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NICHD issues News Releases and Media Advisories to the news media. Spotlight and Research Feature articles explain NICHD research findings and public health issues to the general public. An Item of Interest is a short announcement of relevant information, such as a notable staff change.
Science Update: Low vitamin D early in life may increase risk of high blood pressure through adolescence, NICHD-funded study suggests
Science Update: Gestational diabetes may increase risk of fatty liver disease later in life, NIH study suggests
Science Update: NIH study links high maternal genetic risk of obesity to variations in fetal weight
Release: Daily folic acid supplement may reduce risk of gestational diabetes
Science Update: Prenatal supplement may protect obese offspring from high blood pressure, NICHD-funded study suggests
Spotlight: Food for Health: Nutrition Research across the Lifespan
Science Update: NIH-funded mouse study links weight gain in pregnancy to obesity in later life
Science Update: Known risk factors may account for only part of the U.S. increase in life-threatening childbirth complications
Science Update: NIH-funded study finds no increased risk of newborn heart malformations from anti-nausea drug
Science Update: NIH study explores link between maternal obesity and fetal growth during pregnancy
Release: Blood test may identify gestational diabetes risk in first trimester, NIH analysis suggests
Podcast: Infertility: Men’s Health
Release: Women with pregnancy-related diabetes may be at risk for chronic kidney disease
Release: NIH-funded researchers identify risk factors for sleep apnea during pregnancy
News Release: Obesity during pregnancy may lead directly to fetal overgrowth, NIH study suggests
Pregnancy diet high in refined grains could increase child obesity risk by age 7, NIH study suggests
Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity, NIH study suggests
All About Healthy Pregnancy
Couples with obesity may take longer to achieve pregnancy, NIH study suggests
Couples in which both partners are obese may take from 55 to 59 percent longer to achieve pregnancy, compared to their non-obese counterparts, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
Depression in early pregnancy linked to gestational diabetes, NIH study finds
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a two-way link between depression and gestational diabetes. Women who reported feeling depressed during the first two trimesters of pregnancy were nearly twice as likely to develop gestational diabetes, according to an analysis of pregnancy records.