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A model on the November cover of Teen Vogue is a 19-year-old who reveals in the magazine that she is pregnant.
When Jamie Lynn Spears revealed she was expecting a baby back in 2007, the question of whether a pregnant teen should have a starring role on a television show that targets a young audience was broached (Spears played the lead on Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101.")
Threes are definitely wild for Amanda and Matt Faher. The two 30-year-old attorneys welcomed identical triplets into the world on their third wedding anniversary — Sept. 30 — after 33 weeks of gestation.
Treating even mild diabetes that develops during pregnancy helps keep moms and babies from gaining too much weight and makes for easier deliveries, new research shows. Pregnant women in the U.S. are routinely tested and treated for high blood sugar levels, although it hasn't been clear whether treating the mildest cases really benefited them and their infants.
Julia Grovenburg is carrying two babies of two different gestational ages and believes it is due to a rare phenomenon called superfetation — getting pregnant while already pregnant. But an expert believes it is more likely she is carrying twins developing at different rates.
An Arkansas couple found out that they were having a baby and then discovered they were having two babies — but they aren't twins, according to media reports.
In the next two weeks, Shannon and Paul Morell will meet their baby boy for the first time after the woman who was wrongly implanted with their frozen embryo gives birth. "This has been a terrible thing that has happened to two good families, but we’re doing the best we can for the health of this baby," Shannon Morell said.
Carolyn Savage, 40, decided to carry a baby to term that is not hers after learning a fertility clinic mistakenly transferred another couple’s embryos during an IVF procedure. Due to give birth in the next two weeks, the Ohio mother of three wants a chance to say “hello, and goodbye” before giving the child over to his biological parents.
Health officials are stressing that it is vital for pregnant women and new parents to get the swine flu vaccine to protect themselves and their children.
A Tunisian health official says a woman who claimed she was pregnant with 12 babies underwent a medical examination that showed she is not pregnant.
Pregnant women who get swine flu are at least four times as likely to be hospitalized as other people with the virus, a new study says.
Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall.
Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part of a growing quest for ways to reverse the damage.
Eating for two? New guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy — surprisingly little if they're already overweight.
Pregnant women should take prescription flu medicines if they are diagnosed with the new swine flu, health officials said Tuesday.
Campaigning against teen pregnancy on the TODAY show Wednesday, Bristol Palin, 18-year-old daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, told Matt Lauer that a baby “is not just an accessory on your hip. This is hard work.” But she called her 4-month-old son Tripp “not a mistake at all. He’s a blessing.”
The French, including their politicians, take Facebook seriously.
Former ice dance world champion Isabelle Delobel is pregnant but still hopes to compete in the Vancouver Olympics.
A western Michigan man helped deliver his wife's baby boy despite not knowing she was pregnant. The Grand Rapids Press reported the man called 911 early Thursday as his wife was in labor. The man told the dispatcher that he had not known his 27-year-old wife was pregnant. He said they recently quit smoking and thought her recent weight gain was related.
Toddlers of moms who took the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy had lower IQs than the children of women who used other anti-seizure medicines, according to a new study.
My husband, Keith, and I always knew we wanted to have kids. So after we had been married for a while, we wanted to expand our family. Keith already had two beautiful boys—Tyler and Carson, whom I adore—from his first marriage; they have their mom, and I’m their “Nommy,” their Nancy mommy. But ever since I was young, I always knew I wanted to have a baby of my own. So there I was. I had met the man of my dreams, we had gotten married, I was beyond happy, and it felt like all the pieces were falling into place. So, let’s do it, I thought. Let’s have a baby!
A western Pennsylvania mother has been charged with giving her 13-year-old daughter drugs and alcohol so the woman's boyfriend could impregnate the girl without her knowing, police said Thursday.
Pregnant women who develop breast cancer do not have worse odds of death or of cancer returning than other young breast cancer patients, a new study has found.
Candace Parker is expecting her first child this spring, and the WNBA star will keep working out leading to the 2009 season.
A 70-year-old woman in India gave birth to her first child, a girl, after undergoing infertility treatment, according to a report in the Daily Mail.
Tiny pesticide exposure during pregnancy can have long-term impact on female offspring | Rodale InstituteStudy confirms chlorpyrifos levels far below "toxic" threshold can impair learning, change brain function and alter thyroid levels into adulthood for tested mice.
Teenage pregnancy and social disadvantage: systematic review integrating controlled trials and qualitative studies Conclusions A small but reliable evidence base supports the effectiveness and appropriateness of early childhood interventions and youth development programmes for reducing unintended teenage pregnancy.
Is Having No Morning Sickness During Pregnancy Healthy?Is it a requirement that every pregnant woman must have and go through morning sickness? It sucks. This mom tried a number things and finally found a few techniques that helped her control the symptoms.
Girl, 12, overlooked by DOCS gives birth to boyA 12-YEAR-OLD girl from Dubbo who became pregnant to her 15-year-old live-in boyfriend has given birth to a boy.
Doll buried in coffin after fake pregnancyA New Zealand woman has admitted burying a doll in a coffin to dupe her partner into believing she had been pregnant.
Pregnancy Hormone A Diet Miracle?BOSTON -- A new diet that claims to help you lose as much as three pounds a day is generating controversy in the medical community.
Low weight gain best for obese pregnant womenObese women who gained little or no weight during pregnancy - and even some who lost weight - had favorable outcomes, St. Louis researchers have found.
CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects Penicillin, which is the most commonly used antibiotic during pregnancy, as well as erythromycin, cephalosporins and quinolones, other widely prescribed antibiotics, were not associated with increased risk for about 30 different birth defects. However, the study found that two t …
Common antibiotics tied to birth defectsResearchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections with birth defects.
Teenage girls earn extra cash for college -- as long as they don't get pregnantFor six years, Hubbard has belonged to an adolescent girls' group called College Bound Sisters, which focuses on fellowship, goal-setting, age-appropriate sexual education and getting into college.
Kissing was developed 'to spread germs'It isn't the most romantic theory, but scientists believe kissing was developed to spread germs which build up immunity to illness.
$200 in-vitro? Docs to offer procedure in AfricaDoctors are getting ready to introduce a cheap in-vitro fertilization procedure across Africa, where women often are ostracized as witches or social outcasts if they cannot have children, officials said Monday.
1 embryo as good as 2 for pregnancy chancesWomen who initially receive just one embryo during in vitro fertilization are as likely to produce a child as women implanted with two, Swedish researchers reported on Wednesday.
Obese women often gain too many pregnancy pounds - Yahoo! NewsNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most obese women gain more weight than is recommended during pregnancy, and may find those pounds tough to shed in the long run, a new study suggests.
Anti-seizure drugs risky during pregnancyTreating seizures during pregnancy is a delicate balance. On the one hand, seizures are dangerous for mother and fetus. On the other, the medications used to treat seizure disorder - also known as epilepsy - may harm the fetus.
Most obese pregnant women gain too muchMost obese women gain more weight than is recommended during pregnancy, and may find those pounds tough to shed in the long run, a new study suggests.
Preemie worry: Induced labor rules tightenedHoping to schedule your baby's birth while your mother's in town? Labor is becoming less of a late-night surprise, but some hospitals are starting to tighten the rules for elective deliveries because some babies are being delivered too early.
New way to 'stop' premature birthA drug used to treat cancer can stop contractions and may prevent premature labour, researchers say.
British scientists step closer to womb transplantsBritish scientists believe they are a step closer to carrying out the first successful womb transplant.
H1N1 Frequently Asked Questions Information on the H1N1 Flu Virus and Individuals with Chronic Medical Conditions Information on Seniors and the Flu Virus (Seasonal Flu and H1N1 Flu) Information on Children Less Than Five Years of Age and the H1N1 Flu Virus Informatio …
Medications That Block Folic Acid In Pregnancy Double Risk Of Congenital Malformations In Fetusregnant women are advised to take vitamin supplements containing folic acid as part of their routine pre-natal care.
Cancer passes from mother to babyA UK study has found that a woman suffering from cancer during pregnancy can pass the disease on to her unborn child.
Judge: abortion laws protect girl who sought pregnancy-ending beating judge has released a 17-year-old Vernal girl from jail after ruling she did not commit a crime when she allegedly paid a man to beat her in an attempt to end her late-term pregnancy.
Scientists prove tumors can be caught in the womb - Mother and newborn baby both die of the same cancer Pregnant women can transmit cancer to their unborn babies, British scientists have proved for the first time. In an 'extremely rare' case that challenges conventional wisdom about human biology, a mother with leukaemia passed the blood disease to her daughter.
Birth Control Pills Affect Women's Taste in MenThis year 2.25 million Americans will get married—and a million will get divorced.
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