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March 2008
- The Secret Life of Surrogate Moms
  
  Newsweek | Mar 30, 08 8:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - More women are carrying babies for dollars, despite opposition from Christians, feminists, and medical ethicists—not to mention some states and most EU nations. So why do they do it? A $20,000 to $25,000 paycheck doesn't hurt, Newsweek reports, but many also do it for love. "I felt like, 'What else am I going to do with my life that means so much?'" one surrogate mom said. More »
- Pregnant Guy Raises Baffling Gender Issues
  
  Oregonian (Portland) | Mar 27, 08 4:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A couple in a quiet Oregon town is expecting their first child. So far, so normal—but the fact that it's the man who is pregnant is raising some baffling gender issues, the Oregonian reports. The 'mother-to-be' was born a woman but is legally a man who underwent transgender sex surgery 10 years ago and is married to a woman. He kept his uterus and conceived through artificial insemination. More »
- Brits Reverse, Endorse Booze-Free Pregnancy
  
  BBC | Mar 26, 08 10:12 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Brits are coming around to the notion that pregnant women shouldn't booze, reports the BBC, as an independent UK health institute revised recommendations to bring it in line with the government policy of teetotalling. The report comes less than a week after a Guardian columnist slammed calls for US-style labeling warning pregnant women against consuming any alcohol at all. More »
- Lifelong Issues Plague Preemies
  
  USA Today | Mar 26, 08 7:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - More babies are surviving premature birth than ever before, but new research has found they suffer lifelong problems. Preemies face health challenges into adulthood and are less likely to graduate from high school or to have children of their own, reports USA Today. Those who do have children are more likely to have premature or stillborn babies. "Prematurity is a very significant health problem that lasts a lifetime," warned one expert. More »
February 2008
- Viagra Linked to Reduced Fertility
  
  Guardian (UK) | Feb 24, 08 6:32 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Popular sexual potency drug Viagra has been linked to sperm effects so dramatic that it could seriously affect male fertility, researchers have discovered. The findings are particularly troubling because in-vitro fertilization clinics often provide Viagra to men to increase sperm production. The new studies show that while Viagra increases sperm activity, it also damages the enzymes that allow the sperm to enter and fertilize an egg. More »
- And Baby Makes ... Too Many?
  
  New York Times | Feb 19, 08 12:01 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Fertility doctors are beginning to wonder whether they're too successful. With in vitro fertilization prompting a 70% increase in the rate of multiple births since 1980, some are espousing a switch to single-embryo transfer. The procedure lowers the success rate but also lowers the rate of multiple births, with their attendant health risks, the New York Times reports. More »
- 'Toxic Sperm' Linked to Child Ills
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Feb 19, 08 2:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Men who smoke or drink heavily may transmit genetic abnormalities through their damaged sperm, leading to child health complications, miscarriages or stillbirth, researchers have found. The effects of environmental toxins on paternal health—long held to be far less important than that of mothers—may play a crucial role in explaining birth defects, a researcher told a conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston. More »
- UK Military Wives Freezing Husbands' Sperm
  
  Guardian (UK) | Feb 17, 08 7:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - More UK military wives are freezing their husbands' sperm before the men serve in the Middle East. One London fertility clinic expected interest from soldiers but was surprised by the "wives and girlfriends who want to have children should anything happen," a spokesman said. But servicemen must give consent before sperm storage, experts say, due to the high divorce rate among soldiers. More »
January 2008
- '06 a Mini Baby Boom for US
  
  Associated Press | Jan 16, 08 10:38 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The US experienced a mini baby boom in 2006, with the largest number of children born since the 1960s. The AP reports 4.3 million births that year, giving the US a higher birth rate than Europe, Australia, Canada, or Japan. Hispanics accounted for a quarter of all US births, but births rose across all ethnic groups. More »
December 2007
- US Fertility Rate Bounces to Boom Levels
  
  USA Today | Dec 20, 07 4:41 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Americans are having more babies than at any time since 1971, USA Today reports. The fertility rate hit an average of 2.1 babies for every woman in 2006, the highest since just before the Baby Boom ended. The rise in fertility puts America apart from other developed countries, many of which are trying to cajole their people into having more babies to replace aging populations. More »
- Foreign Adoptions Down 15%
  
  Associated Press | Dec 2, 07 5:11 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - US adoptions from abroad have sunk for the third straight year, mostly because China and Russia have tougher policies, AP reports. A drop in adoptions from Haiti and South Korea have also added to the 15% decline since 2004. But a spike in adoptions from Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Vietnam have partly balanced the scales, experts say. More »
October 2007
- Let Them Eat Fish!
  
  Washington Post | Oct 4, 07 5:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Contrary to federal FDA recommendations, pregnant women and nursing mothers should eat at least 12 ounces of seafood a week to help promote fetal brain development, according to the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. The government has been warning moms-to-be and nursing mothers not to eat more than 12 ounces for fear of mercury poisoning, which can cause neurological problems. More »
August 2007
- Mile-High City Expects Baby Blizzard
  
  ABC Denver | Aug 28, 07 1:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nine months after a pair of blizzards shut in Denver residents for days, doctors are preparing for a flurry of baby deliveries, the local ABC affiliate reports. One hospital is expecting a 20% increase in deliveries this October—and doctors point to the "cabin fever" that swept the city after 61 straight days of snow on the ground beginning last December. More »
- Identical Quads Born to Canadian Couple, in US
  
  Calgary Herald | Aug 17, 07 6:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Canadan woman delivered four identical daughters in a Montana hospital last weekend, when there were no neonatal beds for them in the local hospital in Calgary—or any other Canadian hospital. The newborns, born by C-section at 31 1/2 weeks, ranged from 2 lbs., 6 oz. to 2 lbs., 15 oz. but were able to breathe on their own and are now doing fine. More »
- UK Weighs Revolution in IVF Rules
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 1, 07 6:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Legislation pending in Britain proposes sweeping changes to fertility laws, including requiring birth certificates to note whether a baby was conceived through in vitro fertilization and an easing of restrictions on so-called "savior siblings." Parents choose to have such children in part because their blood or bone marrow could be used to treat a brother or sister's disease. More »
June 2007
- Oh, Brother! Female Twins Less Likely to Have Kids
  
  BBC | 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 to find records unaffected by modern health care. More »
May 2007
- Common Chemicals Boost Disease Risk
  
  Los Angeles Times | 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 the risks posed by chemicals in food, air, and water. More »
April 2007
- Report: Americans Experiencing a 'Fertility Gap'
  
  PR Newswire | Apr 24, 07
- Sperm Made From Bone Marrow
  
  Independent (UK)