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Unwed Women Living With Partners Risk More Unplanned Pregnan...

OK, so your mom was right. It turns out that moving in with that special someone without getting married first puts you at very high risk for an unplanned pregnancy. That's one of the key findings of a new report from the Guttmacher I [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Strokes rise among pregnant women, new moms in U.S.

Strokes have spiked in the U.S. among pregnant women and new mothers, probably because more of them are obese and suffering from high blood pressure and heart disease, researchers report. Hospitalizations for pregnancy-related stroke [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Drinks giant sponsors training of 10,000 midwives to advise ...

Pregnant women will be lectured on the dangers of drinking alcohol – in a programme bankrolled by the world’s biggest spirits company. Diageo – which is behind drinks including Guinness, Baileys and Smirnoff Ice &n [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 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

Study reports more pregnant women taking medications

I was pretty much a purist when it came to my pregnancy. I avoided caffeine and off-limit cheeses, and I swapped my regular shampoo with one of those natural ones from Whole Foods. I even remember looking up mercury levels before consumi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Vitamin D Deficiency in Pregnant Women

The Vitamin D is considered extremely important for the human body. There are numerous problems a person can face due to the deficiency of the Vitamin D. In a new research, it has been confirmed that there is a connection between lo [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 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

Pregnancy rates in teens drop but soar dramatically for olde...

Pregnancy rates among teenagers are at their lowest level for almost 30 years but have risen dramatically among women in their 30s and 40s. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals a 5.9 per cent decline in rates among [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Men force pregnancy on abused women, they report

Some men who abuse women physically and emotionally also may sabotage their partners' birth control, pressuring them to become pregnant against their will, reports suggest. Several small studies have described this kind of coerc [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

High blood pressure during pregnancy puts women at risk for ...

Women who are diagnosed with preeclampsia, pregnancy-induced high blood pressure, or diabetes during pregnancy are now considered at risk for heart attack or stroke going forward. That's according to newly updated guidelines from the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Chicago pro-life project helps women halt second trimester a...

With the help of two pro-life groups in the area, a Catholic hospital in Illinois has become one of the first in the U.S. to assist women who've changed their minds and want to stop the process of a second trimester abortion, which c [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Contraceptive implant alert: Hundreds of women fall pregnant...

Hundreds of women have become pregnant after a long-term contraceptive implant failed, it emerged last night. Even more have complained that they were left injured or scarred by the rod inserted into their arm, which was supposed to prot [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Changes of women's bodies during pregnancy

When you see a pregnant lady, all that you can see is her rotund belly and a few added pounds everywhere. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here's what goes on in a woman's body through each month of the pregna [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Doctors Encouraged Pregnant Women to Get Flu Shot

About twice as many pregnant women as usual got flu vaccines last year during the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, most because their doctors urged them to do so, federal government researchers reported on Thursday. But still only about hal [...]