2008/07/31 - Study to examine mothers' need for bed rest

A US university is to conduct a study into the need for some women to remain in bed for the last part of their pregnancy. Several new inventions and educational programmes designed to rebuild the muscles and improve stamina after women give birth are to be tested by Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.

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They will partake in at least 21 days of complete bed rest prior to the birth of their baby to study the effects on their body.

The researchers claimed that studies by NASA have revealed that bed rest affects every organ in the body.

Judith Maloni, a professor of nursing at the Bolton School, noted that women who have had bed rest in the last trimester of their pregnancy often suffer back problems and muscle aches.

In related news, scientists have this week discovered the cause of post-partum depression through studies into the brain mechanisms in mice.

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