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Thu, Oct 06, 2011 8:00 AM by Jenn Savedge
How to get help when it's more than just the 'baby blues.'
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Wed, Oct 05, 2011 4:53 PM by Genevra Pittman, Reuters Health
Women who eat a healthy diet before and during pregnancy are less likely to have babies born with birth defects, a recent study shows.
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Wed, Oct 05, 2011 11:06 AM by Christopher Wanjek, LiveScience
Experts tout the medical benefits to circumcision, including the reduced risks of STDs and UTIs.
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Tue, Oct 04, 2011 5:16 PM by Kerry Grens, Reuters
New study suggests that the supplements make no difference in measures of intellect.
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Mon, Oct 03, 2011 2:15 AM by Genevra Pittman, Reuters
Even among parents who did vaccinate their children, one-quarter still felt that delaying vaccines was safer.
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Fri, Sep 30, 2011 12:20 PM by Genevra Pittman, Reuters
Babies are more likely to have a certain intestine bacteria if they were born in the hospital — especially by c-section — and those gut bugs were tied to allergies and asthma.
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Fri, Sep 30, 2011 9:58 AM by Chanie Kirschner
When push comes to shove, make sure to have some of your favorite tunes on hand.
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Thu, Sep 29, 2011 4:22 PM by Linda Thrasybule, Reuters
Infections like chicken pox and cytomegalovirus were more closely associated with cerebral palsy.
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Mon, Sep 26, 2011 4:55 PM by Reuters
New rules will allow researchers to suspend grants for up to a year to care for new children or attend to other family obligations.
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Mon, Sep 26, 2011 1:19 AM by Genevra Pittman, Reuters Health
72% of hospitals in 20 states give company-sponsored formula samples to new moms, but researchers insist that hospitals should not 'market' for the formula industry.
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Sun, Sep 25, 2011 7:14 PM by REUTERS
A recent study shows that young people around the world are poorly informed about safe sex and contraception, leading to more unplanned pregnancies.
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Sun, Sep 25, 2011 6:51 PM by AFP
A post-menopausal woman in Brazil recently became pregnant with a donor egg at 61, prompting the question, 'when is it too late?'
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Wed, Sep 21, 2011 4:30 PM by Frederik Joelving, Reuters Health
A medical screening is mandatory in premature newborns, but thousands of tests come back as false positives every year causing parents unnecessary anxiety, a new study says.
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Wed, Sep 21, 2011 12:03 AM by Reuters
Premature babies are more likely to die during the first few years of life, but they may also face slightly increased death rates as young adults.
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Mon, Sep 19, 2011 1:14 AM by Frederik Joelving, Reuters Health
Researchers find that financial hardship leads to harsher parenting, causing a spike in cases of child abuse.
