Although it’s relatively uncommon, affecting just 3.4 percent of pregnancies in the U.S. each year, preeclampsia is a complication that can have serious long-term health effects for mom and baby. The condition is characterized primarily by higher-than-normal blood pressure during pregnancy, and may also involve elevated levels of protein in urine and a decrease in… Read More »
This Mother’s Day, GP Anita Raja feels especially lucky to be celebrating with her seven-year-old son Nirvan and baby boy Rumi. In August, Rumi was born after seven years of heartache and miscarriages. Having lost three babies, the pregnancy was especially agonising for Anita, who worked on the NHS frontline until four days before her… Read More »
How should your intake differ during pregnancy? Here we’ll discuss the ins and outs of navigating pregnancy nutrition. From the minute you find out you’re pregnant to the day of your delivery, as an expecting mother you’re bombarded with an abundance of confusing information. Whether it’s how to deal with swollen feet or the best… Read More »
Gabapentin (Neurontin) is now used in a wide variety of clinical settings — for the treatment of epilepsy, pain management, restless leg syndrome, anxiety, and sleep disturbance. However, there is relatively little information regarding its reproductive safety. We last reviewed this topic in 2015. At that point, the literature included 333 cases of prenatal gabapentin… Read More »
Modafinil (brand name Provigil) is a wake-promoting agent which is used to treat sleepiness due to narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, or obstructive sleep apnea. It is also used in other settings, often in combination with other medications, to treat ADHD symptoms, depressive symptoms, and cognitive dysfunction. In 2018, an interim report from a registry… Read More »
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you’re pregnant and you think popping nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for your aches and pains is safe, think again. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday that taking these widely used painkillers — which include Advil, Motrin, Aleve and Celebrex… Read More »
Model and entrepreneur Chrissy Teigen revealed that she suffered a pregnancy loss in a heartbreaking Instagram post Wednesday night. The 34-year-old mother of two, who was expecting a boy she called Jack, had been hospitalized in Los Angeles over the weekend and received blood transfusions after experiencing bleeding during the past month of her pregnancy.… Read More »