Category Archives: Pregnancy

  1. Study shows mothers who got influenza during pregnancy more likely to develop bipolar disorder

    January 27th, 2014 by admin | Posted in Pregnancy | No Comments

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    The study published in JAMA Psychiatry on May 8, 2013 found that children whose mothers contracted influenza (flu) during pregnancy had a four-fold increase in the risk of bipolar disorder. The risk was high if the mother had the flu at any time during the pregnancy. The recommendation was to vaccinate all pregnant women against…

  2. Odon Device tested to ease assisted vaginal delivery

    December 2nd, 2013 by admin | Posted in Pregnancy | No Comments

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    An article published in the New York Times on November 13, 2013 described a low-cost instrument that an auto mechanic on Argentina invented to ease assisted vaginal delivery. It is being tested by the World Health Organization (WHO). If proven safe and effective, the Odon Device would be the first innovation in operative vaginal delivery…