Rachel Eagly had a stroke at age 25, just a week after giving birth to her son. Now, a large national study finds that strokes in women during pregnancy or just after giving birth are dramatically up: 54 percent in a dozen years.
Strokes spike in pregnant women, new moms
Posted in Health by healthnutter 302 days agoDespite gains, too many pregnant mothers still die
Posted in Health by healthnutter 616 days ago
Maternal mortality has fallen by 34 percent in developing nations, but that's still less than half of a U.N. interagency's goal, health experts say.
Pregnant women struggle to find flu vaccine
Posted in Health by healthnutter 970 days ago
Federal health officials are working hard to raise the number of pregnant women who get a flu shot this year but, repeated swine flu warnings won't automatically overcome a key obstacle: Many obstetricians don't vaccinate.
Obese and pregnant? Watch your weight
Posted in Sports by KStone873 1080 days ago
Eating for two? New guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy — surprisingly little if they’re already overweight.
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