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pregnancy stories: 173 news summaries

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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

Killer Cut Baby Out of Oregon Woman: Cops

Authorities not sure if boy died inside or outside of womb

Jun 8, 09 5:16 PM CDT
(AP) - Authorities say a pregnant woman who was found dead in a crawl space of a suburban Oregon home had been cut open and her baby delivered from her womb. The Washington County sheriff's office said today that it couldn't be determined if the infant son of Heather Snively died before... More »

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pregnancy • murder • Craigslist • Oregon • fetus • Heather Snively • Korena Elaine Roberts

 Pregnant Brit Gets  
 Life Sentence in Laos 

Convicted of trafficking 1.5 pounds of heroin

Jun 3, 09 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pregnant British woman convicted of drug trafficking in Laos last year has been handed a life sentence, AFP reports. Samantha Orobator, 20, who was nabbed while trying to board a plane to Thailand, had been found found guilty of trafficking 1.5 pounds of heroin, said a UK embassy... More »

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pregnancy • drugs • prison • crime • heroin • Laos • drug trafficking • Britain • life sentence • Samantha Orobator

 Gain Less Pregnancy 
 Weight If Obese: Docs 

New guidelines say rising obesity puts mom, baby at risk

May 28, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obese women should gain between 11-20 pounds when pregnant, new guidelines urge; the figure is about half what’s recommended for women of normal weight, HealthDay News reports, and reflect concerns about the effect of rising obesity rates on mother and child. More »

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obesity • pregnancy • childhood obesity • weight gain • guidelines

 Bundchen 'Definitely Pregnant' 

Supermodel tells friends she'll soon be modeling maternity wear

May 23, 09 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The rumors are true and Gisele Bundchen definitely has one in the oven, Radar reports. The supermodel, who married Tom Brady earlier this year, has told close friends that her first child is on the way. The Patriots quarterback has a 1-year-old son from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.... More »

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pregnancy • celebrity • gossip • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • supermodel • celebrity pregnancy

Obese People Have More Flu Complications

In H1N1 patients, fat had same effects as diabetes, heart disease

May 20, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists at the CDC have noticed a new trend in cases of swine flu: "We were surprised by the frequency of obesity among the severe cases that we've been tracking," says an epidemiologist, adding that it might be cause to make obese people a priority for a... More »

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obesity • pregnancy • California • diabetes • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • heart disease • epidemiology • swine flu • H1N1 virus

(Newser) - A British National Health Service trust posted a controversial staged video on YouTube showing a teenager giving birth amid a pack of yelling high schoolers as a way to scare girls about pregnancy, reports the Daily Mail. The video shows a teen, played by an actress, giving birth on a... More »

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pregnancy • YouTube • video • National Health Service • digital video • Britain • teen pregnancy • teenager

(Newser) - A pregnant 66-year-old woman on track to become Britain's oldest mother is unapologetic about her decision, and insists she feels like a 39-year-old woman—some days, reports the Mirror. The successful factory owner claims that she's in better shape than many of her younger employees. "It’s not... More »

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pregnancy • motherhood • in vitro fertilization • old age • Elizabeth Munro

Too Much Folic Acid May Help Cause Cancer

Wonder vitamin added to many foods could be giving us an overdose

May 11, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Folic acid: You’ve probably heard that pregnant women are urged to take it, and you might know that lots of common staples—from flour to cereals—are fortified with it. But new research indicates that folic acid may have a complicated relationship to cancer—even perhaps accelerating it. Studies... More »

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cancer • pregnancy • folic acid • dietary supplement • fortified • folate

OPINION

 Abstinence 
 Backer Bristol  
 No Hypocrite 

Media attacks miss the point: she's a 'natural messenger'

May 8, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bristol Palin has gotten a media drubbing for hypocrisy in her new role as abstinence advocate—but such attacks are wholly undeserved, writes Nancy Gibbs in Time. The “true hypocrisy,” one could say, was at the Republican convention, which portrayed a falsely simple happy-ending message. In fact, “... More »

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pregnancy • abstinence • teen pregnancy • Bristol Palin

Laos May Send Pregnant
Brit to UK Prison

20-year-old accused of drug smuggling denies she was raped in prison

May 8, 09 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pregnant British woman jailed in Laos could be allowed to serve her sentence in the UK if she is found guilty of drug smuggling, CNN reports. British and Laotian officials signed a prisoner transfer agreement yesterday after meeting in London to discuss the case of Samantha Orobator, 20, who... More »

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pregnancy • Laos • Britain • drug smuggling • Samantha Orobator

Pregnant Brit Won't Face Laos Death Penalty

Law prohibits execution of those with child; lawyer still can't see her

May 5, 09 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Samantha Orobator, the Briton jailed in Laos on heroin-smuggling charges, will not face the death penalty because she is pregnant, CNN reports. The 20-year-old was, however, denied access to a British attorney who flew in with assurances they could meet. The lawyer “was refused her first visit,” a... More »

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death penalty • pregnancy • England • Laos • drug smuggling • Samantha Orobator

(Newser) - The mom of a pregnant London woman who may face a Laotian firing squad for drug smuggling pleaded with government officials to save "my baby, my angel," reports the Telegraph. "I'm appealing to the British government, to the Laos authorities, to please release her. I'm down on... More »

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pregnancy • London • prison • Laos • death row • Britain • firing squad • drug smuggling • Samantha Orobator • Jane Orobator

(Newser) - The National Zoo’s female giant panda may be pregnant, the Washington Post reports. Volunteers are monitoring Mei Xiang around the clock after zookeepers noticed behavioral changes that indicate the mom to celebu-panda Tai Shan is expecting, including creating a bamboo den in a dark and quiet place, and cradling... More »

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pregnancy • animal • National Zoo • giant pandas • artificial insemination • Tai Shan • Mei Xiang

 Sex Query? 
 Experts Help 
 Teens Via 
 Texting 

Health professionals text teens answers to anonymous sex questions

May 2, 09 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Teenagers no longer need to reveal their angst over pregnancy or noisy sex in crowded classrooms, the New York Times reports. Public health officials, fretting over the state of sex ed in US schools, are now answering questions via text message. Some use multiple choice menus and automated responses, but... More »

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pregnancy • North Carolina • sex education • abstinence education • STD • text message • texting • teenager • mobile phones

 FARC Captive 
 Recalls Horror 
 of Jungle Birth 

Rojas gave birth in captivity, then had son taken away

Apr 26, 09 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clara Rojas was one of many prisoners who endured the misery of the Colombian jungle during her 6 years as a hostage of the FARC. But in 2003 her ordeal became almost unbearable: She discovered she was pregnant by one of her captors. "I knew I could die,"... More »

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pregnancy • Colombia • birth • FARC • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • jungle • Clara Rojas • hostage

(Newser) - Mel Gibson's wife filed for divorce when she learned his Russian lover was pregnant, reports the Sun. Robyn Gibson "put up with Mel for years but when she found out" Oksana Grigorieva was telling friends she was expecting, "it was the last straw," said a friend. Gibson... More »

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pregnancy • Catholic • Mel Gibson • celebrity pregnancy • extramarital affair • Robyn Gibson • celebrity breakup • Oksana Gorgieva

 US Doc Boasts  
 He Implanted 11 
 Human Clones 

'The cloned child is coming,' says controversial physician

Apr 22, 09 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A controversial American fertility doctor is boasting that he cloned 14 human embryos and implanted 11 of them them into women, reports the Independent. None of the tranfers led to a viable pregnancy. A documentary filmmaker recorded the procedures involving four women who had hoped to become the first mothers... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • physician • doctor • human embryos • fertility clinic • clone • implanted embryos • human clones • Panayiotis Zavos

(Newser) - Sarah Palin continues to inadvertently make pro-choice arguments as she campaigns for a ban on abortion, Ruth Marcus writes in the Washington Post. After revealing that she twice considered aborting son Trig, Palin said “I do understand what these women, what these girls go through in that thought... More »

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abortion • pregnancy • Right to Life • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Trig Palin • Down Syndrome • personal choice

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