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One Malaria Episode Early In Pregnancy Triples Miscarriage Risk
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Dec 14, 2011
According to the largest study on the effects of malaria and different anti-malarial drugs in early pregnancy to date, just one episode of malaria in the first trimester is linked to a three-fold greater risk of miscarriage. Researchers also discovered that women treated with anti-malarial drugs did not suffer any serious side… Full Story »
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30 Weeks Pregnant - 3rd Trimester Belly Gallery
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Dec 14, 2011
This is the photo gallery for the 3rd trimester. All of these moms are pregnant and in the third trimester when the pregnancy pictures were taken. Full Story »
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A Foot at the 26 Week Ultrasound
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Dec 14, 2011
Week 26 of pregnancy is towards the end of the second trimester, not many ultrasounds are done at this point without a reason, like a complication. Full Story »
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Decadent Monday: The Investment Legging
Pregnant Fashionista &bull Dec 13, 2011
If you're going to go overboard with only a select few maternity items, I've always been convinced that the jean was your wisest luxury maternity investment, for the very obvious reason that you wear them constantly. But with my discovery… Full Story »
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Malaria during pregnancy: New study assesses risks during first trimester
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Dec 13, 2011
The largest ever study to assess the effects of malaria and its treatment in the first trimester of pregnancy has shown that the disease significantly increases the risk of miscarriage, but that treating with antimalarial drugs is relatively safe and reduces this risk. In the study, carried out at the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU), in Thailand and funded by the Wellcome Trust, researchers examined medical records of women attending the unit's antenatal clinic over the 25 years since… Full Story »
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Stress Can Shorten A Pregnancy And Result In Fewer Boys Being Born
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Dec 12, 2011
According to a study published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction on December 8th, mothers who are stressed during the second and third trimester of pregnancy can reduce the length of their pregnancy and increase the risk of their unborn child being born prematurely. In addition, stress may also affect the ratio of boys to girls born, leading to a decline in male babies. The study examined the effect stress caused by the 2005 Tarapaca earthquake in Chile had on pregnant women. Even though researchers know that stress may shorten… Full Story »
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Making the Crib Bumper
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 12, 2011
In my second trimester, I decided, after doing lots and lots of research, to make my own crib bedding. I could not find what I wanted for a price I was willing to pay. I wanted a more versatile and… Full Story »
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Miscarriage risks in focus after Michelle Duggar pregnancy loss
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Dec 9, 2011
Sad news for Michelle Duggar and family: The "19 Kids and Counting" mom learned that she suffered a miscarriage in her second trimester. Full Story »
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Michelle Duggar Has a Miscarriage
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth Headlines &bull Dec 8, 2011
I was saddened to read about Michelle Duggar's miscarriage. She had just announced her pregnancy a month ago. She was into the second trimester when a routine ultrasound revealed no heart beat. The couple has said that they will name the baby and have a funeral. Other than saying… Full Story »
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Pregnancy During December
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 6, 2011
Now that I am well into my thirty seventh week, I am truly enjoying and appreciating the cold weather! With my first pregnancy, it was the height of summer in West Texas when I was thirty seven weeks. It was just… Full Story »
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Decadent Monday: The Emily Evans Sequin Kimono Top
Pregnant Fashionista &bull Nov 22, 2011
What will you be wearing to all of your upcoming holiday parties? That is not a rhetorical question, PF and other readers would really like to know the answer. I have been pregnant over the Christmas holidays before but was… Full Story »
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Autumn and Pregnancy
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Nov 19, 2011
Autumn is a glorious season, one that I have not had the pleasure of experiencing for the last five years. I always felt a considerable loss as I went off to work during the autumn months year after year. With… Full Story »
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Decadent Monday: DVF's Kipling Dress
Pregnant Fashionista &bull Nov 15, 2011
Though her maternity line has not reappeared in this fall's collection, Diane von Furstenberg remains one of those non-maternity designers whose collections always include a little something for pregnant women. Her adjustable iconic wrap dresses have seen many a newly… Full Story »
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Continued Exercise During Pregnancy
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Nov 15, 2011
It was my first pregnancy that convinced me that exercise should be a regular and consistent part of my daily and weekly routine. Having developed a firm commitment to exercise in the last three years, I find myself not only… Full Story »
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Extra brain cells may be key to autism: study (Reuters)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Nov 8, 2011
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Children with autism appear to have too many cells in a key area of the brain needed for communication and emotional development, helping to explain why young children with autism often develop brains that are larger than… Full Story »
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Autistic Children May Have Too Many Brain Cells (HealthDay)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Nov 8, 2011
TUESDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The brains of autistic children have far more neurons in the prefrontal cortex than the brains of kids without autism, finds a new study that could advance research into the disorder. For the first time, we have the potential to understand why autism gets started," said study author Eric Courchesne, a professor of neurosciences at the… Full Story »
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28 Week Baby Face
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Nov 8, 2011
Week 28 of pregnancy is at the start of the third trimester, not many ultrasounds are done at this point without a reason, like a complication. Full Story »
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Michelle Duggar is Pregnant
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth Headlines &bull Nov 8, 2011
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar announced today that they are expecting their 20th child. Michelle is already out of the first trimester and feeling well. She says that since her last pregnancy , complicated with preeclampsia and preterm birth ,… Full Story »
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Lupus Won't Affect Pregnancy, Study Says
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Nov 7, 2011
A stroke during or shortly after a pregnancy has never been a common occurrence, but new U.S. government research says t... Read Morehe risk has increased dramatically in recent years. Women with stable lupus can have successful pregnancies, a new… Full Story »
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Pregnancy Safe for Most Women With Lupus: Study (HealthDay)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Nov 7, 2011
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect many organs of the body and cause arthritis, fatigue and rashes. Lupus has been known to cause complications for pregnant women. The disease occurs mostly in women, often emerging in their… Full Story »
