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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.

  • Pregnant woman

    Pregnancy may alter women's brains for better

    Wed, Dec 28, 2011 3:18 PM by LiveScience

    At least for rats, pregnancy hormones seems to permanently increase their sense of smell. Human mothers are likely experience changes as well.

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  • Pregnant woman on exercise ball

    Exercise doesn't prevent pregnancy-related diabetes

    Wed, Dec 28, 2011 2:23 PM by Amy Norton, Reuters

    Researchers admit that starting the exercise regiment with women in their second trimester may have been too late to stop gestational diabetes.

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  • baby drinking from bottle

    Third infant infected as U.S. probes baby formula

    Tue, Dec 27, 2011 6:57 PM by Reuters

    A baby tested positive for Cronobacter, a bacteria that has been linked to rare illnesses in newborns and has been found in milk-based powdered baby formula.

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  • Woman and her newborn baby

    Women's lung cancer risk not tied to childbirths

    Tue, Dec 27, 2011 12:19 PM by Frederik Joelving, Reuters

    Researchers say that the data isn't conclusive, however, and want to do a more in-depth study on the issue.

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  • vaccine

    Doctors split on vaccine strategy to shield babies

    Tue, Dec 27, 2011 11:02 AM by Frederik Joelving, Reuters

    A large group of U.S. doctors gave the green light for pediatricians to offer vaccines to family members of babies who are too young to get shots.

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  • Baby with baby formula

    Baby formula investigation expanded after baby's death

    Tue, Dec 27, 2011 7:57 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Government officials expand probe into the safety of infant baby formulas.

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  • Baby getting a nebulizer treatment from a doctor

    Lower asthma risk in chubby tots who slim down

    Tue, Dec 20, 2011 9:13 PM by Reuters

    About 6 percent of the 8-year-olds followed in the study had asthma, while 10 percent of the children who were overweight at age 7 did.

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  • Postive pregnancy  test

    New study shines light on who gets late-term abortions

    Sun, Dec 18, 2011 1:38 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    Study suggests that barriers such as money and finding a clinic, among other factors, may have influence over the number of late-term abortions.

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  • Letting babies cry it out

    Should you let your baby cry it out?

    Fri, Dec 16, 2011 11:07 AM by Jenn Savedge

    New study claims that letting babies cry — without intervening — could lead to higher incidences of ADHD, anxiety and developmental disorders.

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  • Baby in Bumbo

    Bumbo baby seats under fire for safety issues

    Thu, Dec 15, 2011 2:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    Baby seat manufacturer in the hot seat for failing to adequately address safety concerns.

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  • Rear View of a Mother Holding Her Sleeping Newborn Baby

    Could acute postpartum blues signal bipolar disorder?

    Mon, Dec 05, 2011 4:34 PM by Genevra Pittman, Reuters

    Hormone changes that occur after pregnancy, as well as sleep loss, might trigger some women to develop bipolar symptoms.

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  • Premature baby, Preemie, hostpital

    Extreme preemies show mental deficits as adults

    Mon, Dec 05, 2011 4:32 PM by Amy Norton, Reuters Health

    Premature children born at a very low weight -- less than 3.3 pounds -- generally had lower scores on some measures of memory, attention and other mental skills.

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  • Top baby names of 2011 revealed

    Thu, Dec 01, 2011 3:27 PM

    Video: Linda Murray of BabyCenter.com talks about the top tot names for 2011 and how some of the more popular celebrity picks have moved up and down the popularity charts.

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  • Newborn babyN

    New study links C-section to childhood asthma

    Thu, Dec 01, 2011 2:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    C-section delivery found to increase the risk of asthma and respiratory disease in young children.

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  • Baby drinking from a bottle

    Rhode Island stops offering formula, encourages breastfeeding

    Tue, Nov 29, 2011 4:30 PM by Reuters

    State health department says breast-feeding puts mothers at a lower risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer while providing health benefits to newborns.

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