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Babies & Pregnancy

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

  • nicotine patch

    Nicotine patch may not help pregnant women quit smoking

    Wed, Feb 29, 2012 5:25 PM by Genevra Pittman, Reuters

    There's evidence that the patch ups the chance people will quit smoking, but researchers haven't found the same benefit in pregnant women.

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  • Baby yoga

    Is yoga safe for babies?

    Mon, Feb 27, 2012 3:33 PM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Yoga, just like any movement, can stimulate muscle and nerve development in babies.

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  • Colicky baby

    Nicotine patches for mom linked to colic for baby

    Mon, Feb 27, 2012 8:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    New study finds pregnant women who use nicotine replacement products are 60 percent more likely to have a colicky baby.

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  • closeup of a baby's face

    New scans can detect autism as early as 6 months

    Mon, Feb 20, 2012 7:17 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Researchers discover differences in brain development that may dramatically improve early detection of autism.

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  • toddler drinking from bottle

    Does your organic baby formula contain arsenic?

    Fri, Feb 17, 2012 3:30 PM by Kimi Harris

    A newly published study finds that there may be dangerous levels of arsenic in some baby formulas.

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  • Baby with baby bottle

    Is there arsenic in your baby's bottle?

    Thu, Feb 16, 2012 12:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    New study finds arsenic in infant formula and cereal bars in which organic brown rice syrup was used as a sweetener.

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  • Scientist

    Why women choose motherhood over science, math careers

    Wed, Feb 15, 2012 1:06 PM by Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience

    Researchers point to outdated university policies that in effect penalize women who want to have children.

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  • Pregnant woman with a co-worker

    What to expect from employers when you're expecting

    Tue, Feb 14, 2012 8:30 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Should you tell your potential employer that you're pregnant?

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  • Diane Augler induces labor so father can see child

    Mon, Feb 13, 2012 9:11 AM

    Video: A Dallas mother gives birth to her 5th child two weeks early after her husband is given days to live. In a sad twist of fate, Mark Augler survives cancer, but the side effects of chemotherapy will lead to his death.

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  • What are the benefits of human placenta consumption?

    Mon, Feb 13, 2012 8:49 AM by Matt Hickman

    While this practice is common in the animal kingdom, placentophagy in the human world is a bit more off the radar.

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  • Pregnant woman

    Chemotherapy safe for pregnant women

    Thu, Feb 09, 2012 2:40 PM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    The blood-brain barrier of a fetus seems to prevent chemicals and compounds within the mother from reaching the developing child.

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  • morning-after pill vending machine at Shippensburg University

    FDA investigates morning-after pill in vending machine

    Wed, Feb 08, 2012 5:22 PM by Dave Warner, Reuters

    Shippensburg University has a vending machine that dispenses morning-after pills to students on the central Pennsylvania campus.

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  • 15.5-pound newborn possibly a record-setter

    Tue, Feb 07, 2012 3:15 PM

    Video: A boy just born in China may have set a record as the country's largest newborn.

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  • Ayelet Galena

    A mother on the universal language of loss

    Tue, Feb 07, 2012 11:17 AM by Chanie Kirschner

    MNN's Chanie Kirschner on the profound impact of the death of a friend's daughter.

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  • baby eating with his hands

    Solid 'finger food' may help babies avoid obesity

    Mon, Feb 06, 2012 6:35 PM by Agence France-Presse

    Finger food helps with weaning and health because it helps children become accustomed to the textures of what they will be eating later.

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