Breastfeeding And Lung Function At School Age: Does Maternal Asthma Modify The Effect?

Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the UK…

Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina Struggle With Mental Health Years Later, Study Says

Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study’s lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results…

Most Employed Mothers Would Work Even If They Didn’t Have To According To A Recent Study

Working mothers may be busy, but they like it that way. A recent study of employed moms finds that most would work even if they didn’t have to, but they’re also looking for new ways to negotiate the demands of mothering and the pressures to be an “ideal” employee…

Lack of Birth Control Common Among Teen Moms

(MedPage Today) — About half of teenage mothers who didn’t plan to get pregnant did not use contraception at the time they conceived, CDC researchers found.

Mothers With Jobs Report Fewer Symptoms Of Depression, Better Overall Health

Mothers with jobs tend to be healthier and happier than moms who stay at home during their children’s infancy and pre-school years, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association…

Tuberculosis Diagnosis Rate Higher Among New Mothers After Childbirth

According to a new UK-wide cohort study published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the incidence of TB (tuberculosis) diagnosis is substantially higher in new mothers after childbirth, indicating that this group of women represents a potentially new target group selected for screening…

Diagnosis Of Tuberculosis Is Increased In Postpartum Women

The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is significantly increased in mothers postpartum, suggesting a potential new population to target for screening, according to a new UK-wide cohort study…

Prenatal exposure to valproate may increase risk of autism in children

Investigators in a population-based study in Denmark reporting today at the American Epilepsy Society’s 65th annual meeting have found there is an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder and childhood autism in children born of mothers who are exposed to the anticonvulsant valproate during pregnancy.

Mothers Are Not Reaching Breastfeeding Goals, What Needs To Change?

More mothers are breastfeeding their newborns, but for too short a duration to gain the maximum benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants…

Post-Partum Psychiatric Problems Increase Risk Of Bipolar Disorder

A report published by Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, shows mothers experiencing a psychiatric episode in the first 30 days post-partum appear to have an increased risk of developing bipolar affective disorder…