chances Later

Women who have, or are, considering the donation of one of their reproductive eggs will now be glad to know that doing so will not decrease their probability of having their own pregnancy down the road, according to a newly published study by Belgian researchers into the risks of female egg donation.

When a woman donates one of her reproductive eggs, she’s typically treated with hormones that are intended to increase the rate in which her ovaries produce eggs.

In the past, there were a multiple previous clinical studies that suggested that the hormone treatments could result in fertility problems in the future. However, the researchers behind the new study said that these previous studies contained design flaws that detracted from their accuracy.

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Excess Body Weight Increases Pregnancy Complication Risk

There have been countless clinical studies that have touted the health risks associated with obesity. From an elevated probability of contracting some form of heart disease, a variety of cancer types, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure, to name a few.

Additionally, while many women are familiar with the fact that obesity increases the risk of experiencing complications during pregnancy, what about the pregnancy risks for women who only carry a modest amount of excess body weight?

According to a new study, women who are overweight but not necessarily obese are more likely to increase their pregnancy complication risks during pregnancy when compared to women of a normal body weight, especially if their blood sugar levels are moderately elevated as well.

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