Tag: pregnancy

  • Fourth on Our List of Alerts to Health Hazards of Children

    photo credit: lanier67 Fourth Alert 4. Baby’s blood pressure control and heart rate control are damaged by smoke exposure during pregnancy, due to smoking by pregnant mother, father and/or anyone else nearby. This may explain why such babies’ risk of cot death or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is higher. Health experts consider maternal smoking…

  • Putting the Brakes on HIV Transmission: Mothers and Babies Benefit

    What’s happening here in your sphere? If you live in Indiana, U.S., pregnant women will benefit from the “One Test, Two Lives – Prevent HIV Indiana” – a statewide campaign designed to “improve clinical practices to prevent mother-to-baby HIV transmission and ensure all women are tested for HIV early in their pregnancy” newborns will also…