From Reuters Health, February 2, 2001 comes a report of a study frm Denmark that shows a link between painkillers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during pregnancy and a rise in a woman’s risk of miscarriage. In this study, nearly 53,000 women who were pregnant between 1991 and 1998, were studied. Investigators found that the
read moreIn a story from the “Chiropractic News Service” it was noted that federal health officials reported the rate at which American women die from pregnancy and childbirth complications hasn’t changed in 15 years. According to the centres for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) maternal deaths occurred at a rate of seven or eight per 100,000
read moreThe above headline comes from the May 2, 2000 Reuters Health Information service. The article goes on to say, “morning sickness may be natures way of ensuring that the developing fetus gets the proper nutrition.” This information was published in a report in the May issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The report suggests that the
read moreReuters Health news service ran an article dated Feb 10, 2000, that stated that researchers now know how drinking alcohol during pregnancy can affect the brain of a fetus. This study also published in the February 11, 2000 issue of the Journal of Science, was conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
read moreA study published in the July/August 2002 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) shows that a chiropractic technique known as the “Webster Technique” for managing the musculoskeletal causes of intrauterine constraint, is effective in cases of pregnancy with women experiencing breech presentation which can lead to a cesarean section birth. According
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