prenatal

Prenatal and Postnatal Care: A Woman-Centered Approach was developed by expert nursing educators with experience in women's health and midwifery.

Pregnant women who used an interactive computer program to help them decide whether to undergo prenatal testing were 55% less likely to choose invasive testing than women who received standard prenatal care, even when they were offered free testing, researchers reported.

Background: Hydronephrosis is the most common abnormal finding in the urinary tract during prenatal ultrasonography screening.

Prenatal DHA contains 600 mg of DHA and 120 mg of EPA omega-3s per servering (2 small soft gels).

Quitting smoking is often associated with weight gain, and prenatal cessation may lead to increased gestational weight gain (GWG).

Certified yoga instructor Hilaria Baldwin presents Fit Mommy-to-Be Prenatal Yoga, a DVD of three safe and proactive prenatal yoga workouts, designed especially for expectant mothers.

Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure is associated with hearing loss, a recent study of adolescents finds, suggesting in utero exposure to tobacco smoke could be harmful to the auditory system.

With over four million women presenting for prenatal care in the

The negative effects of exposure to such toxins as cocaine, marijuana, tobacco, alcohol, and lead on prenatal development are well known.

There are increasing concerns about the possible adverse effects of prenatal phthalate exposure on neurodevelopment of infants.

ERIC Descriptors: Pregnancy; Risk; Nutrition; Child Health; Prenatal Care; Infant Mortality; Health Promotion; Females; Smoking; Drinking; Prenatal Influences