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Mental Health Starts During Pregnancy: Lower Birth Weight Babies Have More Mental Problems
A new research study has confirmed the relationship between low birth weight and the later development of mental health problems. The study, which is published in this month's issue of the journal, Biological Psychiatry, looked at data collected during a...
Vitamin D deficiency widespread during pregnancy, Increasing Schizophrenia Risk in Children
Past research has linked Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy with increased risk of schizophrenia for the child later in life (see research here and here). Now, new research has come out that suggests that even regular use of prenatal multivitamin...
Pomegranate Juice Lower Schiz Risk?
This recent report out of Washington University School of Medicine seems to suggest that pregnant mothers (with a family link to schizophrenia) might lower the risk of their children getting schizophrenia by drinking pomegranate juice during pregnancy. Given that low...
Update on choline research
In our section on what mothers can do during pregnancy to minimize risk of mental illnesses in their children, we’ve previously discussed research on why pregnant women may benefit from supplementation with a nutrient called choline. Choline is a vitamin-like...
Schizophrenia Risks During Pregnancy
Obstetricians in France have identified four complications during pregnancy that may be linked to the development of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia: 1) hormone supplementation by diethylstilbestrol 2) severe maternal malnutrition 3) flu exposure 4) repeated psychological stress Through analysis...
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