pregnancy? attention to these points

Let's re-examine these MTX points once again.

Phonetic markedness, turning points, and anticipatory attention

Phonetic markedness regarding linguistically relevant tonal patterns (Accent 2, boundary tones) in Central Swedish is discussed. Both tonal markedness and F0 turning points are assumed to be important cues for anticipatory attention to grammatical structure during speech processing. Empirical evidence from neurolinguistic and psycholinguistic experiments for the assumed relation between anticip...

Exposure to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications during pregnancy.

QUESTION An 18-year-old patient of mine, currently under treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate, just found out that she is pregnant. What are the risks for the baby when the mother uses ADHD medications during pregnancy? ANSWER Available evidence for amphetamines suggests no increased risk of malformations with use of therapeutic doses, and inadver...

Mindful Attention to Variability Intervention and Successful Pregnancy Outcomes.

OBJECTIVE Based on a definition of mindfulness as actively noticing novelty (Langer, 1989; Langer, Blank, & Chanowitz, 1978), the present study sought to examine whether mindfulness training (attention to sensation variability) resulted in better childbirth outcomes for both mother and infant. METHOD At Weeks 25-30 of pregnancy, mindful instructions to attend to the variability of their posit...

special attention to genetic counseling regarding familial cancer syndromes during pregnancy (letter to editor)

introduction: performing research on (human) volunteers may involve useful or harmful effects. to preserve the volunteers' dignity, numerous world associations have issued declarations such as nuremberg's, helsinki's, belmont's report, etc. one of the four ethical principles in research is respecting volunteers' rights and the most obvious aspect of this respect materializes in obtaining the vo...

'Forbidden points' in pregnancy: do they exist?

Acupuncture has been used in numerous diseases and for many types of symptoms. It has been also used for obstetric complaints, such as nausea and vomiting, insomnia and low back and girdle pain. There has long been concern that some points--called forbidden--might harm pregnancy owing to a potential abortifacient effect, but it is difficult to confirm this proposition. The small number of avail...