Pregnancy and Birth
Pregnancy Reduce Rheumatoid Arthritis-2
The risk, however, increases with age
Women who had had her last child in the last five years were 71 percent less likely to RA than women without children. In contrast, the risk was 24 percent lower in women who had given birth more than 15 years ago.
“The most interesting result was the relationship between the risk of acquiring this disease and the time from birth, particularly how that relationship weakened over time, because it supports our hypothesis that fetal cells, we now know that last decades after birth, would be good for the mother, “said Guthrie.
The team found that 9 percent of the 120 participants who had had a child in the last five years, suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). So did 14 percent of 345 women who had given birth to between five and 15 years earlier and 17 percent of 805 mothers who were for more than 15 years.
24 percent of the 406 women without children suffering RA. But since the study compared a group of women with RA with a healthy group, those percentages do not reflect women’s risk of RA according to their obstetric history.
Fetal cells and level of protection
The new findings do not prove that having children reduces a woman’s risk of getting AR. But it is possible, “said Guthrie, that fetal cells remain in the mother’s body will provide some level of protection.
These fetal cells are genetically distinct from those of the mother, because half of the genes of the children from the father. And if the cells carry genes that reduce the risk of AR, that could, in theory, change in a woman’s chance of developing the disease.
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Pregnancy Reduce Rheumatoid Arthritis-1
A new study found that women who have a baby would present less risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis than women without children, although this potentially protective effect would disappear with age.
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) arises when the immune system mistakenly attacks the joints of the knees, causing inflammation, pain and progressive joint damage. It is more common in women than in men, and often appears in the reproductive age.
An estimated 1, 3 million American adults, or 0, 6 percent of the adult population has RA.
Some previous studies, but not all, had indicated that pregnancy reduced the risk of RA.
The cause is unknown, but one theory is that fetal cells pass into the mother during pregnancy, help to lower the risk of generating the disease.
A team of researchers from the Cancer Research Center Fred Hutchinson and the University of Washington in Seattle, analyzed the obstetric records of 310 women newly diagnosed with RA and 1418 women without the condition.
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Reduce Depression In Pregnancy With Acupuncture
The journal Obstetrics & Gynecology published the results of a study by analysts at Stanford University in the United States safe that acupuncture reduces the incidence of depression in pregnant women.
The on pregnant women diagnosed with depression and endorsed by specialists, were subjected to acupuncture techniques. It was noted that symptoms of depression were reduced by 63%.
Depression in pregnant women is a subject of concern both to professionals and the family of the pregnant woman, as this harms both the mother and the small road. The antidepressant pills supply is in some cases a risky solution. Research has shown that pregnant women medicated with antidepressants in the second or third trimester were at risk of giving birth before term.
“We evaluated acupuncture as a stand-alone treatment, and the results are very positive,” said Dr. Rachel Manber professor, author of the study. It should be noted that acupuncture does not eliminate the symptoms completely, only significantly reduces risk and without the pills.
From Langone Medical Center New York University, director of reproductive psychiatry, Dr. Shari Lusskin endorsed the study but noted that “acupuncture is not a substitute for appropriate use of antidepressant therapy.
The study conducted at Stanford University found that acupuncture could be a viable option for treating depression in pregnant women. Despite this suspicion by some doctors are recommending therapy.
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Nicotine Patches and Gum Would Be Safe in Pregnancy
The patches and nicotine gum in pregnant women appear to be safe, a new study.
These patches and gum help adults showed generally quit. But women and obstetricians have had doubts about its safety and effectiveness in pregnancy.
The team of Dr. Swamy, Medical Center of Duke University in North Carolina, reviewed data on pregnant smokers who had participated in a comparative study of psychological therapy with nicotine patches or gum for smoking cessation.
It’s use tripled the number of women who quit (from 8 to 24 percent).
Diabetes and Pregnancy
During normal pregnancy metabolic adaptations occur, aimed at correcting the imbalance that occurs when you need a higher nutritive supply to the fetus. One of these imbalances is that the body needs more insulin delivery to require a greater use of glucose.
Clear evidence of this shift is experienced by all pregnant women, who usually notice the morning the unpleasant symptoms of hypoglycemia: nausea, drowsiness, tiredness, weakness, etc..
Diet and Weight in Pregnancy
Weight gain during pregnancy has to be from 0.9 to 1.4 kg per month of pregnancy, or from 11 to 13.5 kg in a woman of average height. A weight gain between 13.5 and 15.8 kg fat is excessive and represents both the fetus and the mother.
Keep in mind that it is more difficult to control weight gain in later stages of pregnancy, so it is imperative not to increase the bulk of the total weight during the first months, however, poor weight gain is a sign negative, particularly if less than 4.5 kg.
No dieting is never recommended during pregnancy, even in very obese patients, it is essential that there be some increase in weight for good fetal development, and the system reduces the supply of nutrients to the fetus.
All the extra weight will be lost, at the latest, during the year following the birth, with a healthy diet and regular activity. Sometimes the simple fluid retention causing weight gain, who will miss a week after giving birth.
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