Read about Dr. Alex Stagnaro-Green, a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New Jersey Medical School, who is calling for universal screening for all women for thyroid disease in pregnancy. Universal Thyroid Screening for All Women During Pregnancy?
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Thyroid disease and pregnancy have a complex connection. Many women do not [...]
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Universal Thyroid Screening for All Women During Pregnancy
Posted in Lowering Risk Of Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health, Pregnancy Information, Thyroid Disease & Pregnancy on December 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Prenatal Visits Not Early Enough For Reducing Birth Defects, Complications
Posted in First Trimester Pregnancy, Lowering Risk Of Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health, Pregnancy Information, Pregnancy Nutrition on December 30, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Instead of prenatal care, this new push by health officials is being dubbed “preconception care.”
Officials say women need to visit their doctors well in advanced before becoming pregnant.
In a typical prenatal visit doctors say a woman is usually 10 to 12 weeks pregnant. The problem is, by then, a birth defect could already happen.
Guidelines have [...]
Physician Urges Tests for Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy
Posted in Lowering Risk Of Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health, Pregnancy Information on December 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
By Amanda Cassandra New York 13 December 2006
Thyroid disorders during pregnancy are a leading cause of premature birth and miscarriages, yet doctors say pregnant women around the world are rarely screened for thyroid abnormalities. From VOA’s New York Bureau, we have the story by Amanda Cassandra.
The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland at [...]
“Risk of miscarriage lower after amniocentesis, according to study “
Posted in Lowering Risk Of Miscarriage on December 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
By Roberta McCulloch-Dews rmdews@stargazette.com Star-Gazette
According to findings from the First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk for Aneuploidy trial published in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the rate of miscarriage after having a mid-trimester amniocentesis is much lower than once believed.
Old studies cited that an amniocentesis increased the rate of miscarriage by 0.5 [...]
