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A new study conducted as part of the Illinois Kids Development Study has also found a connection between increased use of acetaminophen during pregnancy, specifically in the second trimester, and attention and behavior problems in young children.

In line with global trends, the incidence of gestational diabetes in Australia has increased markedly from a relatively stable documented rate in the first decade of this century (5·2% in 2010) to 14·0% in 2015 and 16·1% in 2018.1 The 2015 comparison is relevant as it represents the time at which the Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS) changed the diagnostic process and criteria for gestational diabetes from the historic two-step approach to universal oral glucose tolerance tes...

A study shows that kids who were in utero during Superstorm Sandy were more likely to meet criteria for a psychiatric disorder later. What can parents do with this information?

A study surveyed children who were in the womb during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Researchers reported that gestational diabetes mellitus and obesity were associated with severe COVID-19.

Researchers from Boston University analyzed data from more than 2,000 couples trying to conceive.

Researchers find vaccination in pregnancy does not increase the risk of complications, but Covid-19 does.

Updates to a 2011 prediction tool that estimates a pregnant womans risk for developing gestational diabetes mellitus improves diagnosis and care.

A diagnosis can be scary, but you can manage it with diet, exercise and — if needed — medication.

There were nearly twice as many unplanned pregnancies during the first lockdown compared to before, finds a major study led by researchers from UCL and University College London Hospital.