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NEWS ABOUT: prenatal care

prenatal care stories: 10 news summaries

 Fetuses Form Memories: Study 

At 30 weeks, have 10-minute memory

Jul 16, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fetuses can form memories, an important indicator of nervous-system maturation that may help doctors detect developmental problems, Dutch researchers say. Fetuses exposed to sound and vibration for 1 second every 30 seconds became accustomed to the stimuli, a process known as habituation. "Habituation is a form of learning,"... More »

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pregnancy • memory • parenting • study • research • fetus • prenatal care • Down Syndrome • pregnant women • babies

Safer Down Syndrome Tests Give Birth to Ethics Fears

Procedures look safer, more accurate, but raise ethics concerns

Feb 24, 09 11:23 AM CST
(Newser) - New tests to detect Down syndrome early in pregnancy look highly promising to some experts—but they’re prompting new ethical and medical questions, the Washington Post reports. The procedures, to be publicly available in June, appear safer and more accurate than current options. But Down syndrome and anti-abortion activists... More »

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abortion • genetic testing • prenatal care • medical ethics • Down Syndrome

Prenatal Screening Advances Create Agonizing Choices

Doctors may detect disease but struggle for details

Oct 25, 08 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Advances in prenatal screening have given parents-to-be a clearer window into the health of their unborn children—and the dramatic increase in information can lead to wrenching choices. Tests are now able to detect many genetic disorders—but they are not always reliable, or able to predict specific outcomes, the... More »

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parenting • baby • childbirth • prenatal care

OPINION

 Palin's Critics Bitter 
 Over Own Abortions 

'Grief, shame, and guilt' spur attacks on Republican candidate

Oct 24, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The attacks lobbed at Sarah Palin have less to do with the candidate herself and more with the shame, guilt, and grief of the post-abortion community, the co-founder of an anti-abortion group writes in the National Review. Kevin Burke says Palin inspires such vitriol because she chose to have a... More »

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abortion • pregnancy • prenatal care • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Trig Palin • Down Syndrome

New Prenatal Gene Test Proves Safer

Checks mom's blood for defects without miscarriage risk

Oct 7, 08 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have developed a prenatal test for genetic defects much safer than the ones currently in use, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Methods like amniocentesis can spot chromosomal disorders like Down Syndrome, but involve inserting a needle into the uterus, which carries close to a 1-in-200 risk of miscarriage.... More »

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pregnancy • genetic testing • DNA • prenatal care • miscarriage • chromosomal disorders • genetic defects • Down Syndrome

Baby Born 'Again' After Tumor Operation

Doctors perform surgery in after 4 months of pregnancy

Jun 7, 08 7:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas baby is faring well after doctors pulled her from the womb, cut off a tumor, and put her back in to be born 4 weeks ago, CBS News reports. Doctors noticed Macie McCartney's tumor 4 months into pregnancy and identified it as fatal—so they pulled out her... More »

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surgery • baby • womb • tumor • prenatal care

Morning Sickness
May Help Protect Embryos

Ailment has evolutionary benefit, researchers say

May 20, 08 5:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Far from being a mere nuisance, morning sickness may actively protect embryos, LiveScience reports. Doctors have long recognized the association of morning sickness and a healthy pregnancy, but new research suggests the condition evolved to protect embryos from dangerous environmental factors. More »

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pregnancy • motherhood • prenatal care • scientific discoveries • morning sickness

Smaller Babies Become Hostile Adults: Study

Low weight at birth and childhood linked to more hostility later in life

May 13, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research has linked low birth weight and slow growth in childhood to increased levels of hostility in adults, Reuters reports. Researchers also discovered that the higher levels of aggression were linked to health trouble, including coronary problems, type 2 diabetes and earlier death. The levels of hostility appeared unconnected... More »

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weight • medical research • baby • infant • child development • prenatal care • body mass index

Dark Chocolate Fends Off Pregnancy Problems

Chemical helps prevent preeclampsia, study finds

Apr 29, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pregnant women who indulge in a daily treat of dark chocolate are cutting the risk of a serious complication, according to new research. Dark chocolate, rich in the chemical theobromine, helped prevent preeclampsia, a serious condition related to high blood pressure that affects up to 8% of pregnancies, the study... More »

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pregnancy • blood pressure • chocolate • prenatal care

Brits Will Pay Moms-to-Be to Eat for Two

Pregnant women in the UK will be given $240 to support a healthy diet

Sep 9, 07 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starting 2009, all expecting moms in the UK will receive a lump sum of $240, intended to be spent on a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables to help prevent low-birth-weight complications in newborn children. The "pregnancy grants" are part of Britain's new health secretary's plan to close the... More »

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food • pregnancy • health • women's health • England • public health • parents • diet • mothers • prenatal care

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