Consuming soy protein during pregnancy may help women with gestational diabetes control their blood sugar and cholesterol levels, according to…
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Infant sleep safety still misunderstood by many caregivers
Even though most caregivers agree on the importance of safe infant sleep practices, many of them may not know what…
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US twin birth rate reached record high in 2013
American women are having twins at a higher rate than ever before, a trend health officials believe is due to…
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Mom Gives Birth With Help From Teen Daughter
When Kimberly Carrick went into labor, her 16-year-old daughter Kaitlyn got behind the wheel to take her to the hospital,…
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Stress during pregnancy linked to increased asthma risk in children
Stress during pregnancy brought on by events like divorce, job loss or death of a loved one appears to be…
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Pregnant women should take iodide supplement, docs say
Pregnant women should take an iodide-containing supplement to protect the brain development of their babies, according to the leading U.S.…
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The odd ways pregnancy can cause vision problems
Pregnancy can cause vision problems in sometimes unexpected ways, as two new medical reports show. In one report, a 25-year-old…
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Hospital probes 2 childbirth deaths in a month
WEYMOUTH, Mass. – South Shore Hospital in Weymouth says it’s conducting an internal review and has notified the state after…
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Secondhand smoke linked to higher rate of miscarriages, stillbirths
Pregnant women who have been exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke have a higher rate of miscarriages, stillbirths and…
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Seeing ultrasound rarely changes abortion plans, study shows
Nearly 99 percent of women went ahead with an abortion after voluntarily viewing an ultrasound image of the fetus beforehand,…
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