Pregnant Women More Likely to Quit Smoking If Given Shopping Vouchers
Identifying pregnant women who smoke, engaging with them and supporting them to quit smoking during pregnancy should be a priority.
Identifying pregnant women who smoke, engaging with them and supporting them to quit smoking during pregnancy should be a priority.
‘With the help of a mobile health service provider called 'M-Health Service' pregnant women in rural areas can stay in touch with the experts.’
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Arati Basu Sengupta, veteran gynecologist and former president of the Bengal Obstetric and Gynecological Society, said: "With the help of this mobile health service provider pregnant women can stay in touch with the experts. They will get updates regarding the guidance and schedule of vaccine." Reminders would be sent if a woman fails to take adequate steps as prescribed within the specified time. Details of the registered patient will be available online and the service will cease once data on the birthplace of the new born is provided. Sengupta, however, raised questions on the last-mile coverage of the service to remote zones.
"Moreover, it's the pregnant mother who has to take the measures so the success depends on their initiative. In addition, there are issues concerning radiation emitted from cell phones," the physician added. The service has been initiated by Manbhum Ananda Ashram Nityananda Trust.
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Many women living in remote hilly villages are forced to brave quake-damaged trails that face the risk of landslides in order to reach medical help.
Many women living in remote hilly villages are forced to brave quake-damaged trails that face the risk of landslides in order to reach medical help.
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Elevated levels of DDT in the mother's blood were associated with a nearly four-fold increase in the daughter's risk of breast cancer.
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A male fetus leads to greater pregnancy-associated metabolic changes than a female fetus making the mother more prone to gestational diabetes.
A male fetus leads to greater pregnancy-associated metabolic changes than a female fetus making the mother more prone to gestational diabetes.
