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Mom Plans to Give Birth Live, Online

A 23-year old woman from Minneapolis is planning to broadcast the birth of her first child, live on the Internet in November.
Nov 4, 2009 by  Erin Jackson in Lifestyle

Study: Pregnant women on psychiatric meds risk early delivery

Pregnant women with a history of depression and depressive symptoms who use psychiatric medication may be three times more likely to deliver prematurely, according to the Michigan-based Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Health Study.

One in Eight Girls Pregnant at Chicago High School

CBS2 News in Chicago reports that 115 of 800 female students at Paul Robeson High School in Chicago are expectant moms-to-be.
Oct 16, 2009 by  Johnny Simpson in Education - 26 comments

Bizarre Abortion Inducement Trial Continues in London

The trial of Dr. Edward Erin, 43, continued at the Old Bailey yesterday. He is accused of having given his girlfriend tea laced with drugs in an attempt to abort her pregnancy against her will and without her knowledge.
Oct 13, 2009 by  Bob Gordon in World

Pregnant Woman Dealing with Gestational Diabetes Special

Gestational diabetes is a pregnancy related condition. Gestational diabetes can be a frightening condition. In this article Sarah Leigh is interviewed and talks about her experiences with gestational diabetes.
Oct 11, 2009 by  Melissa Horrocks in Health - 1 comment

Maternal death risk in Africa 1:14

Despite various global initiatives to bring down the maternal mortality levels in sub-Saharan Africa, more than 250,000 women in this part of the world die each year as a result of pregnancy or child labour.
Oct 5, 2009 by  Miriam Mannak in Health - 2 comments

Woman in Tunis expecting 12 babies

A Tunisian woman is said to be expecting 12 babies. The Arabic language teacher in her thirties is being described by her family as a miracle. Doctors are doubtful that any of the babies will survive the pregnancy.
Aug 17, 2009 by  KJ Mullins in Lifestyle

Japanese Women Celebrate Maternity With Nude Photos

A new trend is bulging in Japan; namely that of pregnant women having nude pictures taken of themselves to celebrate and memorialize their experience. Read all about this bare and beautiful exercise, which costs about $350 US.
Aug 7, 2009 by  M Dee Dubroff in Lifestyle - 7 comments

Seafood most likely boost pregnant women's mood

In a recent study in the United Kingdom, it was revealed that eating omega-3-rich seafood could extinguish depression among women during pregnancy.
Jul 30, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Health

H1N1 and other flu viruses linked to autism, schizophrenia Special

Dr. Hossein Fatemi has been testing the H1N1 virus and its impact on fetal development for over 10 years. His findings provide an important link between viral infections in pregnant women and profound mental disease in their offspring.
Jul 29, 2009 by  Michael Krebs in Health - 5 comments

Pregnant women may be top priority for H1N1 swine flu vaccine

As H1N1 swine flu vaccine manufacturers work to hit dosage demands of governments around the world - and the virus demonstrates its ability to strike pregnant women - new priorities are being established for who should first receive the flu shot.
Jul 28, 2009 by  Michael Krebs in Health - 1 comment

Premarital sex, birth rates, STD increasing among U.S. teens

Following a decreasing trend from 1991 to 2005, birth rates among U.S. teens are significantly increasing since 2006, according to a government-funded study.
Jul 20, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Health - 2 comments

Study: Depression poses risk during pregnancy

A joint research conducted by Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif and Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. found a direct relationship between depression during pregnancy and major risk for the unborn baby.
Jul 19, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Science

Daily sex keeps sperm healthy

According to an Australian study, men who ejaculated daily for seven consecutive days had improved sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage. Additionally, decreased semen volume and sperm concentrations, but improved sperm motility were seen.
Jul 1, 2009 by  Sara B. Caldwell in Health - 5 comments

North Carolina program pays girls not to get pregnant

The program pays $1 a day to girls ages 12-to-17 not to get pregnant. Recent graduates of the program have cashed in more than $2,000.
Jun 24, 2009 by  Matthew Moran in Health - 5 comments

French study finds pesticides and herbicides in pregnant women

Traces of pesticides and herbicides have been found in the urine of pregnant women in France, even a long time after exposition to them. That is the conclusion of a report published by the French Institute of Health Surveillance, a government agency.
Jun 17, 2009 by  Michael Cosgrove in Health - 13 comments

France: Verdict due for woman accused of freezing, burning babies

A trial in France is expected to reach a verdict later this week in the case of a French woman accused of murdering three newly born babies. Two babies were left in a freezer and one was burned.
Jun 17, 2009 by  Andy Madden in Crime

Illegal Abortions Kill At Least 70,000 Women A Year

When a woman faces an unwanted pregnancy she has few options in many parts of the world. To terminate the fetus she risks prison or the possibility of death. Still 17 million women this year will take that risk by having an illegal abortion.
Jun 6, 2009 by  KJ Mullins in Health - 1 comment

Woman gives birth to twins with different fathers

Mia Washington, a mother from Texas, has given birth to twins who have different biological fathers. The double pregnancy is known technically as “heteropaternal superfecundation.
May 26, 2009 by  Kesavan Unnikrishnan in Health - 6 comments

How Women Can Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

There's one birth defect that is 100 per cent preventable: fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The only way to prevent this detect though is to not drink a drop of alcohol while you are pregnant.
May 18, 2009 by  KJ Mullins in Health - 1 comment
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