by University of British Columbia Hamideh Bayrampour, assistant professor in the UBC department of family practice and affiliate investigator at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Credit:
Tag: pregnancy
In The News: UK, The problem of drinking in pregnancy – and what to do about it
Last year, it was reported that the UK has one of the worst rates of drinking while pregnant in Europe. These figures come from a studywhich shows 41%
Pregnancy may play a protective role against alcohol use disorder
Edwards AC, et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2018;doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18050632. Research findings published in the American Journal of Psychiatry indicated a potential causal relationship between pregnancy and reduced risk for
Securing a child’s future needs to start during parents’ teen years
The article in the edition of Nature argues that tackling health problems including obesity, mental health, poor nutrition and substance abuse in young people before they become
Pregnancy trimesters: A guide
The typical pregnancy has three trimesters and lasts around 40 weeks from the first day of a woman’s last period. In each trimester, the fetus
TALKING ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE DURING PREGNANCY Collaborative Approaches for Health Care Providers
Asking questions about the type, frequency, and amount of substance use is often a routine part of prenatal care for physicians, midwives, nurses, pregnancy outreach