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Home Births Increased 29% Over Five Year Period

The number of women choosing to give birth at home has steadily risen in the United States with a 29% increase recognized from 2004 through 2009. While the increase is an impressive result home births in the US ... continue

Pregnancy Related Diabetes May Increase Risk Of Children With ADHD

A new study suggests that babies born to mothers with pregnancy-related diabetes have a higher risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Gestational diabetes (pregnancy diabetes) typically develops in the second or third trimester, especially in women who eat unhealthy, ... continue

Jenni Lake Lost Her Fight WIth Cancer, but Gave Her Son Life

It was truly an inspiring story, but one that ended on a very sad note this week. Jenni Lake, the courageous Idaho Teen who stopped her cancer treatments in order to avoid terminating her pregnancy, died 12 ... continue

Sales of fake pregnancy bellies soar in China

I am pretty sure that even with China's notoriety regarding knock-offs, and extremely cheap ones at that, this wasn't exactly a headline you would be expecting. However it seems that like with most other things we can buy online ... continue

WiFi May Be Nuking Your Sperm

If you are reading this on a WiFi-enabled computer, please be warned that a new study published in the Fertility and Sterility journal has linked WiFi connectivity with possible sperm damage. Researchers placed drops of healthy sperm near ... continue

Kate Middleton is Pregnant (Rumor)

Kate Middleton is pregnant. That is, if we are going to believe that her refusal to eat peanut paste during a royal appearance in Copenhagen is because she's pregnant. Doctors usually recommend that pregnant women stay away ... continue

Jessica Simpson Tweets Confirmation Of Pregnancy

Jessica Simpson on Monday took to Twitter for confirmation of what we were already almost certain of, the 31-year-old singer and fashion designer is with child. On her official Twitter account Simpson tweeted: "It's true. I am going to ... continue

Jessica Simpson Pregnancy Rumors Heat Up At Macy’s Store

The rumor mill is going crazy over Jessica Simpson pregnancy rumors once again, this time after the singer/designer was spotted holding a baby at a Macy's store in San Francisco. Simpson has neither confirmed or denied rumors that ... continue

Asthma Risk In Children Increased When Mom Smokes During Pregnancy

A recent study that will be published in the upcoming issue of the journal Pediatrics has concluded that children who are exposed to tobacco smoking before birth are 3.6 times more likely to be born with severe ... continue

More American women skipping maternity ward in favor of home births

The number of women who opt to give birth at home is at the highest level it has been since 1990, climbing 20% between 2004 and 2008. The results were published Friday online in Birth, and drew data ... continue

Study: Half of all stillbirths preventable

A huge, global study has revealed some surprising information about the pervasiveness of stillbirths, even in high-income countries with more comprehensive health care systems. Study co-author Joy Lawn says more than 7,000 stillbirths occur each day, which Lawn ... continue

Doctors conflicted about safety of light drinking during pregnancy

The subject of alcohol consumption by pregnant women is a hotly contested one, and while heavy drinking is universally discouraged, many people disagree on the implications of mild drinking. Some pregnant women look forward to a glass of ... continue

Tweeting from the womb: adorable or annoying?

Automatically updating apps from actual, born people can be a bit irritating- should we start enabling the ability to tweet for twitterers in utero? When I read about the Kickbee (>gag<) "Tummy Tweeter," I was a combination of ... continue

Childbirth at home doubles risk of infant death, study says

A US study of 350,000 home births and 200,000 hospital deliveries suggests that infants born at home have twice the mortality rate of those born in hospitals in the US and Europe. Although the risk of death is ... continue

Drinking while pregnant can reduce future fertility in a male fetus

Doctors can vary a bit in the recommendations about drinking and pregnancy. Some medical professionals say as much as a glass of wine daily is okay, while some believe there is no way to determine how much alcohol, ... continue

Chicken skin remains as a contraception myth

In a recent survey of 1,000 women aged 18 to 50 in England researchers found that some of the silliest myths about female contraception still remains. While ancient methods of crocodile dung and honey ... continue

Spencer to Heidi: if you get knocked up you can GTFO

How romantic... Reality TV douchenozzle Spencer Pratt told press that if wife Heidi gets pregnant, it's all over. The 26-year-old star feels that he's too immature to reproduce, and even seemed to address his missus' veiled threat to ... continue

Tunisian woman set to out-spawn Octomom, by four

A woman in Tunisia is said to be poised to steal Octomom Nadya Suleman's limelight, by giving birth to twelve babies. The woman allegedly conceived the freakish number of fetuses via fertility treatments after suffering several miscarriages. According ... continue