Search Results for 'Pregnancy'

KC Woman Admits Pregnancy, Adoption Scam

A Kansas City woman has pleaded guilty to running an adoption scam where she pretended to be pregnant and accepted money and gifts from prospective parents. Roxanne Janel Jones, 35, admitted contacting adoption agencies and claiming to be [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy discrimination still lingers in workplaces

By now, researcher Cynthia Calvert says, most employers know enough about the law and gender discrimination to at least avoid the appearance of bias against women. But, she said, the same cautionary discretion just doesn't seem to app [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Thief Steals Thousands in Baby Items From Pregnancy Center

Someone stole thousands of dollars worth of baby clothes, diapers formula and other provisions the pregnancy center in Springfield, Missouri planned to provide pregnant women this Thanksgiving and Christmas season. KY3 News reports on [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Teen pregnancy low in ‘sleepover’ country of the Netherlands

America’s battle over sex education could be boiled down to one question: Would you let your teenager spend the night with his or her sweetheart in your home? When 32 American parents were asked this question, 29 said no, includi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Survey: U.S. doctors disagree on pregnancy start

The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), the leading organization for this field of medicine, defines pregnancy as beginning when the fertilized egg implants in the uterus, roughly a week after fertilization. "P [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy Beginning: Even Doctors Don't Agree

When pregnancy begins isn't precisely defined, even for doctors, a new survey of obstetrician-gynecologists shows. "People say that the medical profession has settled on this," Dr. Farr Curlin, a professor at the University [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Big belly before pregnancy may mean extra-big baby

Women who have large waistlines before pregnancy may be more likely to have a larger-than-normal newborn than women who are trim around the middle, a new study suggests. The findings, reported in the obstetrics journal BJOG, are in l [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Bad habits during pregnancy ups future obesity risk in kids

Obesity risk of a child can be determined by examining mother’s health behaviours during pregnancy, a new study has revealed. Children of mothers who smoke or are overweight during pregnancy have higher risk of childhood obesity, ac [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Women drinking, smoking in pregnancy

Australian women continue to smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol during pregnancy, a new study reveals. Research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies has found 18 per cent of women smoked and 38 per cent of women drank alcohol whi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Heavy drinking in pregnancy can alter unborn babies' brains,...

Heavy drinking during pregnancy could alter the genetic makeup of unborn babies' brains, causing mental and behavioural problems. People born to alcoholic mothers are at risk of problems ranging from poor brain development and faulty [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Pre-eclampsia predicted using test during pregnancy

Presenting their study to the American Society of Nephrology, researchers said the test detected specific kidney cells in patients' urine. Out of 15 women who developed pre-eclampsia, all tested positive for the cells. Experts say a s [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

10-year-old Mexican girl gives birth to baby boy after 31-we...

A 10-year-old Mexican girl has given birth to a baby boy after a 31-week pregnancy, according to reports. The premature infant, which weighed 3.3 pounds, was born by Caesarian section at the Women’s Hospital in the city of Puebla an [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Lupus Won't Affect Pregnancy, Study Says

Women with stable lupus can have successful pregnancies, a new study from the New York University School of Medicine found. As reported by HealthDay News, lupus can cause complications for pregnant women but if women have controlled the c [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Teen Pregnancy: The loss of innocence

She was bedridden, depressed and bad tempered. I couldn't feel a temperature or see any other symptoms, but she was adamant that it was flu and she just didn't feel well. Her blinds were permanently drawn and the only time s [...]