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NEWS ABOUT: childbirth

childbirth stories: 24 news summaries

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Pregnancies Outsourced to India

Western couples 'renting' wombs of Indian women

Dec 31, 07 6:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A town in India, where more than 50 women are currently pregnant with the children of Western couples, has hatched a booming industry in commercial surrogacy, dubbed "wombs for rent." The women in Anand have been impregnated with the sperm and eggs of US, British and other couples... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • India • in vitro fertilization • outsourcing • womb • childbirth

Scary Surge
in Kid Food Allergies

Peanut allergies in young children
doubled in 5 years

Oct 28, 07 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Behind the fear of life-threatening peanut allergies stand astounding statistics: between 1997 and 2002, peanut allergies doubled in children under the age of 5. Other childhood food allergies are also skyrocketing, with allergists seeing more children with multiple sensitivities that seem to be lingering longer than they did in the... More »

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banned foods • children • food safety • allergy • childbirth • children's health care

Maternal Death Rate Still High

Oct 13, 07 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite two decades of efforts, more than half a million women die each year while pregnant or from complications after childbirth, the Guardian reported. While overall abortion rates have dropped and contraceptive use has increased, Africa and parts of Asia are bucking those trends. Some experts blame the Bush administration,... More »

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Africa • contraception • childbirth • abstinence • maternal death

New Moms Use Natural Remedy for Depression

Placenta thought to help regulate volatile hormones

Jul 22, 07 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - People think it's weird, and there's no research to prove it works, but new mothers  who've suffered from postpartum depression swear by it. The placenta that nourished the baby is injested by the new mom—dried and put into gelatin capsules, or just plain cooked and eaten. The placenta is... More »

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FDA • mothers • organs • mammals • birth • placenta • fetus • gelatin capsules • placentophagy • childbirth • nutrients

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