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Study finds prior preterm delivery indicates subsequent baby will be small even if carried to term

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that women who deliver their first baby ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Breastfeeding can be tougher for women when pregnancy is unplanned

Women who did not plan to get pregnant are much more likely to stop breastfeeding within three months of giving birth, according to a study published in the journal Current Anthropology. The research suggests that women ...

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Multiple births lead to weight gain and other problems for mouse moms and male offspring

Women have long bemoaned the fact that as they have more children, their weight gain from pregnancy becomes more difficult to lose. A new study using a mouse model that mimics the human effects of multiparity (giving birth ...

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created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Myths and truths of obesity and pregnancy

Ironically, despite excessive caloric intake, many obese women are deficient in vitamins vital to a healthy pregnancy. This and other startling statistics abound when obesity and pregnancy collide. Together, they present ...

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High sugar diet of moms-to-be linked to larger babies and childhood obesity

(Medical Xpress) -- Consuming too many high sugar and high GI foods like white bread and fruit juice during pregnancy can increase the chances of giving birth to a larger baby, according to study findings. And with recent ...

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created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospital births saving babies in China, study says

(AP) -- Researchers have found that encouraging women to giver birth in hospitals has contributed to a sharp decrease in the number of infant deaths in China.

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created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Pregnant plesiosaur' examined

A paper to be published on August 12, 2011 in Science reveals that Dr. F. Robin O'Keefe of Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. and Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of the Natural History Museum's Dinosaur Institute, have d ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Oldest pregnant lizard fossil discovered

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper published in Naturwissenschaft reveals a fossil from 120 million years ago that proves that some lizards were not laying eggs but rather giving birth to live y ...

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created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Mothers with breastfeeding difficulties more likely to suffer postpartum depression

Women who have breastfeeding difficulties in the first two weeks after giving birth are more likely to suffer postpartum depression two months later compared to women without such difficulties.

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created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Breastfeeding does not protect against MS relapses

New research finds breastfeeding doesn't appear to protect against multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses, despite previous studies suggesting there may be a protective role. The research is published in the July 6, 2011, online ...

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created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Swedish model slashes multiple-birth risk in IVF pregnancies

Swedish doctors on Monday presented a new method they said dramatically reduces the risk of multiple births from in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) without affecting chances of having a baby.

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created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Urinary incontinence doubles risk of postpartum depression

Women with urinary incontinence after giving birth are almost twice as likely to develop postpartum depression as those without incontinence, according to a new study led by Wendy Sword, a professor in McMaster University's ...

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created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

International study shows Caesareans not as 'posh' as commonly believed

(Medical Xpress) -- A ground-breaking study of women who have given birth in New Zealand, Scotland and England, has found the strongest evidence yet that having caesarean sections does not always protect women from the common ...

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created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hong Kong moves to restrict mainland babies

Hong Kong says it will restrict the number of mainland Chinese women allowed to give birth in the city's hospitals which are struggling to cope with the tens of thousands who arrive each year.

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created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dutch girl, 12, gives birth on school trip

A 12-year old Dutch schoolgirl gave birth to a baby girl during a school trip, local health services said Tuesday.

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created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (7) | comments 14