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NEWS ABOUT: pregnancy

pregnancy stories: 173 news summaries

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Oh, Brother! Female Twins Less Likely to Have Kids

Blame exposure
to testosterone

Jun 19, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Female twins with twin brothers are less likely to marry and have kids than those with twin sisters, a new study shows, and those who do reproduce have fewer children. Elevated exposure to testosterone in utero appears to be the culprit, say British scientists who reached back over two centuries... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • twins • children • estrogen • testosterone • hormones • family • health study

Baby Boy for Julia Roberts

Pretty woman has something to talk about: a third child

Jun 19, 07 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to her third child on Monday, a baby boy. Henry Daniel Moder, who weighed in at 8.5 pounds, was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Us Magazine reports. The 39-year-old Roberts and husband Daniel Moder already have twins, Phinnaeus and Hazel. More »

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pregnancy • children • Julia Roberts • baby • celebrity

Common Chemicals Boost Disease Risk

Scientists tie brief
early exposure to laundry list of ailments

May 25, 07 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beginning in the womb, exposure to common substances increases the likelihood of numerous health problems—including cancer, ADD, Parkinson's and obesity—years and even generations later, international environmental scientists say. Two hundred prominent experts yesterday took the unusual step of calling for intervention by governments, even those that have downplayed... More »

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environment • pregnancy • health • fetal development • chemicals • safety

Sperm Made From Bone Marrow

Scientists may be able to produce sperm from women's bone marrow

Apr 13, 07 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are getting closer to removing men from the conception equation, announcing yesterday that they have produced early-stage sperm cells from male bone marrow. Now the team of British researchers is seeking ethical approval to try the same thing with women. More »

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gender • pregnancy • medical breakthrough • fertility • adoption • health • women's health • genetics • reproduction • sperm • lesbians • science

Depression Causes Preemies

Depression is more dangerous before the baby is born, researchers say

Apr 4, 07 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most new mothers with post-partum depression are ill long before their babies are born, the first study of clinical depression during pregnancy has found. The research, conducted at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, shows that depression, triggered by a natural increase in stress hormones during pregnancy, is a "... More »

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medicine • pregnancy • post partum depression • health • depression • psychiatry • antidepressant • children • infant mortality • stress • baby • prescription

UK Women Limited to
One Embryo

Agency will ration IVF to stem problematic multiple births

Apr 2, 07 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - British women trying to get pregnant via In Vitro Fertilization will be limited to having one embryo implanted at a time, in a move by the government to stem the surge of problematic multiple births, the Guardian reports. Only women with particularly low chances of conception will still be allowed... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • health • reproduction • United Kingdom • in vitro fertilization • Britain • fertility treatment • multiple births

Twins Found to Be "Semi-identical"

Children neither fraternal nor identical

Mar 30, 07 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new kind of twin has been discovered, neither strictly identical nor fraternal. Now toddlers, the babies look identical but one is anatomically male while the other has ambiguous genitalia. Genetic tests show the children are identical on their mother's side but share only half their father's DNA. More »

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gender • pregnancy • motherhood • health • twins • genetics • DNA

Red Meat
May Harm Sons' Sperm

Lower fertility found in men whose moms scarfed beef during pregnancy

Mar 28, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men whose mothers ate a lot of beef during pregnancy have lower sperm counts, finds a study attempting to track the effect of growth hormones fed to cattle. While the specific chemicals weren't identified, sons of pregnant women who ate beef more than seven times a week were three times... More »

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medicine • food • pregnancy • fertility • motherhood • health • growth chemicals • growth hormones

U.K. Nurses Enter Abortion Battleground

Could perform early-term procedures under new reading of 40-year-old law

Mar 27, 07 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Specially trained nurses should be allowed to perform early-term surgical abortions without a doctor present, two U.K. medicos are arguing, based on a "wide interpretation" of Britain's 1967 Abortion Act. Though British nurses are currently allowed to carry out drug-induced abortions, they have been barred up to now... More »

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reproductive rights • abortion • pregnancy • health • nurses • United Kingdom • pro life • pro choice • Britain

Teens Taught Fertility 101

Mar 21, 07 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new book teaches teenage girls how to determine when they are (and are not) most likely to become pregnant, but some adults are sure they want girls to have the information. Cycle Savvy,The Smart Teen's Guide to the Mysteries of Her Body by Toni Weschler, shows teens how... More »

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contraception • pregnancy • fertility • Toni Weschler • women • sex • birth control • teenager

Court Orders Abortion Access in Poland

Even where abortion is severely restricted, it must be available to women legally entitled

Mar 21, 07 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even countries that severely restrict abortion must make them available to those who are entitled to them by law, the European court of human rights ruled yesterday. A Polish mother sued because her fourth pregnancy's damage to her failing eyesight made her legally eligible for an abortion to preserve her... More »

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reproductive rights • health care • abortion • pregnancy • health • women's health • human rights • Poland • Europe

Go Ahead: Drink a Little

Mar 20, 07 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Guardian columnist Zoe Williams strikes a blow for drinking in moderation during pregnancy, arguing against a proposed prohibition of the sort that has been in effect in the United States for years. It's insulting to the intelligence of women to ban all alcohol, she says, when it's only binge drinking... More »

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pregnancy • women's health • alcohol • women • baby • drinking • in utero

Fat and
Fertility
Do Mix

Eating ice cream makes it more likely for some women to get pregnant

Mar 1, 07 4:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Eating ice cream may help expand your waistline in more ways than one: consuming full-fat dairy products may actually boost fertility, according to new Harvard research. In an eight-year study of women suffering from anovulatory infertility—infertility due to lack of ovulation—greater intake of full-fat dairy products directly correlated... More »

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nutrition • pregnancy • fertility • fat • dairy • conception • waistline

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