«We know that habitual snoring is linked
with poor pregnancy outcomes for both mother and child, including increased risk of C - sections and smaller babies,» says lead author Louise O'Brien, Ph.D., M.S., associate professor at U-M's Sleep Disorders Center in the Department of Neurology and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the U-M Medical School.
Smoking during pregnancy — particularly among economically - disadvantaged women — leads to a host
of poor pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage, preterm birth, SIDS, and additional adverse effects later in life.
These findings, which will be discussed during an oral poster presentation, suggest that hair samples may provide scientists with a simple, non-invasive tool for determining if and how cortisol is linked to
poorer pregnancy outcomes.
Having a level of 60 or 70 ng / mL is associated with greater odds of
poor pregnancy outcomes.6 That said, iron deficiency during pregnancy is equally problematic.
Symptoms are typically mild, but according to the Center for Disease Control, there are reports of the infection leading to «Guillain - Barre syndrome and pregnant women giving birth to babies with birth defects and
poor pregnancy outcomes.»