Search Results for 'Pregnant'

Man abandons pregnant wife for Thai girl

A 22-YEAR-OLD man has abandoned his pregnant wife for a Thai girl whom he only met several months ago, the Chinese dailies reported. His employer Chok Khoon Chuan said the man from Kuala Lumpur, known only as Ng, had been married in Septe [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

I'm 18 and think I might be pregnant

I’m 18 and have been going out with an older guy – he’s 26 – for about a year. My parents have never got on with him and think he’s a bad influence. Now I think I’m pregnant and don’t know what to [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Pastor’s Daughter Pregnant After Rape During NECO Exams

The Abuja home of a senior pastor (names withheld) with one of the new generation churches is in turmoil, following the recent discovery of the pregnancy of the family’s underaged daughter. Since the discovery, the pastor and h [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnant woman's tumour removed in rare surgery

CHENNAI: When 28-year-old Sundari (name changed) from Nagercoil was six months into her pregnancy, she started having chest pain and breathlessness. Doctors suspected weak heart and lungs. But scans showed a significant part of her right [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnant mother with 'timebomb' tumour endured three week wa...

Susannah McKenzie's condition, called a myxoma, is thought to be the first of its kind to be treated in the UK, and only the fifth in the world. Susannah, 32, was pregnant with her second child - who was due on Christmas Day - when sh [...]

Posted On : Dec, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnant Woman Fired from Job for Morning Sickness

A pregnant woman working at a nuclear arms factory has said that she was fired because she told her bosses of her pregnancy and morning sickness. Jennifer Cox alleged that she lost her job as a result of morning sickness after deciding &# [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnant Women Don’t Need To Carry America’s Obesity Epidemi...

There’s a growing body of research on how obesity can be ‘programmed’ in the womb—and a growing campaign to thwart America’s obesity ‘epidemic’ by targeting pregnant women. We’re all for pub [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Discouraging teenage girls from becoming pregnant

Last week’s NHS figures showing that one in four young women lost their virginity when they were below the legal age of consent, coupled with the recent Daily Telegraph revelation that the morning-after pill will soon be just a phon [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

All pregnant women should take vitamin D, coroner says

North London coroner Andrew Walker said action should be taken to reduce the risk to others after he held an inquest last week into the death of a three-month-old boy. In his letter to Andrew Lansley, Mr Walker said Milind Agarwal was tak [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Arsenic in Rice May Pose Risk for Pregnant Women

Pregnant women who eat rice regularly may expose themselves and their fetuses to too much arsenic, possibly putting them at risk of premature births, researchers from Dartmouth College said. A test found that pregnant women who ate ric [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Flying while pregnant hinges on due date

Who wants to deliver a baby on an airplane? Answer: No one. Not the mother-to-be and not the flight attendants, pilots or passengers. That's why most airlines have fairly strict requirements for women who travel near the end of t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Vitamins can help women get pregnant, study suggests

VITAMIN pills can help women conceive, according to a fertility study. Almost twice as many patients who took the tablets during fertility treatment had babies compared to those not on supplements. It worked out at a 60% success rate, ins [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Hepatitis B on rise among pregnant women

The incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among pregnant women in Viet Nam has been increasing in recent years and timely detection is necessary to prevent it from being transmitted from mothers to newborns, says a health expert. Dr Ngo [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

‘Pregnant woman must not ignore pain’

A pregnant woman should not ignore even mild illness including pain, fever, cold, cough and other conditions during pregnancy. The grave conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure should be revealed to the consulting doctor at the b [...]