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Pregnancy News From Family Life

  • MOPS group to support teen mothers
    posted on 10/12/07
    In my notebook today, I write about an effort by Sarah Richardson, of Clay, to organize a MOPS group for teens at King of Kings Luthern Church in Clay. MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers, and it's a group to...

  • Want a brainy baby? Eat more fish
    posted on 10/03/07
    Attention moms-to-be: Eat your fish. Here's something interesting from The Washington Post: WASHINGTON -- In a major break with current U.S. health advice, a coalition of top scientists from private groups and federal agencies plans to advise pregnant and breast-feeding...

  • Questioning the 'Mozart Effect'
    posted on 10/01/07
    A story on Foxnews.com shed some new light on the so-called "Mozart Effect," a belief that playing classical music while pregnant will make your unborn baby smarter. No scientific evidence supports the idea, but some evidence exists that playing classical...

  • Study: Lower-back tattoo may complicate epidurals
    posted on 09/27/07
    The placement of this tattoo could pose a problem if the woman got pregnant and received an epidural during delivery, according to a new study. On today's Daily Dose page, we have a story about moms-to-be and tattoos. It turned...

  • The day before my baby was born
    posted on 09/17/07
    Happy Birthday, Chloe. I remember the day as if it were yesterday. It was about 8 p.m. five years ago today. I was hugely pregnant and talking on the phone with my mom about celebrity birthdays. My baby, my little...

  • Skip work, make a baby, win a prize
    posted on 09/12/07
    Russia is getting creative in attempt to boost its low birth rate. Imagine if your boss sent you home today and told you to make love with your signficant other, instead of spending the day at work. That's what's happening...

  • New law would help nursing moms in the workplace
    posted on 09/10/07
    Liquid LibraryNew law would help nursing moms like this one keep nursing once they return to jobs outside the home. Going back to work while you're still nursing your baby can be tough even under the best circumstances. I returned...

  • A look at the state of family leave
    posted on 09/05/07
    Even the best companies offer women little paid maternity leave. Even fewer provide paid leave for fathers or for parents who adopt, according to a fact sheet released today by the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Click here to read...

  • Pregnant? Here's help to sort fact from fiction
    posted on 08/10/07
    Liquid Library Being pregnant can be a confusing time. Sometimes it seems everyone is giving you advice about what to eat -- or not to eat -- or what to do -- or not do. Here's an article to help...

  • Struggling with the last pounds of baby weight?
    posted on 08/07/07
    A new study finds that drinking diet soda may be to blame. Read more about it on Amber Smith's Health & Fitness blog....

  • Exercise video for moms-to-be: Check it out
    posted on 08/02/07
    Check out Amber Smith's Health and Fitness blog to view a clip of a DVD from Go Mom Fitness, "Patrea's Prenatal Fitness for the Entire Body." It promises six 15-minute workouts including Pilates, yoga and creative strength training. It sells...

  • Lawsuits increase over care-giving obligations
    posted on 07/31/07
    A story on The New York Times Web site explains that lawsuits claiming workplace discrimination because of family care-giving obligations are on the rise. It tells of a Maryland woman who went on leave when she went into premature labor....

  • Re-entering the work force: A look a four women
    posted on 07/29/07
    Whether to stay home with your kids or go back to work may be one of the pivotal decisions you make as a parent. There are pros and cons on both sides, and whatever you decide you may feel moments...

  • Heavy moms have heavy babies, study says
    posted on 07/10/07
    It's been common knowledge for a while that overweight women are at greater risk to give birth to larger-than-normal babies. But a new study finds that these women are still likely to give birth to big babies -- even if...