You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

- Dave Barry






Topic: Birth

(Since these results are pulled from all sites, you may see some duplicate stories).

  • Mums Say NHS Maternity Services Are Good In Biggest Ever Survey, UK
    posted on 11/27/07 by
    Mothers have praised the good quality of care provided by NHS maternity services in a survey published today (Tuesday) by the Healthcare Commission. But the results also highlight specific areas of concern and wide variations between trusts in responses to questions about postnatal care, communication, food and cleanliness. Responses came from 26,000 women who gave birth in January and February 2007, making it the largest survey ever of maternity experience. [click link for full article]

  • Active Parents Raise Active Children
    posted on 11/27/07 by
    Parents who are active during pregnancy and early in their child's life tend to raise more active children, finds a new study. Some risk factors for adult diseases are associated with lower levels of physical activity in children. Associations have also been reported between early life factors (from birth to around five years) and childhood obesity.

  • When is it NOT your pediatrician's job? (BloggingBaby.com)
    posted on 11/26/07 by
    Filed under: Child Development , Feeding & Nutrition , Health and Safety , Lifestyle , Pregnancy and Birth When I was a new mama, in the first months of sleep-deprivation and worry, it was hard for me to trust my own instincts. I second guessed nearly everything, and worried non-stop about every decision my husband and I made about caring for our baby, as though each would have a life-changing outcome. The stakes felt so high--as though if I made the wrong decision, I'd ruin my kid. Before the b

  • Pregnancy Guide
    posted on 11/24/07 by
    I can be your personal guide and childbirth educator through the pregnancy process. These classes are designed to help keep you informed of the changes in your and your baby,...

  • Hazardous Advanced Micro Devices ('A.M.D.') 'Clean Room' Chemicals Allegedly Caused Multiple Birth Defects
    posted on 11/21/07 by
    Advanced Micro Devices ("A.M.D.") and a regional medical association that claims to treat 15 percent of Austin-area residents are responsible for multiple birth defects in an Austin youth born with a missing lower right arm and lifelong cognitive deficits, according to a lawsuit filed in Travis County District Court. The youth's mother, a former A.M.D. "clean room" employee, was wrongfully exposed to birth defect-causing hazardous chemicals during her pregnancy. A.M.D. [clic

  • Postpartum Weight Gain Linked To Lack Of Sleep
    posted on 11/20/07 by
    Mothers who reported sleeping five hours or less per day when their babies were six months old had a threefold higher risk for substantial weight retention (11 pounds or more) at their baby's first birthday than moms who slept seven hours per day, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente and Harvard Medical School / Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. [click link for full article]

  • Prenatal care center in Lantana caters to Hispanic women (Florida Sun Sentinel)
    posted on 11/19/07 by
    Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalition targets Hispanic community A new prenatal care center is hoping to give birth to a new way of thinking about pregnancy.

  • Lack Of Well Being In A Pregnant Woman May Lead To Premature Delivery
    posted on 11/17/07 by
    A group of researchers of the University of Modena has investigated the role of psychological well being in premature delivery. The study is reported in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.The aim of this study was to evaluate how sociodemographic factors, psychosocial adaptation to pregnancy and well-being levels are associated with the onset of preterm uterine contractions allowing symptomatic preterm labor. [click link for full article]

  • Lack Of Well Being In A Pregnant Woman May Lead To Premature Delivery (Medical News Today)
    posted on 11/17/07 by
    A group of researchers of the University of Modena has investigated the role of psychological well being in premature delivery. The study is reported in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.The aim of this study was to evaluate how sociodemographic factors, psychosocial adaptation to pregnancy and well-being levels are associated with the onset of preterm uterine contractions allowing symptomatic preterm labor. [click link for full article]

  • Fetal Heart Rate Yields Clues To Children's Later Development
    posted on 11/16/07 by
    Variations in heart rate patterns provide information on how the nervous system functions in adults and children. Obstetricians have long considered heart rate patterns to be important indicators of fetal well-being during the prenatal period as well as in labor and delivery. Now a new study has found that heart rate patterns before birth also predict the rate at which children develop through their toddler years. [click link for full article]

  • Novel Placenta Screening Tests May Help Prevent Stillbirths
    posted on 11/16/07 by
    The development of new screening tests based on better understanding of normal and abnormal placenta function may be crucial in reducing the incidence of stillbirths, according to a Seminar in The Lancet, this week's edition. Professor Gordon Smith, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cambridge University, UK, and Dr Ruth Fretts, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, looked material published since 1997 while preparing for the Seminar. [click link for full article]

  • Does Prenatal Binge Drinking Harm The Developing Fetus? Evidence Is Scarce
    posted on 11/14/07 by
    The evidence that binge drinking during pregnancy harms the developing fetus is very limited, according to an article published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (BMJ). There is clearer evidence that regular heavy drinking during the pregnancy is linked to a higher risk of birth defects. However, what impact binge drinking might have, without heavy regular drinking, is unclear, write the authors. [click link for full article]

  • Little Evidence That Binge Drinking While Pregnant Seriously Harms Fetus, Review Of Research Suggests
    posted on 11/14/07 by
    There is little substantive evidence that binge drinking while pregnant seriously harms the developing fetus, finds a new study. Consistently heavy drinking throughout pregnancy has been associated with birth defects and subsequent neurological problems. But it is not known what impact binge drinking, in the absence of regular heavy drinking, might have. And this drinking pattern is becoming increasingly common, particularly among women, say the authors. They suggest that further research is req

  • New national sudden infant death resource center
    posted on 11/14/07 by
    The new National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center (NSIDRC) is funded by a 3-year cooperative agreement with the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). NSIDRC is co-located with the Maternal and Child Health Library and draws on the library’s extensive resource capacities and public health perspective.The new NSIDRC will serve as a central source of information on sudden infant death (including sudden infant death syndrome, miscarriage, stillbirth and other sudden infant

  • Working to Reduce 'Preemie' Birth Rate ; With the Number Rising in Maine, Mothers Are Urged to Get Prenatal Care so Babies Are Born Full-Term. (Red Orbit )
    posted on 11/14/07 by
    By JOSIE HUANG Staff Writer -- The contractions, so tiny that they were imperceptible, showed up on an ultrasound just five months into Wendy Napolitano's pregnancy with triplets.

  • Nancy Grace Hospitalized with Pregnancy Complications (Celebrities)
    posted on 11/14/07 by
    Headline News anchor Nancy Grace, who gave birth to twins Nov. 4, has been hospitalized with complications from her pregnancy, the network said Tuesday. This past Sunday, Nancy started experiencing discomfort, and was having trouble breathing, on her way to church, Headline News spokeswoman Janine Iamunno says. She was brought to the emergency room in Atlanta. [...]

  • Nancy Grace Hospitalized with Pregnancy Complications (Celebrity Mound)
    posted on 11/14/07 by
    Headline News anchor Nancy Grace, who gave birth to twins Nov. 4, has been hospitalized with complications from her pregnancy, the network said Tuesday. This past Sunday, Nancy started experiencing discomfort, and was having trouble breathing, on her way to church, Headline News spokeswoman Janine Iamunno says. She was brought to the emergency room in [...]

  • Nancy Grace re-hospitalized after pregnancy complications (Celebrity Baby Blog)
    posted on 11/14/07 by
    CNN anchorwoman Nancy Grace, 48, has been re-hospitalized a week after the birth of her twins due to complications stemming from the pregnancy. Nancy, who delivered John David and Lucy Elizabeth by emergency c-section last Sunday after the beginnings of...

  • Obese women told to slim before fertility treatment
    posted on 11/12/07 by
    · New guidelines for clinics to help with weight loss · Problem linked with birth defects and miscarriage (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)

  • Favorable pregnancy, delivery, and implantation rates experienced in embryo donation programs in the united states.
    posted on 11/12/07 by
    Favorable pregnancy, delivery, and implantation rates experienced in embryo donation programs in the United States. Fertil Steril. 2007 Nov 12; Authors: Keenan J, Finger R, Check JH, Daly D, Dodds W, Stoddart R OBJECTIVE: To document the numbers of donated frozen ETs performed and the pregnancy, birth, and embryo impl

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