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Pro-Abortion Attacks on Pregnancy Centers Show Their Success

Despite the widely-recognized competency, compassion, and effectiveness of Pregnancy Care Centers (“PCCs”), the abortion lobby continues to attack these centers, attempting to undermine the vital care and support they offer wo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy Related Diabetes Risk Increased by Post-Birth Weig...

A second pregnancy can be put at risk by women who gain weight after giving birth for the first time, a new study says. For such women, the risk of pregnancy-related diabetes more than doubles. The study, done by Kaiser Permanente in Oakl [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Unintended Pregnancies Cost Government $11 Billion a Year

To the list of hot-button ideas for reducing the federal government's budget deficit, add one more: stopping unwanted pregnancies. Unintended pregnancies likely cost the federal and state governments more than $11 billion a year, esti [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

UPDATE: Pregnancy SurpriseTo Many

State Police say a Hardy County woman is charged with murder after her baby, born on May 1st, was discovered dead hidden in a remote section of her family's property. Thirty-four year old Vicki Hawks of Moorefield is lodged in the Pot [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

I’m pregnant - and on a successful low-carb diet. Do I have ...

Weight gain guidelines are based on your body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy. If your pre-pregnancy BMI was in the healthy range (20-25) you are advised to gain 25 to 35 pounds; if you were overweight when you became pregnant (BMI 25.9 [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Call for thyroid screening in pregnancy

All pregnant women should be screened for hidden signs of thyroid disease, according to Czech researchers. A blood test can pick up about a third of mothers-to-be who have no symptoms but will go on to develop full-blown disease after giv [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnant women less able to fight infections

Obese pregnant women are less able to fight infections than leaner peers, which could affect their baby’s health post-birth. “Women who are obese before pregnancy have critical differences in their immune function during pr [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Link between pregnancy diet, fat children

New Zealand scientists have helped find a link between a woman's diet during pregnancy and her child's chances of becoming fat. Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, who led the New Zealand and Singapore arms of the study, said the study [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Recurrent pregnancy loss

Tarangini has just been told by her obstetrician that her pregnancy is not growing. She is two months pregnant, and the baby has no heartbeat on ultrasound. She and her husband are devastated. This is their third pregnancy that has ended [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Problem Pregnancy targeted by vandals

A non-profit center that provides counseling to pregnant women was become the target of vandals. A threat was spray painted on the outside of the building. Police are now looking for your help to track down the culprits. Worcester p [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

The art of pregnancy: The weird and wonderful ways modern mo...

Remember those long-ago days when a happy snap taken of your newborn baby was enough to celebrate a pregnancy? Now, it seems, any self-respecting modern mum-to-be must document every part of the process, from her growing bump to the labo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnant Women Will Benefit from Low-Intensity Weight Traini...

A supervised, low-to-moderate intensity weight training program is safe and beneficial for pregnant women, a recent study has opined. The research measured progression in the amount of weight used, changes in resting blood pressure and p [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Antioxidants prevent obesity in kids

Women who take antioxidants before and during their pregnancies may be protecting their offspring against obesity and diabetes, according to a new study on animals. Noting that a high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet causes oxidative stress d [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Shedding Light On The Trouble With Teen Pregnancy

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 13-year-old was the youngest person in Brunei Darussalam who got pregnant, according to records compiled between 2000 and 2006. Records also indicated that 2,176 teenagers, including those who are married, have gi [...]