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pregnancy stories: 171 news summaries

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chinese double-bind

 No Sex Ed = 13M+ Abortions 

In China, sexual freedom not accompanied by information

Nov 5, 09 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The liberalization of Chinese attitudes toward sex, despite the near-absence of sex education, has led to a sort of bedroom farce that would be hilarious if it didn’t result in at least 13 million abortions a year. College students in particular feel comfortable having sex; now, if only someone... More »

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China • abortion • contraception • pregnancy • Internet • sex education • liberal • college student

 Germy 
 Kissing 
 Is the 
 Point  

Swapping spit boosts immunity, say scientists

Nov 2, 09 3:28 AM CST
(Newser) - A kiss apparently is not just a kiss. An unromantic team of scientists has determined that the point of kissing is to spread germs and increase lovers' immunity and health. The bug cytomegalovirus, which is dangerous in pregnancy, is passed from smooching men to give a woman time to build... More »

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pregnancy • health • birth • kiss • immunity • French kissing • fetal health • women's issues

Pregnant Woman Turned Down at UK Cheese Counter

Customer lies to get cheddar clerk said was bad for moms-to-be

Oct 6, 09 8:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a move many husbands might say verges on suicide, a British supermarket clerk refused to sell a pregnant woman cheese, saying she wasn’t allowed the unpasteurized cheddar for health reasons. Janet Lehain, 31, had to promise the female employee behind the Sainsbury’s deli counter she wouldn’t... More »

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pregnancy • United Kingdom • cheese • supermarket • cheddar • Sainsbury's

 1 Womb, 
 2 Fetuses, 
 2 Weeks Apart: 
 Here's How 

'Superfetation' is really, really rare, docs are clueless, but babies should be fine

Sep 28, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forget that 19-pound Indonesian baby. The real miracle pregnancy is Arkansas born and bred: Julia Grovenburg, who this month managed to get pregnant not once, but twice. That’s right: two conceptions, one two weeks after the other, to be enjoyed—cherished, endured, served—concomitantly. There are only 10 recorded... More »

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pregnancy • Arkansas • conception • pregnant women • superfetation • Julia Grovenburg

 Fla. Priest Is My 
 Babydaddy: Ex-Stripper 

Woman took payoff over 'inappropriate relationship' with same father 3 years ago

Sep 21, 09 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican famously frowns on randy clergy, but Rome is surely burning over this one—former stripper Beatrice Hernandez tells CBS4 that a Florida priest fathered her baby, and she's seeking a restraining order after he attacked her for demanding a DNA test. Hernandez, who says her relationship with Father... More »

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Florida • pregnancy • priest • stripper • love child • Catholic priest • Alberto Cutié • David Dueppen • Beatrice Hernandez

 Brady Fesses Up: 
 Gisele's Due in December 

Quarterback confirms Bundchen's expecting baby just before playoff season

Sep 12, 09 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tom Brady has ended months of is-she-or-isn't-she speculation and confirmed wife Gisele Bundchen is definitely pregnant and due to give birth in December, People reports. The Patriots quarterback told ESPN that he'll be attending Lamaze classes with Bundchen—and he's hoping to avoid a game-day arrival. "I told her,... More »

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pregnancy • New England Patriots • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • celebrity pregnancy

 Duggars Expecting Kid No. 19 

Dad: 'This never gets old'

Sep 1, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 18-kid Duggar family of Arkansas is about to make way for No. 19, People reports—just five months after their oldest son and his wife have their first kiddo. “This never gets old. We are so grateful for each child. We are looking forward to our first grand... More »

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reality TV • pregnancy • Arkansas • large families • Michelle Duggar • Jim Bob Duggar

TRAVEL

 Aruba Resort 
 Pays Guests 
 to Make Babies 

Resort's $300 'conception credit' inspired by coral reproduction, naturally

Aug 28, 09 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Getting knocked up really pays off, at least at one Westin resort in Aruba, USA Today reports. In honor of coral's spawning season, couples who shell out $399 for a daily package are eligible for a $300 “conception credit” toward their next vacation—if they conceive during their stay.... More »

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pregnancy • conception • promotion • Caribbean • Aruba • resorts • guests • hotel industry • Westin

(Newser) - Amniocentesis may become a thing of the past, as new procedures are developed that can non-invasively but definitively test for Down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities, writes Amanda Schaffer for DoubleX. The procedures, expected to be available in the next few years, take advantage of a recent discovery: Early in... More »

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pregnancy • mothers • fetus • Down Syndrome • women's issues • amniocentesis

Officials Doubt Tunisian Woman Expecting 12 Babies

Unidentified woman has refused ultrasound

Aug 18, 09 1:49 PM CDT
(AP) - Authorities are investigating a claim that a woman in Tunisia is pregnant with 12 babies. French and British media reported the woman will soon give birth to six girls and six boys. An official with Tunisia's health ministry said today the claim seemed doubtful and that the woman—who has... More »

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pregnancy • Tunisia • France • fertility treatment • octuplets




 Twitter Founder's 
 Wife Tweets Birth 

Updates on water breaking, contractions

Aug 11, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Her husband co-founded Twitter; now, she’s using the service to update the world on the birth of her baby, the BBC reports. “Dear Twitter, My water broke. It wasn't like Charlotte in Sex and the City,” Sara Williams wrote yesterday. She has updated with tweets about her... More »

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pregnancy • birth • Twitter • Evan Williams

(Newser) - Families appear to be putting off that baby until economic conditions improve, the New York Times reports. The birth rate fell 2% in 2008 compared to 2007, and the trend looks to be continuing into 2009. “It’s the recession," a sociologist says. "Children are the... More »

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pregnancy • children • baby • recession • birth rate • Great Depression • household expenses • economic downturn

(Newser) - A change in the law is threatening to scuttle a Dutch ship's mission to provide abortions to women throughout the world, reports the Independent. Dr. Rebecca Gomperts has delivered "abortion pills" that cause miscarriages to women in nations where abortion is illegal. She has skirted local laws by docking... More »

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abortion • pregnancy • abortion ship • Right to Life • courts • pro choice • prescription drugs • Holland • Christian right • Dutch government • clinic • Rebecca Gomperts • abortion pills

(Newser) - Smog might be just as bad for your brain as it is for your lungs, a study finds. Researchers monitored the air pollution 249 mothers were exposed to during pregnancy, then monitored their children. They found that high pollution levels corresponded to a four-point drop in the kids’ IQ scores... More »

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pregnancy • child development • air pollution • IQ tests

Doctors Urged to Induce Labor Less Often

New guidelines warn
of risky 'epidemic' in
US hospitals

Jul 21, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - New guidelines out today urge US doctors not to induce labor earlier than 39 weeks into a pregnancy unless there are compelling medical reasons, the Houston Chronicle reports. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued its first statement on induced labor since 1999, with the lead author calling it... More »

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pregnancy • labor • gynecology • doctor • birth • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • obstetrician-gynecologists

 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

GLOSSIES

 Turlington 
 Models a More 
 Charitable Path 

At 40, she's earning a master's and educating the world on maternity risks

Jul 15, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Christy Turlington still considers modeling her work—“It’s the only thing that pays me; everything else is school or volunteerism,” the Columbia masters candidate, often described as one of the world’s most beautiful people, tells Vogue. “My face is a dime a dozen in many... More »

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pregnancy • Columbia University • public health • celebrity • documentary • childbirth • developing countries • supermodel • Christy Turlington • Ed Burns

 Study: Babies Born Before 40 Weeks Have Lower IQs

Research casts doubt on benefits of inducing birth at 37 or 38 weeks

Jun 24, 09 1:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research suggests that inducing birth two or three weeks ahead of the full 40 weeks isn't as harmless as many doctors believe, the Globe and Mail reports. The study found that children born after 37 weeks tended to have IQs 1.7 points lower than those born at 38... More »

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pregnancy • baby • birth • premature birth • gestation • babies

Palin Ignored Leno's Crack
on Bristol

Comic joked that
John Edwards was babydaddy; no ruckus

Jun 14, 09 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A late-night comic cracking a joke about an adult man getting an underage Palin daughter pregnant? Sounds like perfect fodder for the former vice-presidential candidate's outrage... except there was no outcry, points out Alan Colmes' Liberaland. Back in September, Jay Leno joked that the philandering John Edwards had something to... More »

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John Edwards • pregnancy • joke • Jay Leno • David Letterman • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin

(Newser) - A British fertility clinic implanted the wrong embryo into a woman who aborted it as soon as she found out, dashing another couple's hopes of having their second baby, reports the Telegraph. When a lab assistant informed the couple, they "held each other and sobbed," said the... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • parenting • embryo • birth • mistake • fertility treatment • IVF

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