{"id":676,"date":"2017-08-27T22:30:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T03:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/?p=676"},"modified":"2017-08-27T22:30:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T03:30:51","slug":"ten-facts-that-you-may-not-know-about-pregnancy-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/ten-facts-that-you-may-not-know-about-pregnancy-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Facts That You May not Know about Pregnancy (part two)"},"content":{"rendered":"

6.\u00a0Is it safe to use metformin safe during pregnancy?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Metformin has long been regarded as an ideal choice for Type\u2161 diabetes treatment due to its effectiveness, but the question arises as to whether it\u2019s also safe for pregnant women?<\/p>\n

As a\u00a0review posted to Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome noted,\u00a0metformin helps much in lowering blood sugar levels, strengthening\u00a0the endocrine system, improving insulin resistance, and reducing\u00a0fat distribution in the body.\u00a0Full of merits, though, it\u2019s better for pregnant woman to be absolutely sure that the drugs taken will not affect her or her baby, including metformin.<\/p>\n

To sum up, all current research supports\u00a0the fact that metformin has a low risk of complications during pregnancy, though further clinical trials are still being called for.\u00a0Some studies suggest that metformin may even have benefits for pregnant women and their babies when taken correctly.\u00a0One thing needs to be pointed out is that doses of any medication should be carefully managed by a doctor\u00a0to\u00a0keep both pregnant women and their offspring safe at all stages of development.<\/p>\n

7. A<\/b><\/strong>re a<\/b><\/strong>ntibiotics in pregnancy tied to higher miscarriage risk<\/b><\/strong>?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

A\u00a0new research\u00a0suggests that the use of certain antibiotics taken early in pregnancy can very possibly raise the risk of miscarriage.\u00a0And this has been proved by researchers from the Universite de Montreal. They found that the use of macrolides (excluding erythromycin), quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides, and metronidazole was associated with increased risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy, with the increased risk ranging from 65% to a more than twofold increase.\u00a0The results were published in the\u00a0Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)<\/i><\/em>.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n

8. Mother’s diet in pregnancy may have lasting effects for offspring<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

A poor diet during pregnancy can cause biological changes that may last throughout life, based on\u00a0research findings from Imperial College London.\u00a0The study showed that when pregnant mice were fed a diet deficient in protein,\u00a0the expression of genes within the embryo was interfered, which\u00a0are known to be important for healthy growth.\u00a0Relevant results are published this week in the journal Cell Reports<\/i><\/em>.<\/p>\n

The researchers developed novel imaging techniques that enabled them to visualize genes as they were switched \u201con\u201d or \u201coff\u201d in mouse embryos as they grew. This enabled the team to see exactly where alterations in response to maternal diet were happening and, crucially when during pregnancy key changes took place.\u00a0Using this\u00a0simple but powerful bioluminescent imaging approach, a lasting question long puzzling scientists are possibly probed as to what impact of a poor diet in early life may exert to human beings. There have already been suggestions that the children of women pregnant during famines, for example, may suffer harmful effects later in life.<\/p>\n

9. L<\/b><\/strong>ack of <\/b><\/strong>vitamin<\/b><\/strong>D may increase offspring risk for autism<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Health authorities in both UK and USA suggest enough intake of vitamin D for infants, as vitamin D is\u00a0a very critical substance to children\u2019s growth. Recently\u00a0researchers from\u00a0The University of Queensland’s and the Erasmus Medical Centre in The Netherlands\u00a0have found new proof for link between vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy and increased autism traits.<\/p>\n

Approximately 4200 blood samples from pregnant women and their children\u00a0were examined. They found that pregnant women with low vitamin D levels at 20 weeks’ gestation were more likely to have a child with autistic traits by the age of six.<\/p>\n

While\u00a0more sun exposure\u00a0is traditionally recommended, it is not the best choice\u00a0for woman considering\u00a0the increased risk of skin cancer in countries like Australia.\u00a0Instead, a safe, inexpensive, and publicly accessible vitamin D supplement is feasible\u00a0in at-risk groups, especially for pregnant women.<\/p>\n

10. Maternal high-fat diet during pregnancy can affect baby\u2019s gut microbes<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently it is found that the community of microbes \u2013 the microbiome \u2013 living in a baby\u2019s gut can be influenced by the mother\u2019s diet during pregnancy. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that babies born to mothers who consumed a high-fat diet during pregnancy had a gut microbiome, which\u00a0was distinctly different from the one in babies of mothers on a non-high-fat diet. This\u00a0matter\u00a0is of crucial importance\u00a0because the microbiome can affect the development of babies\u2019 immune system and their ability to extract energy from food. The study appears in Genome Medicine<\/i><\/em>.<\/p>\n

According to the research results, the microbiomes of babies of high-fat diet mothers had fewer numbers of Bacteroides microbes, both at birth and several weeks after. What does this mean? The researchers think that having fewer Bacteroides in the gut on a consistent basis could affect energy extraction from food and the development of the immune system, as mentioned above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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