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Babies & Pregnancy

Babies & Pregnancy

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Find the latest health news on babies & pregnancy and get practical tips on eco-friendly child rearing.

  • Stressed mother with baby and laptop

    Stressed moms are more likely to overfeed infants

    Mon, Apr 30, 2012 10:43 AM by MyHealthNewsDaily

    Low-income mothers who experience stress such as depression or single parenthood may be at increased risk of over-feeding their infants.

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  • Watch: A mom and a scientist talk toxins and babies

    Fri, Apr 27, 2012 8:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    How does atrazine, a popular pesticide and estrogen-mimicking chemical, affect a growing baby? Watch this video to find out.

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  • Catholic teacher says she was fired for undergoing in vitro fertilization

    Thu, Apr 26, 2012 9:24 AM

    Video: After undergoing IVF, teacher Emily Herx says she was fired from her job at an Indiana Catholic school and was told that she was a 'grave, immoral sinner' by the parish pastor.

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  • Baby looks at an iPad

    The ultimate babysitter? iPads for infants stir debate

    Thu, Apr 26, 2012 4:33 AM by Anna Maria Jakubek, AFP

    Psychiatrists worry that iPads and apps don't teach children to understand three-dimensional space, a key developmental milestone.

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  • Grumpy boy

    Moody toddlers more likely to become problem gamblers

    Wed, Apr 25, 2012 6:56 AM by Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience

    A new study finds that 3-year-olds with 'under-controlled' personalities were twice as likely to be compulsive gamblers 30 years later.

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  • Pregnant woman

    New study links mother's prenatal health to child's developmental delays

    Fri, Apr 20, 2012 8:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Study finds that a woman's diabetes, hypertension or obesity during pregnancy may increase her child's risk of autism and developmental problems.

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  • baby born with six legs

    Pakistan doctors save life of baby with six legs

    Thu, Apr 19, 2012 3:41 PM by Agence France-Presse

    The extra limbs are the result of a rare genetic disease which would affect only one in a million or more babies.

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  • Pregnancy

    Feeling baby's first kicks

    Thu, Apr 19, 2012 8:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    From the first flutters to the final field goals, here's what you need to know about feeling your baby's kicks.

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  • Factory smoke

    Air pollution may contribute to childhood obesity

    Wed, Apr 18, 2012 9:23 AM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Exposure to air pollution while in the womb 'may tip the scales' toward obesity for those limited access to healthy good and time to exercise.

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  • Over 1,000 people, including pregnant mothers, protested in Hong Kong in October 2011 to oppose the number of mainland Chinese women coming to the city to give birth in its hospitals

    Hong Kong's next leader to ban mainland babies

    Tue, Apr 17, 2012 3:48 AM by Beh Lih Yi, AFP

    Responding to public pressure, the government set a quota of 31,000 mainland mothers in private hospitals this year and 3,400 at state hospitals.

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  • Great Cloth Diaper Change

    Gearing up for the 2012 Great Cloth Diaper Change

    Thu, Apr 12, 2012 2:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    Want to make history while you change your baby's diaper?

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  • Baby feet

    Why women who give birth after 45 live longer

    Wed, Apr 11, 2012 6:28 PM by Melissa Breyer

    A new study finds that the mortality rate for women with no children is 4.9 per 1,000, yet notably dips to 1.6 among women who give birth after the age of 45.

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  • premature baby in hospital

    Declared dead, baby found alive in Argentine morgue

    Wed, Apr 11, 2012 10:53 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The newborn was determined to be alive after her mother insisted on seeing the body of her daughter at the Hospital Perrando.

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  • pregnant teenager

    Number of U.S. teen births lowest in 70 years

    Tue, Apr 10, 2012 2:37 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The number of new teenage mothers in the U.S. is at its lowest level in nearly 70 years but remains the highest of any major developed country.

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  • Pregnant teen

    Doctors appalled by 10-year-old mother

    Mon, Apr 09, 2012 7:10 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    Pre-teen pregnancy can cause serious problems for both the mother and the baby, including a lack of nutrients and intense physical injuries.

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