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Smoking during pregnancy and being overweight before becoming pregnant account for 40 per cent of the social divide in childhood obesity rates, research has found.

The prevalence of anti-depressant use in pregnancy in Ireland has been estimated at 3.

The HSE needs to produce clear evidence-based guidelines on the duties for pregnant doctors, following accounts of doctors having to stand for six hours doing an operation while in the later stages of pregnancy, and management threats over the sign-off of rotations.

Taking vitamin D supplements in pregnancy has no significant effect on the bone density of babies, according to the first randomised controlled trial of its kind, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal.

Whether supplementation of pregnant women with vitamin D will reduce asthma and recurrent wheeze in their offspring remains unclear, authors of a new report have concluded, althought they have called for larger studies and longer follow-up.

Eating too many potatoes before pregnancy has been linked to a greater risk of developing gestational diabetes, a BMJ study suggests.

Women who gain weight between their first and second pregnancies increase the risk of their baby dying in the first year of life, research suggests.

Environmental exposures in the first trimester of pregnancy have been linked to permanent health effects on the offspring, a conference in Dublin has heard.

GPs are being encouraged to participate in an anonymous survey to gauge their awareness of domestic violence perpetrated against their pregnant patients and to identify barriers the physicians face when dealing with this issue.

All healthcare professionals should deliver a clear message to women that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, according to Alcohol Action Ireland.