SINGAPORE - More financial support is coming soon for women suffering pregnancy complications while those with a history of gestational diabetes will get more convenient access to early screening. Some of the benefits will be available from April 1 when MediShield Life coverage will be extended to inpatient treatment for 24 serious pregnancy and delivery-related complications like eclampsia and post-partum haemorrhage under the existing inpatient claim limits. The changes could benefit up to 4,000 patients a year, said Mr Edwin Tong, Senior Minister of State for Health during the debate on the Ministry of Health's (MOH) budget on Wednesday (March 6). The Ministry will also extend subsidised screening under the Screen For Life programme to women who have had gestational diabetes - a condition that develops during pregnancy and puts them at greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later - from June. They will be automatically eligible for subsidised cardiovascular risk screening under … [Read more...] about Women with pregnancy complications to get more financial support; more convenient early screening for women with gestational diabetes
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Eating vegetables and fish during pregnancy may help reduce risk of high blood pressure
New European research has found that eating a diet rich in vegetables and fish during pregnancy could help lower the risk of developing high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia. Carried out by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Bristol, the new large-scale study looked at 55,138 women who took part in the Danish National Birth Cohort. The women were asked to complete several telephone interviews, including two during pregnancy at 12 and 30 weeks and two interviews at six and 18 months after birth. They also completed a questionnaire on their dietary habits at week 25 of their pregnancy. The findings, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics, showed that eating a diet rich in vegetables and fish appeared to reduce the risk of developing gestational hypertension by 14 percent and pre-eclampsia by 21 per cent. On the other hand, following a Western diet, which is high in potatoes, meat, white bread and margarine, increased the risk of developing … [Read more...] about Eating vegetables and fish during pregnancy may help reduce risk of high blood pressure
Working out during pregnancy reduces chance of major complications, research shows
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By Kieran Leavitt StarMetro Edmonton Thu., Oct. 18, 2018 EDMONTON—Gaining muscle strength while pregnant reduces the chance of major complications and ensures women have healthier babies, according to new research. The Canada-wide research helped culminate the Joint Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada/Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology 2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity Throughout Pregnancy. Researchers found a healthy workout regime resulted in a 40 per cent reduction in the chance of women getting pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure threatening the health of a baby), gestational diabetes and gestational hypertension. The research, which looked at 675 studies regarding prenatal fitness, found that there was an overall 25 per cent reduction in the chances of getting any kind of major complication. Physical activity was also found to not be associated with miscarriage, stillbirth and preterm birth. “Over the last 15 … [Read more...] about Working out during pregnancy reduces chance of major complications, research shows
More mums-to-be diagnosed with gestational diabetes
More expectant mothers at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes ever since screening of the disease was made available there for all pregnant women from the start of 2016. "Our recent data has shown that up to 50 per cent more pregnant women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes," Professor Tan Kok Hian, the head and senior consultant of KKH's perinatal audit and epidemiology unit, said last week. … [Read more...] about More mums-to-be diagnosed with gestational diabetes
Naps during pregnancy may be linked with healthier birth weight
(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who nap regularly may reduce their baby's risk of low birth weight, a study from China suggests."Low birth weight is one of the feared outcomes of pregnancy, and novel insight into risk factors is welcome," said Dr. Ghada Bourjeily, a sleep researcher at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School in Providence, Rhode Island, who wasn't involved in the study."Sleep, its quality, and duration are emerging as risk factors for various perinatal complications," Bourjeily said in an email.Low birth weight, defined as less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams), is associated with adverse health outcomes in childhood and adulthood, including respiratory illnesses, diabetes and hypertension. In the U.S., about 8 percent of babies have low birth weight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Lulu Song of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan and colleagues analyzed information from more than 10,000 women who were … [Read more...] about Naps during pregnancy may be linked with healthier birth weight