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Oct
2009Study: Steep Rise In Down’s Syndrome Diagnosis, Births Remain Stagnant
Research conducted at Queen Mary, University of London, has found that the number of Down’s Syndrome pregnancies rose as women are deciding to have children later in life.
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Oct
2009Study-BPA and Behavioural Issues Linked?
There is a new study that is out which was done by researchers at the University of North Carolina and British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University. It is the first time that they are looking at links between prenatal BPA (bisphenol A exposure) exposure and behavioural issues in kids.
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Aug
2009The Benefits Of Exercising While Pregnant
Mercola has a great article about the extensive benefits to mom and baby from exercising while pregnant. According to a new report, physicians should recommend low to moderate levels of exercise to their pregnant patients, even if they have not exercised prior to pregnancy.
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May
2009Could Taking Probiotics During Pregnancy Help Cut Belly Fat Afterwards?
New research suggests that taking probiotics during their pregnancy may help women keep belly fat under control after pregnancy.
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Apr
2009Study: Morning Sickness May Lead To Brighter Kids
Good news for expectant moms who are suffering from morning sickness. Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children’s (SickKids) Motherisk Program have found that morning sickness, which impacts up to 80 per cent of pregnancies, enhances children’s long-term neurodevelopment.
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Jan
2009Woman Pregnant For 60 Years
Doctors were stunned when a 92-year-old woman, complaining of a stomachache, was found to have been carrying her unborn baby in her womb for the past 60 years.
According to a report, Huang Yijun of Huangjiaotan, China, had been told in 1948 that her child had died in the womb, but the procedure to remove [...]
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20
Jan
2009My Belly And It’s Linea Negra
Now that the baby has arrived, all I am left with is some extra skin and my ‘Linea negra’ (a dark line down the middle of my belly).
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Arriving usually in the second trimester, the linea negra is more commonly found in women who already have darker skin pigmentation and is caused by an increased production [...]
6
Jan
2009Another Pregnant Woman Caught Driving Drunk
Here’s a good mom-to-be…A heavily pregnant woman has pleaded guilty to drink driving at more than four times the legal limit, not wearing her seat belt and driving unlicensed.
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Amber Jade Mills, 23, was stopped last November when police saw her swerving, beeping the horn and parking across two spaces.
When the police pulled her over, [...]
10
Dec
2008An Orgasm During Childbirth? Some Women Say Yes!
When women describe childbirth they use words like painful, excruciating and unbearable – never pleasurable and euphoric…
But Amber Hartnell of Hawaii says her birth experience was different. The mom of 2 says she experienced an orgasm during labor when she gave birth to her son in September 2005.
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“All of a sudden the orgasm just [...]
8
Dec
2008Docs Warn Too Much Exercise Not Good For Pregnant Women
Some women get pregnant, sit back and relax while others push it a little too hard trying to make sure that their bodies stay fit.
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Dr. Dave Hnida wants women to know there can be too much of a good thing when they exercise while pregnant. A little bit can mean easier labor and delivery, but [...]
4
Dec
2008Christmas Idea: Planned Parenthood Gift Certificates?
For this holiday season, Indiana’s Planned Parenthood is offering an unusual stocking stuffer: gift certificates redeemable for health services at clinics throughout the state.
the organization says it made the move toward gift certificates because it is worried that more and more people will forgo basic health care.“Women in particular are likely to forgo basic medical [...]
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Nov
2008Pregnant Moms Asked To Skip The Hairspray To Prevent Birth Defects
Pregnant women are being asked to go ‘au natural’ amid fears that some cosmetics could lead to birth defects.
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The move follows the publication of a study which found that women exposed to high levels of hairspray during pregnancy were twice as likely to have babies born with hypospadias, a condition in which the urinary tract [...]





