By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Roughly half of pregnant women with ...

Aug. 11 -- MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Epileptic seizures during pregnancy increase the likelihood of premature and small babies, says a new study. Taiwanese researchers compared children born ...

HealthDay News — Just over half (55 percent) of pregnant women with epilepsy (WWE) saw a neurologist in the year prior to delivery, according to a study presented at the American Neurological ...

A new study that examined older and newer medications to treat seizures has found that using some medications during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of malformations at birth, or birth ...

High blood pressure during pregnancy increases the risk of seizures in children, warns new research. A "significant association" between high blood pressure in moms-to-be, known as gestational ...

A rare, debilitating condition in pregnancy that causes nausea and vomiting so severe that some women end up terminating their pregnancies can be effectively treated with the seizure drug gabapentin.

TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Maternal influenza infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for seizures and febrile convulsions in offspring, according to a study ...

Women with epilepsy usually have successful pregnancies but need close cooperation between their obstetrician and neurologist. Obstetricians who follow patients with seizure disorders throughout ...

Fafali was a 22-year-old expectant mother in a rural area in the Volta Region, excitedly preparing for her first child.