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When it comes to controlling pain, positive thinking can be as powerful as a shot of morphine, according to new brain imaging research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Lowering participants' expectations about pain levels reduced both pain-related brain activity and how much pain they felt. Read More »

Acupuncture Study Reveals Link Between Pain And Expectancy

Fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing for low back pain, and either kind performs much better than usual care, German researchers have found. Almost half the patients treated with acupuncture needles felt relief that lasted months. In contrast, only about a quarter of the patients receiving medications and other Western medical treatments felt better. Read More »

"270 days? I thought pregnancies average 280 days?"

40 weeks does equal 280 days, but fertilization occurs 14 days after the last period (in a 28 day menstrual cycle). Thus, the typical duration of a human pregnancy is 280-14 = 266 days. We rounded up to 270, which is the number often used in pregnancy calculations. Babies born before Day 270 are termed premature.

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African American babies are two to three times more likely to die during childbirth than their white counterparts. The mortality rate for African American mothers during childbirth is four times higher than for whites.

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Caution Signs
posted on 11/08/07

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggests that those without medical or obstetric complications should get 30 minutes or more of moderate activity daily.

Telling the Stories Behind the Abortions
posted on 11/06/07

Dr. Susan Wicklund wants to encourage more open discussion of abortion and its prevalence.

Training Through Pregnancy To Be Marathon's Fastest Mom
posted on 11/03/07

Paula Radcliffe, a record-holder who ran regularly while pregnant last year, won the New York City marathon.

VITAL SIGNS; Purposely Breaking Water Does Not Speed Delivery
posted on 10/30/07

A large review of studies suggests that intentionally breaking the water has no effect in reducing the labor time or assuring the baby’s health.

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR; Abstinence 1, S-Chip 0
posted on 10/18/07

By dropping the financing for abstinence-only sex education, Congress could save enough money to insure 150,000 children a year.

VITAL SIGNS; Position of Woman's Body Could Ease Delivery
posted on 10/16/07

Women who go onto their hands and knees while in labor may be able to reduce the pain of childbirth, researchers say.

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR; Deadly Deliveries
posted on 10/14/07

Why too many New York women are dying in childbirth.

SKIN DEEP; Is the 'Mom Job' Really Necessary?
posted on 10/04/07

The marketing of the “mommy makeover” seeks to pathologize the postpartum body, characterizing pregnancy and childbirth as maladies with disfiguring aftereffects that can be repaired with t

VITAL SIGNS; Anxious Dreams Common In Early Motherhood
posted on 09/11/07

Pregnant women and those who have recently given birth commonly have dreams in which their baby is in danger, a new study suggests.

A CONVERSATION WITH SARAH L. BERGA; A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility: Just Relax
posted on 09/04/07

Dr. Sarah L. Berga is one of a handful of physician-scientists exploring how chronic stress may be the cause of some women’s infertility.

GUEST COLUMNIST; Poisonous Choices, Women at Risk
posted on 08/07/07

The true intent of the partial-birth abortion ban is to make all abortions as burdensome, as difficult and as emotionally and physically trying for women — and for doctors — as possible.

PERSONAL HEALTH; Dispelling Pregnancy Myths: Eating for 1.5
posted on 07/24/07

What to eat, and what not to eat, when you’re expecting.

Your Gamete, Myself
posted on 07/15/07

Using donor eggs for in vitro fertilization is one of the fastest-growing infertility treatments today. But women struggle with many questions as a result of it.

With New Test, Men Can Have At-Home Fertility Screening
posted on 06/04/07

A new at-home screening test, called Fertell, lets couples find out if they have fertility problems without stepping into a doctor’s office.

Let's Talk About Sex
posted on 05/19/07

The four facts everyone needs to know about sex and contraception.

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African American babies are two to three times more likely to die during childbirth than their white counterparts. The mortality rate for African American mothers during childbirth is four times higher than for whites.

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