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Model fakes pregnancy and gets caught trying to kidnap a bab...

A model and wannabe actress in Canada has been charged with abduction after kidnapping a 1-month-old baby. The abduction was part of Michelle Maria Gopaul desperate and elaborate plan to become a mum. The model, from New York, p [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy Resource hosts Baby Bottle Fundraiser

The Pregnancy Resource Connection, Inc. hosted a successful “Baby Bottle Fundraiser” and PRC Mountain Scramble — Run For A Life. The group had 11 participating churches that made its baby bottles available to their cong [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Meth harmful in pregnancy

New research shows that babies born to methamphetamine-using moms face much higher risks of serious complications, compared to babies not exposed in the womb to this illegal street drug. Life-threatening pregnancy complications, such as [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Forever 21 stirs controversy with maternity line

Forever 21, a clothing chain that attracts many under-21 customers with its inexpensive, trendy fashions, is being questioned about its motives in choosing a select group of states to carry its recently launched maternity line. The line, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

10 Pregnancy promises every woman should make

1.get my head around giving birth How can we put this? It’s probably going to hurt. Quite a bit. But the more you prepare for this Labour lark, the better your experience will be. “Research shows mums who attend ant [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2010 | Comments : 1

Researchers say pregnant mothers should be given vitamin D

The authors argue that despite a growing body of evidence that links vitamin D deficiency to complications in pregnancy and poor neonatal health, the UK remains the only one of 31 European countries that doesn’t have a set vitamin [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Alcohol in pregnancy may harm sons sperm - Study

Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may be damaging the fertility of their future sons, a study by Danish scientists said on Tuesday. The researchers found that if mothers had drunk 4.5 or more drinks a week while pregnant, the sp [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy cigs test sends right smoke signal

Some of them look guilty, averting their eyes when people stare. It's a pathetic and sad sight. Others are more defiant, inhaling the toxic smoke as if their lives depend on it. But one thing's for sure. Pregnant women who smoke [...]

Posted On : Jun, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Preventing infections during pregnancy

These 10 tips can help you prevent infections that could harm your unborn baby. You won`t always know if you have an infection - sometimes you won`t even feel sick. If you think you might have an infection or think you are at risk, see y [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Childhood hardships linked to pregnancy troubles

Childhood hardships make one vulnerable to pregnancy problems during adulthood.b To see if hardships faced during childhood have any impact on pregnancy complications, researchers followed 4,865 American women who had experienced. At [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy scanner not adequate, review finds

A SCANNER which produced images which were “not adequate to accurately assess early pregnancies and their complications” was being used at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda when a woman was wrongly told the eight-week- [...]

Posted On : Jun, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Mom's Extra Pregnancy Pounds May Raise Child's Heart Risks

Children of women who gain too much weight during pregnancy tend to be more overweight and develop more risk factors for heart disease, new research indicates. The results of the study, which the researchers claim is the most detailed on [...]

Posted On : Jun, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Teen pregnancy: It’s the attitude, stupid

The “comprehensive” sex education crowd in the United States are fond of saying that abstinence-only education has been responsible for the stalling of. A downward trend in teenage pregnancies and childbearing that starte [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Baby’s sex depends on pregnancy stress

The sex of the baby determines the way it responds to stressors during pregnancy and its ability to survive pregnancy complications, a University of Adelaide research has shown. Male and female babies during pregnancy show different [...]