Maternal obesity linked to complications in newborns
Maternal depression can impact baby’s physical and mental health
Trials of impotence drug to help poorly growing fetuses are halted after infant deaths
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Overeating during pregnancy linked to maternal weight gain and child obesity
60% of Pakistani mothers and children suffering from micronutrient deficiencies
Early pregnancy obesity, overweight linked to neurodevelopmental delay in offspring
Caffeine in pregnancy linked to childhood weight gain in new study
Pregnant moms and their offspring should limit added sugars in their diets to protect childhood cognition
Parental diet before conception affects child’s health
Moms who have depression early on may have kids with lower IQ scores: Study
Maternal metabolic factors and early-onset puberty may be related
Maternal health risks detected during well-child visits
Mom’s heart risk higher when baby has heart defect
Congenital heart defects in offspring elevate maternal cardiac disease risk
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Greater autism risk found for children of mothers with larger waist size
Birth defect rate pegged at 7 percent for babies born to Zika-infected women
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A ‘silent killer’, maternal and neonatal tetanus, is causing deaths of mothers and newborns across South Sudan
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1 in 14 women still smokes while pregnant, CDC says
Mother-to-child HBV transmission risk increases with maternal viral load
Immune system activation in pregnant women can shape brain development in their babies
Research highlights need to test pregnant women with opioid use disorder for hepatitis C
This new effort aims to scale up maternal and newborn health innovations
Vaccinating pregnant mothers is safe for babies
Give women more time to give birth, make choices: WHO
Postpartum depression can linger for years and impact kids’ behavior
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