Pregnancy News

Legislation targets coercion during pregnancy
Mar 16, 2006 ... LANSING, Mich. Abortion clinics would be required to ask women if they have been coerced into ending their pregnancies under legislation ...

Pregnancy, Not High-risk Behavior, Predictor of STD Testing Among ...
Mar 16, 2006 ... In the first study of its kind focusing on newly homeless youth, UCLA researchers have found that high-risk sexual behavior did not predict whether these ...

Global abortion rights rise as US adds limits
Mar 16, 2006 ... ... Britain: Available with limits until the 24th week; allowed after that if the pregnancy threatens the women's life, if it may cause grave permanent injury to ...

Letters: Pregnancy reinforces belief in smoking ban
Mar 16, 2006 ... I have always been an advocate for my health. Smoke-free air simply feels cleaner and that's why, even before Appleton's smoke-free ...

SMOKING: Report: Region's rate of pregnant women who smoke higher ...
Mar 16, 2006 ... PORTAGE I The rate of women in the region who smoke during pregnancy remains higher than the national average despite doctor's warnings, heightened-awareness ...

Is pregnancy a silent struggle?
DetNews.com, MI -
Mar 15, 2006Pre-eclampsia is a disorder that occurs only during pregnancy and the postpartum period and affects the mother and the unborn baby. ...

Research Suggests Complicated Pregnancies May Indicate Increased ...
Mar 16, 2006 ... New research suggests that women who experience numerous complications during pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, or preterm birth, may also ...

Ohio House OKs ban on pregnancy disputes
Columbus Dispatch, OH -
Mar 15, 2006... the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that parents of children with birth defects can sue doctors for failing to identify the abnormalities during pregnancy, the House ...

Pregnancy center sets Respect Life walk
Mohave Valley News, NV -
Mar 15, 2006By MJ SMITH. BULLHEAD CITY - The Pregnancy Care Center's 2nd annual Respect Life Walk is scheduled for 10 am Saturday, at Ken Fovargue Park. Sen. ...

USA Today Examines Effect of Depression During Pregnancy
Kaiser network.org, DC -
Mar 14, 2006USA Today on Monday examined the risks pregnant women face when continuing or stopping treatment for depression during pregnancy. ...

All you need to know about pregnancy, birth
The South African Star (subscription), South Africa -
Mar 14, 2006... Nutrition plays an important part in pregnancy and, as Otte writes, it is important to satisfy your increased nutritional requirements with healthy food to ...

New York Times Examines Theory Of Genetic Competition During ...
Kaiser network.org, DC -
Mar 14, 2006... York Times on Tuesday examined a theory -- developed by David Haig, an evolutionary biologist at Harvard University -- that says pregnancy creates competition ...

Pregnancy Etiquette
Parents.com -
Mar 14, 2006... "Because older relatives are from generations when things went wrong more often than happens now, they may be really anxious about your pregnancy," says Dana ...

Calcium supplements could reduce severe pregnancy complications.
NutraIngredients.com, France -
Mar 13, 200613/03/2006 - Daily supplements of calcium might reduce serious complications during pregnancy by 25 per cent, reports a multi-centred WHO study. ...

Pregnancy and depression studied
United Press International -
Mar 13, 2006... USA Today said research about the safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac and Paxil during pregnancy has come to mixed conclusions. ...

Teenage pregnancy rates higher in rural areas
ABC Online, Australia -
Mar 12, 2006The rate of teenage pregnancy in rural areas is up to 50 per cent higher than it is in Australia's cities. Fewer medical services ...

Calcium may cut severe pregnancy complications: study shows
Xinhua, China -
Mar 13, 2006BEIJING, March 13(Xinhuanet) -- Pregnant women taking the calcium tablets are less likely to have severe complications of preeclampsia, a condition in which a ...

Teen pregnancy rates high among Hispanics
Santa Fe New Mexican, NM -
Mar 13, 2006ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - There's no definitive reason Hispanic teenagers have the highest teen pregnancy rate in the state and in the nation, but some New Mexicans ...

Diet during pregnancy could be a cause of obesity, study
FoodNavigator.com, France -
Mar 13, 200613/03/2006 - Adjusting the diet of a mother during pregnancy could reduce a childs later risk of developing obesity, diabetes and heart disease, according to ...