Pregnancy
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Pregnancy warning on alcohol products
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Dec 16, 2011
Alcohol Healthwatch is pleased that, after more than a decade of dithering, there will finally be a pregnancy warning on all alcohol products in Australia and New Zealand. Full Story »
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Study Identifies Strategies to Reduce Maternity, Child Deaths (ContributorNetwork)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Dec 16, 2011
The World Health Organization released findings from a three-year study on interventions to prevent death in mothers during pregnancy and childbirth and also deaths in children under five. Here are study results and how they affect parents. According to the Partnership for… Full Story »
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Hilary Duff's Fit & Flexible Pregnancy
Celebrity Baby Scoop &bull Dec 16, 2011One thing's for sure - Hilary Duff believes in an active pregnancy! As she often is, the mom-to-be was seen leaving an exercise studio - this time it was a Pilates class in Toluca Lake, Calif. on Thursday (December 15).… Full Story »
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Vote for Your Favorite Tweeting Mama at LilSugar
Celebrity Baby Scoop &bull Dec 15, 2011Holy tweeting mamas, Batman! The past year saw celebrity parents take to Twitter in record numbers to share everything from mundane parental and pregnancy complaints to the exciting introduction of their precious lil ones to the world. Whether you appreciate… Full Story »
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Jay-Z Joins Beyonce On Her Pregnancy Diet
Celebrity Baby Scoop &bull Dec 15, 2011We've heard about how excited Jay-Z is to have a baby on the way with Beyonce , and now it appears the music mogul is supporting his pregnant wife by dieting with her. According to Us the parents-to-be are maintaining… Full Story »
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Bid rejected to reinstate Octomom doc's license (AP)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Dec 15, 2011
LOS ANGELES - A judge refused Thursday to reinstate the medical license of the fertility doctor who helped Octomom Nadya Suleman have octuplets, saying the state medical board's revocation was the appropriate action. Superior Court Judge James Chalfant rejected the… Full Story »
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Majority of B.C. women take prescription drugs during pregnancy, Canadian study shows
Science Daily: Pregnancy and Childbirth News &bull Dec 15, 2011
The study, published online December 15 in the journal Clinical Therapeutics, is the first of its kind in Canada. Researchers analyzed population-based outpatient prescription claims data for patterns of prescription drug use during pregnancy in B.C. from 2001 to 2006. The researchers found that 63.5 per cent of pregnant women in B.C. filled at least one prescription. One in thirteen --… Full Story »
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Cancer from fetal exposure to carcinogens depends on dose, timing
Science Daily: Pregnancy and Childbirth News &bull Dec 15, 2011
The cancer-causing potential of fetal exposure to carcinogens can vary substantially, causing different types of problems much later in life depending on the stage of pregnancy when the fetus is exposed. The research sheds further light on the way in… Full Story »
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Konnie Huq reveals pregnancy
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Dec 15, 2011
The 36-year-old has also presented X Factor spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2 and recently co-wrote Channel 4 programme Black Mirror with her husband Charlie Brooker. The remaining Strictly Come Dancing contestants have told Newsbeat they're 'excited' about performing… Full Story »
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Beyonce Leans On Gwyneth Paltrow Through Her Pregnancy
Babyrazzi &bull Dec 15, 2011
With Beyonce expecting her first child in the spring, the singer has turned to friend and mom of two, Gwyneth Paltrow, for support. "Gwyneth has been such a great support," the 'Single Ladies' singer tells New! magazine. "Her and Chris… Full Story »
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Flexible Spending Accounts, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth Headlines &bull Dec 15, 2011
If you have a place of employment that offers flexible spending accounts (FSA) , you have money put aside or be able to put aside money to spend on certain medical expenses that would be tax free. This is typically… Full Story »
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Health Tip: Dealing With Hemorrhoids During Pregnancy
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Dec 15, 2011
(HealthDay News) -- Hemorrhoids are swollen, painful veins that develop in the rectum. Up to half of pregnant women have them, the womenshealth.gov website says. Full Story »
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Health Tip: Dealing With Hemorrhoids During Pregnancy (HealthDay)
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News &bull Dec 15, 2011
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Hemorrhoids are swollen, painful veins that develop in the rectum. Up to half of pregnant women have them, the womenshealth.gov website says. Full Story »
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The Latest on Children's Vaccines in the US
Pregnancy Weekly Blog &bull Dec 15, 2011
Nothing gets parents arguing as quickly as the subject of vaccines and this year's news merely added more fuel to the fire. More parents are opting not to vaccinate their children in the United States, which many health officials fear will disrupt decades of what's referred to as "pack immunity," where a large population of vaccinated people ward off a harmful disease from an area. Despite several studies that have proven that vaccines do not cause… Full Story »
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Vaginal Progesterone Reduces Preterm Birth, Neonatal Morbidity And Mortality In Women At Risk
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Dec 15, 2011
Women with a short cervix should be treated with vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth, according to a landmark study by leading obstetricians around the world. An early online version of the study was published today in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG), and is available on the AJOG website free of charge. Progesterone also decreased a fraction of 'late preterm births,' which are the most common preterm deliveries. The profile of adverse events was no different from placebo. Follow-up studies of babies exposed to progesterone in utero to the age of 18… Full Story »
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Beyonce says Gwyneth Paltrow has been "such a great support" during her pregnancy
She Knows: Celebrity Pregnancy &bull Dec 14, 2011
Pregnant Beyonce is looking to friends for support and parenting advice - and she has found both of those in Gwyneth Paltrow. Expectant mom Beyonce told New! magazine, "Gwyneth has been such a great support. Her and Chris [Martin] are… Full Story »
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Experts Issue Warning About Cold Medications in Pregnancy
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Dec 14, 2011
Newswise - Experts in pregnancy and breastfeeding health at the California Teratogen Information Service (CTIS) Pregnancy Health Information Line warn expectant moms about the potential dangers of common cold medicines during pregnancy. CTIS is a California non-profit housed at the University of California, San Diego that educates… Full Story »
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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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Unt Experts Issue Warning About Cold Medications In Pregnancy
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Dec 14, 2011
DENTON, TX - Experts in pregnancy and breastfeeding health at the Texas Teratogen Information Service (TTIS) Pregnancy Risk Line warn expectant moms about the potential dangers of common cold medicines during pregnancy. Full Story »
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21 Weeks Pregnant - First Baby
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Dec 14, 2011
This mom is 21 weeks pregnant with her second pregnancy, first baby. Full Story »
