The majority of the decline in teen pregnancy rates is due to more consistent contraceptive use; the rest is due to higher proportions of teens choosing to delay sexual activity.






Pregnancy-Related News (From All Sources)

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  • Mums Say NHS Maternity Services Are Good In Biggest Ever Survey, UK
    posted on 11/27/07 at MedicineNet
    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]

  • Smoking And Depression Often Occur Together In New Mothers
    posted on 11/27/07 at MedicineNet
    Smoking and depression often go hand-in-hand for new mothers, according to a new study by Dr Robert Whitaker, a pediatrician and profressor of public health at Temple University. He said, "While smoking and depression adversely affects a mother's health, the combination may also affect the health of her child. [click link for full article]

  • Radiation scans in pregnancy increase: US study (AFP)
    posted on 11/27/07 at Yahoo!
    AFP - Pregnant women are getting exposed to higher doses of radiation as radiological scans on them have more than doubled in a decade, according to a US study released Tuesday.

  • Study sees rise in imaging exams for pregnant women (Reuters)
    posted on 11/27/07 at Yahoo!
    Reuters - Pregnant women are receiving more high-tech imaging exams, exposing their babies to higher doses of radiation than a decade ago, a study said on Tuesday.

  • Late Pregnancy - A Boon Or A Bane
    posted on 11/26/07 at Topix
    Late pregnancy and older moms are increasing in number in recent years. It has become more common for women to concentrate on their careers and forget about their personal lives. via

  • Ectopic Pregnancy - One of the Complications Of Pregnancies
    posted on 11/26/07 at Topix
    Ectopic pregnancy is one of the pregnancy complications that may occur in some women. via American Chronicle

  • Pregnancy Symptoms - Things To Watch Out
    posted on 11/26/07 at Topix
    Pregnancy symptoms are the first indicators that the stork is on its way bringing you a bundle of joy to care for and cherish. via American Chronicle

  • When is it NOT your pediatrician's job? (BloggingBaby.com)
    posted on 11/26/07 at Wikio
    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

  • Angelsounds: personal fetal doppler
    posted on 11/26/07 at Medworm
    For those of you that have ever had a baby, you vividly remember the first time you heard the sound of your baby's heartbeat. You lay back on the table and your doctor splats a little gel on your stomach, moves around a hand held fetal doppler and suddenly you hear it. The whooshing sound of your child's heartbeat, so loud and so strong. Suddenly that's not a growing mass in your stomach but a real, live baby.Now you can have that feeling again and again in the privacy of your own ho

  • BJOG Release: Smoking Obscures Tests For Down Syndrome, UK
    posted on 11/26/07 at MedicineNet
    New research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology shows that women smoking during the first stage of pregnancy affects the levels of chemicals in the blood that are used for Down syndrome screening, and this could lead to misleading results. Researchers from Saudi Arabia carried out tests on 2, 337 fit and healthy first-time mothers in the first trimester of pregnancy, from 2001 - 04. [click link for full article]

  • South Africa: Drive To Stub Out Smoking Among The Youth
    posted on 11/26/07 at MedicineNet
    A new study has found that two approaches to reduce teenage smoking rates and prevent others from starting appear twice as effective as the government's curriculum for teaching life skills.Research by the Medical Research Council (MRC) is being studied by the education department with the view to improving tobacco prevention programmes in schools, as most smokers start when they are teenagers. [click link for full article]

  • Smoking Moms Risk Daughters' Fertility
    posted on 11/26/07 at MedicineNet
    Title: Smoking Moms Risk Daughters' FertilityCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/26/2007Last Editorial Review: 11/26/2007

  • Feeling Your Baby Move - Quickening
    posted on 11/26/07 at About.com
    I will never forget the first time I felt any of my seven children move. These memories stick out very keenly in my mind. I remember it more than...

  • BJOG Release: Smoking Obscures Tests For Down Syndrome, UK
    posted on 11/26/07 at Medical News Today
    New research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology shows that women smoking during the first stage of pregnancy affects the levels of chemicals in the blood that are used for Down syndrome screening, and this could lead to misleading results. Researchers from Saudi Arabia carried out tests on 2, 337 fit and healthy first-time mothers in the first trimester of pregnancy, from 2001 - 04. [click link for full article]

  • Nationwide Clinical Trial Tests Effectiveness Of Drug That Slows Cancer Growth
    posted on 11/26/07 at MedicineNet
    A drug that slows the growth of cancer in women with metastatic breast cancer will soon be tested in newly diagnosed patients across the country to determine if it will have a similar effect. Kathy Miller, M.D., associate professor of medicine and the Sheila D. [click link for full article]

  • Men who have symptoms ... when their wives are pregnant
    posted on 11/25/07 at Topix
    "I have two children and it happened to me when my wife was pregnant. I really wanted us to have a baby and I was very anxious about the pregnancy. But I believe it has more to do with the mind. The mind is a powerful thing." Everton Facey, 40-year-old maintenance worker at Stony Hill HEART Academy, states that when his girlfriend became pregnant with their first child he knew, because he experienced bouts of nausea and upset ...

  • Signs of Miscarriage and the Atomic Kitten
    posted on 11/25/07 at About.com
    I don't know if you've been following the story of Kerry Katona, former Atomic Kitten, and her fourth pregnancy, but it's heart wrenching. I can sum it up quickly: Pregnant....

  • Is The Test Tube Conception Dangerous?
    posted on 11/25/07 at Medical News Today
    The number of "infants from a test tube" is growing year by year, and in highly developed countries it will soon make 1% to 3% of all new-borns. [click link for full article]

  • Is The Test Tube Conception Dangerous?
    posted on 11/25/07 at MedicineNet
    The number of "infants from a test tube" is growing year by year, and in highly developed countries it will soon make 1% to 3% of all new-borns. [click link for full article]

  • Tooth Decay Is Kids' Stuff (HealthDay)
    posted on 11/25/07 at Yahoo!
    HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The dental health ofAmericans is improving as people take better care of their teeth. But thatencouraging trend doesn't extend to some of the country's most vulnerableindividuals -- children.

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