All Posts Tagged With: "Pregnancy and Birth"

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19
Jun
2009

25 Weeker Fitted With An External Pacemaker

In a world first, tiny Taylor Gardner has been fitted with a pacemaker bigger than her fragile body.

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18
Jun
2009

And The Winners Are… Your Best Birth Giveaway

If you are pregnant or preparing to have a baby in the near future, I highly recommend you pick up a copy of Your Best Birth by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein. We offered 10 readers the chance to win one of 10 copies. The winners are…

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10
Jun
2009

Your Best Birth by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein (GIVEAWAY)

If you are pregnant or preparing to have a baby in the near future, I highly recommend you pick up a copy of Your Best Birth by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein.

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1
Jun
2009

Pregnancy and Hair Loss

The rise in hormones during pregnancy keeps you from losing your hair. After delivery, the hormones return to normal levels, which allows the hair to fall out and return to the normal cycle.

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30
May
2009

12-Ounce Baby Beats Odds at Pittsburgh Hospital

Against all odds Taylor Maree arrived by C-section on March 12 weighing just 350 grams, which is almost 12 ounces.
The doctors could hardly believe their eyes.

“When she popped out they were really astounded at how tiny she was,” according to the NICU’s director, Dr. Jennifer Kloezs.

At birth she was whisked away the second she [...]

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22
May
2009

Belfast Mom Welcomes Ireland’s First Set Of Sextuplets

A mom in Belfast Northern Ireland has given birth to the country’s first set of sextuplets at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital.

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5
Apr
2009

The New Natural Caesarean

In an attempt to turn one of the world’s most common operations into an experience closer to vaginal birth, a UK doctor has made some changes to the how Caesarean sections are done, which has made the procedure more intimate for expectant families.

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Apr
2009

Woman Thrown Out Of Bar For Drinking While Pregnant

A pregnant woman was refused a drink at a pub and then asked to leave by staff who said they were protecting her unborn child.

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