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NEWS ABOUT: pregnant women

pregnant women stories: 13 news summaries

 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

All That Folic Acid May Give You Cancer

Fortified cereals, breads, vitamins could overwhelm your liver

Aug 29, 09 6:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Health experts once trumpeted folic acid, but now warn against taking too much of a good thing, the Economist reports. For more than 10 years, aspiring mothers have been told to down double the recommended dose with vitamin pills, and some countries have added folic acid to grain products. It's... More »

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European Union • spinach • oranges • folic acid • pregnant women • fortified

(Newser) - A woman in Tunisia is close to trumping octomom Nadia Suleman by giving birth to—duodectuplets? Reportedly 9 months pregnant, the teacher became pregnant with 12 babies by using a fertility treatment after two miscarriages. She and her husband are thrilled, but fertility experts are mortified: "The chances of... More »

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fetus • fertility treatment • pregnant women • Octomom

(Newser) - Pregnant women and people who care for infants will be first in line for the swine flu vaccine this fall, the Washington Post reports. Infants, children and young adults under 24, chronically ill adults aged 25 to 64, and health care workers are the other top priority groups under guidelines... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • public health • epidemic • vaccination • vaccine • influenza • pandemic • pregnant women • swine flu • H1N1 virus

UK Issues Swine Flu Alert for Pregnant Women, Babies

UK docs release special precautions for most at risk

Jul 19, 09 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid increasing concern that pregnant women and young children are most at risk from swine flu, experts in the UK are warning them to take extra precautions, the Telegraph reports. Doctors suggest avoiding unnecessary travel and crowds, particularly on trains and the London Underground. Most swine flu cases wouldn’t... More »

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United Kingdom • children • parents • infection • fetus • pregnant women • swine flu

 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

Slain Pregnant
Woman Lured
on Craigslist

Oregon woman
seeking baby clothes killed for unborn baby

Jun 8, 09 1:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pregnant woman apparently slain for her unborn child was lured on Craigslist, the Oregonian reports. Heather Snively, 21—who was due next month—was found dead in a crawl space of an Oregon home. Police discovered the corpse after the woman who lives there, Korena Roberts, arrived at a... More »

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murder • Craigslist • Oregon • pregnant women

(Newser) - A longtime friend of Jennifer Hudson confirmed rumors today that the singer is pregnant, the Chicago Tribune reports. Hudson held a baby shower yesterday at a relative's home, "a quiet gathering of friends and mostly family,” said actress/singer Felicia Fields. “They’re really trying to keep it... More »

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Jennifer Hudson • pregnant women • David Otunga

OPINION

 Stiffed 
 Surrogate 
 Moms Face 
 Tough Decision 

What's a mother to do? It's up to her, says Salon

Mar 25, 09 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surrogate moms-to-be who have learned they've been stiffed by out-of-cash firms that arranged their pregnancies face a major decision. The only way for these women to quit "working" is to obtain abortions, notes William Saletan in Slate. He fervently hopes the women will see their pregnancies through. So what's... More »

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abortion • parenting • pro life • pro choice • surrogates • infertility • gestation • pro-choice activists • pregnant women

ESPN Defends Busty Candace Parker Piece

Player OK talking about C-cups, editor says ... and men like them, too

Mar 17, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - ESPN: The Magazine’s latest cover story—which features a shot of very pregnant basketball player Candace Parker, and begins with a lengthy discussion about her breasts—has ruffled some feathers, but editor Gary Belsky is proud of it. In a friendly chat with WNBA.com, Belsky says he was... More »

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Candace Parker • WNBA • ESPN • women's basketball • pregnant women

 Top 10 Preggo Performances 

Celebs don't let pregnancy keep them out of spotlight

Feb 10, 09 6:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Some women are born to perform, and they’re not gonna let a baby bump get in the way. Time lists the top 10 pregnant performers:
  1. MIA gave an impressive Grammy performance on her due date.
  2. Amy Poehler rapped alongside Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live with a
... More »

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Cher • Lucille Ball • Jennifer Garner • Bjork • celebrity pregnancy • M.I.A. • Amy Poehler • Sally Field • pregnant women • performance • Judy Garland

Mississippi Has Most Teen Pregnancies

State passes Texas
and New Mexico in nationwide uptick

Jan 7, 09 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Mississippi has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the US, the AP reports. Some 68 Mississippi women out of 1,000 aged 15-19 got pregnant in 2006—the most recent year for which data are available, and in which the US rate rose for the first time in 15... More »

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pregnancy • Texas • New Mexico • abstinence education • Mississippi • teen pregnancy • celebrity pregnancy • teenager • pregnant women • wowOwow

 Record 145M 
 Targeted for 
 Flu Shots 

CDC pushes vaccine for 86% of Americans

Sep 25, 08 2:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Enough flu vaccine is now being manufactured to give shots to a record 145 million people, reports the Washington Post. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans an unprecedented campaign to ensure as many children, seniors and pregnant women as possible get shots, up to 86% of the population.... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • children • vaccine • flu shot • influenza • flu • pregnant women

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