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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

    Prenatal BPA exposure leads to wheezing

    Mon, May 02, 2011 12:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    New study links BPA exposure in the womb to wheezing in infants.

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  • father holding crying baby

    Chemical in crude oil linked to heart defect in babies

    Sat, Apr 30, 2011 2:26 AM by Agence France-Presse

    Infants exposed before birth to ethyl benzene, a toxic component in crude oil, may have a higher risk of developing congenital heart disease.

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  • Baby food

    How hosting a babyfood swap saved my sanity and fed my child

    Fri, Apr 29, 2011 12:42 PM by Shareable.net

    Learn how to share the burden of making homemade healthy baby food for your little one with your friends and neighbors (and have some fun).

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  • A female toddler

    The most hated baby names in America

    Fri, Apr 29, 2011 9:47 AM by LiveScience

    Names that are hard to spell or were names that were originally used for another gender are among the least popular for newborns.

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  • Teen fakes 6-month pregnancy

    Fri, Apr 22, 2011 11:59 AM

    Video: Gaby Rodriguez faked being pregnant for six months as part of her senior project on rumors and stereotypes, and says her last year in high school was better because of it.

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  • Babies prefer to interact with pro-social individuals

    Fri, Apr 22, 2011 9:04 AM

    Video: The good, the bad and the baby.

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  • pregnant woman eating grapefruit

    Studies link low IQ to pesticide exposure during pregnancy

    Thu, Apr 21, 2011 12:20 AM by Kerry Sheridan, AFP

    Researchers found that every tenfold increase in pesticides detected during a mother's pregnancy corresponded to a 5.5 drop in the child's IQ.

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  • mother holding newborn baby

    Winter may be linked to postpartum depression

    Wed, Apr 20, 2011 6:38 PM by Genevra Pittman, Reuters

    New research says that changes in the amount of daylight during each season may affect chemical pathways in the brain related to postpartum depression.

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  • Mom talking to her baby

    Speech stumbles help toddlers learn new words

    Fri, Apr 15, 2011 1:58 PM by LiveScience

    Parents' 'umms' and 'uhhs' help kids learn language by alerting them that new vocabulary is coming, a new study finds.

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  • Birth control pills

    Most Catholics use contraception

    Thu, Apr 14, 2011 2:38 PM by LiveScience

    Survey: 89 percent of Catholic women who are not looking to conceive use some form of birth control.

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  • Breastfeeding

    Researchers use breast milk to screen for cancer

    Thu, Apr 14, 2011 8:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    New study finds that small changes in breast milk cells could indicate a woman's risk for developing breast cancer.

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  • Troubles mount for 'Your Baby Can Read' program

    Wed, Apr 13, 2011 9:59 AM

    Video: A consumer watchdog group is calling on the FTC to investigate 'false and misleading claims' behind the controversial product.

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  • Scarlett Johansson

    Stars, protesters slam bid to cut funding for family planning

    Thu, Apr 07, 2011 8:22 PM by Karin Zeitvogel, AFP

    Celebrities, lawmakers and a mother battling breast cancer join a call for lawmakers to maintain funding for women's reproductive health programs.

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  • baby sleeping on back

    Dramatic rise in skull flattening found in Texas babies

    Wed, Apr 06, 2011 4:23 PM by Alison McCook, Reuters

    Between 1999 and 2007, the number of cases of plagiocephaly, misshapen areas in the skull, increased by more than 9-fold in the state.

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  • teenage girl with pregnancy test

    Teen pregnancy rate at record low

    Tue, Apr 05, 2011 5:33 PM by Reuters

    In 2009 teen pregnancy hit its lowest rate since tracking began 70 years ago, but more than 400,000 teen girls still give birth a year.

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