by Dan DeMarle | Oct 3, 2023 | ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Other Health Impairment, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
ADHD medications during pregnancy. Key points Maintaining medication treatment for ADHD during pregnancy is increasingly common. Some women experience significant risks to their health if ADHD medications were discontinued. Adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes do not...
by Dan DeMarle | May 10, 2023 | Parents/Guardians, Pregnancy, Race/Racism
“One of racism’s subtlest legacies is to make it harder for black people to know when our fears are rational.” A Litany for...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 14, 2022 | Autism, Covid-19, Pregnancy
Babies with prenatal exposure to COVID-19 were 86% more likely to be diagnosed with a developmental disorder in their first year compared with babies who weren’t exposed, new research suggests. Read More >
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 21, 2022 | Disability, Pregnancy
In a study of children born after a pregnancy of less than 24 weeks, nearly all (96 percent) proved to have any of the diagnoses studied. According to the study, lead from the University of Gothenburg, neuropsychiatric and somatic diagnoses are prevalent as these...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 17, 2022 | Anorexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pregnancy, Risk Factors
Women with anorexia nervosa before or during pregnancy have an increased chance of having a child with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a new study. About 20 percent of people with anorexia — an eating disorder marked by food...
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 6, 2021 | Health Care, Health/Healthy Life Styles, Pregnancy
An increasing number of young women are at increased risk of having children born with impaired neurological conditions, due to poor iodine intake. Dietary changes, including a growing trend towards the avoidance of bread and iodized salt, as well as a reduced intake...