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A Revolution In The Monitoring Of Unborn Babies (April 27, 2007) -- New technology, the size of a mobile phone, could save the life of an unborn child. The device monitors the baby's heart for signs of potential danger. It is small and easy to use so that ... > full story

Girls Born With HIV Infection At Higher Risk For Cervical Problems (April 27, 2007) -- A generation of children born with HIV are now coming of age and reaching sexual maturity. Girls in this group who are sexually active are experiencing a higher number than expected of cervical ... > full story

Smoking Common During Pregnancy, Study Shows (April 25, 2007) -- While pregnancy may be considered an effective motivator for smoking cessation, results of a new study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health indicate that pregnant US women commonly ... > full story

Neither Abortion Nor Miscarriage Associated With Breast Cancer Risk (April 24, 2007) -- Neither induced abortion nor spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) appears to be associated with breast cancer risk in premenopausal women, according to a recent ... > full story

Why Don't Mothers' Bodies Reject Their Fetus? (April 23, 2007) -- The immune system is designed to attack anything that is not the body's own tissues, such as pathogens and genetically nonidentical organ transplants, so why does the maternal immune system not ... > full story

Difficult Births In Obese Women Due To Uterus Failure (April 19, 2007) -- Scientists have uncovered the reason why overweight women have more Caesarean sections -- they are at significant risk of their uterus contracting poorly in ... > full story

Predicting Premature Birth (April 18, 2007) -- With pre-term births a major international health problem, scientists are reporting an advance toward developing a much-needed, noninvasive test for predicting when pregnant women are about to ... > full story

Emergency Contraception Does Not Reduce Unintended Pregnancy Rate (April 18, 2007) -- The "morning after pill" may be a good option for individual women in crisis, but advance access to emergency contraception is no antidote for the national problem of unintended pregnancy. Contrary ... > full story

Breastfeeding Reduces Risk Of Breast Cancer For Women Who Delay Childbirth (April 17, 2007) -- Breastfeeding can offset the increased risk of invasive breast cancer for women who had their first full-term pregnancy after the age of 25, a recent study ... > full story

Prenatal Smoking Increases ADHD Risk In Some Children (April 11, 2007) -- Past research has suggested that both genes and prenatal insults -- such as exposure to alcohol and nicotine -- can increase the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But the ... > full story

Drug Used To Prevent HIV Transmission From Mother To Child Damages DNA (April 8, 2007) -- HIV transmission from mother to child can occur in utero, during labor or from breastfeeding. If left untreated, approximately 25 percent of newborns exposed to the virus from their infected mothers ... > full story

Spina Bifida Gene Identified; Groundbreaking Research Can Make Diagnosis Easier (April 5, 2007) -- Researchers at McGill University have identified a gene that causes the debilitating developmental disorder spina bifida. "This is the first gene that has been shown to cause the disorder in humans," ... > full story

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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy
Beginning with the "10 Greatest Lies About Pregnancy" (number 10: Lamaze works), and ending with postpartum dementia, Vicki Iovine's Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy has fast become the laywoman's ... > read more

Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth
Brimming with the author's signature frankness and humor, a no-holds-barred account of what you can really expect when you're expecting. Oh, the joys of pregnancy! There's the gasiness, ... > read more

The Pregnancy Journal: A Day To Day Guide To A Healthy And Happy Pregnancy
Whether this is pregnancy number 1 or number 10, nothing makes it easier to connect with a growing baby than knowing exactly what magical development is happening every day. Filling the need for ... > read more

Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Revised Edition)
This comprehensive book explains in lucid, assured terms how to practice the fertility awareness method (FAM), a natural, scientifically proven but little-known form of birth control (which is not to ... > read more

My Boys Can Swim!: The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy
Finally—A Pregnancy Book That Won't Put Men to SleepMy Boys Can Swim! tells real men everything they really want to know about pregnancy, such as: How much is it going to cost? Why does your ... > read more

What to Expect When You're Expecting Pregnancy Organizer
Marrying the friendly authority of What to Expect When You're Expecting with the ease-of-use of a daily planner, here is a companion for every stage of pregnancy. It's a complete planner, and ... > read more

What to Expect When You're Expecting, Third Edition
Eighteen years after it first hit the shelves and having sold more than 10 million copies, What to Expect When You're Expecting is still on nearly every mother-to-be's reading list. This completely ... > read more

Before Your Pregnancy: A 90 Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception
Before Your Pregnancy is a breakthrough book for prospective parents—a completely detailed resource that prepares mothers and fathers-to-be to conceive the healthiest baby possible, to make ... > read more

The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies
For thousands of years, Chinese women have trusted traditional Chinese medicine to help them conceive. A recent medical study found that women who augmented Western fertility treatments with TCM, ... > read more

Your Pregnancy Week by Week, Fifth Edition
Pregnancy should be a time of wonder and hope, but these days, it's associated more often with paranoia. Dr. Glade Curtis is keenly aware of the anxieties heaped upon expectant women: he has ... > read more