/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2570/all en /newsroom/channels/news/good-bacteria-breast-milk-changes-over-time-329084 <p>The cocktail of beneficial bacteria passed from mother to infant through breast milk changes significantly over time and could act like a daily booster shot for infant immunity and metabolism.</p> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:26:22 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 256633 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mothers-not-fathers-multiple-children-report-more-fragmented-sleep-327613 <p>Mothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of sleep for fathers, according to a <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jsr.13238">study</a> from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.</p> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:48:19 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 256016 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-world-maternal-mental-health-day-may-1-296521 <p>May 1 is <a href="https://wmmhday.postpartum.net/fr/"><b>World Maternal Mental Health Day</b></a>. Life changes around pregnancy make women more vulnerable to mental illness. The negative cycle of poverty and mental illness impact on a woman’s ability to function and thrive. This may also directly affect her foetus or child, with long-lasting physical, cognitive and emotional outcomes. Mental health care provides the necessary support to empower women to identify resources and personal capabilities.</p> Fri, 26 Apr 2019 20:27:12 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 159668 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/nurses-care-young-mothers-leaves-traces-babies-dna-286970 <div><span>Researchers have known for a couple of decades that early life adversity can affect the way that particular genes function through a process called epigenetics - a bit like a dimmer switch on a light, pushing gene activity up or down. What they haven’t been able to show until now is that POSITIVE early life experiences can have a similar effect, and that these effects can be seen over thirty years later.  </span></div> <div> </div> Tue, 01 May 2018 19:24:32 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 38901 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pregnancy-related-conditions-taken-together-leave-moms-and-dads-risk-282694 <p>Research has already shown that women who develop either diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at risk of getting type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease years later. Now, a new study from a team at the Research Institute of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and Æ»¹ûÒùÔº shows that the risk of developing those conditions post pregnancy is drastically higher if the women had both diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy. The study, published today in the <em>American Journal of Epidemiology</em>, doesn’t end with the mother’s risks.</p> Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:51:30 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32666 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/world-breast-feeding-week-261978 <p>World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. (<a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2016/world-breastfeeding-week/en/">WHO</a>)</p> <p> </p> Mon, 08 Aug 2016 13:57:39 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 26067 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/daily-quiet-time-improve-new-mothers%E2%80%99-health-241166 <p>A quiet time scheduled every afternoon could improve the health of newborns and mothers in maternity wards according to researchers at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.</p> Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:06:24 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 21927 at /newsroom