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Italy abortion row as woman dies after hospital miscarriage
Italian prosecutors have begun an inquiry into the death after a miscarriage of a woman of 32 who was pregnant with twins. The family of Valentina Milluzzo said the doctor treating her refused to abort the foetuses because he was a "conscientious objector" to abortion. The hospital involved has categorically rejected the family's claims. The woman's burial has been postponed while further investigations are carried out.
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Something That Might Be Happening to Me Now
It’s a strange thing to read about women ending pregnancies when you’re squarely in the middle of one. By Claire Jarvis.
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The 20-Week Abortion Ban Bind
More and more states are making it illegal to get an abortion after 20 weeks. But this is when many women discover their pregnancies may be unviable. By Sylvia A. Harvey.
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Pregnancy alters woman's brain 'for at least two years'
Pregnancy reduces grey matter in specific parts of a woman's brain, helping her bond with her baby and prepare for the demands of motherhood. Scans of 25 first-time mums showed these structural brain changes lasted for at least two years after giving birth. European researchers said the scale of brain changes during pregnancy were akin to those seen during adolescence. But they found no evidence of women's memory deteriorating. Many women have said they feel forgetful and emotional during pregnancy and put it down to "pregnancy" or "baby" brain - and, it seems, with good reason.
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Why Are You So Smart? Thank Mom and Your Difficult Birth
The fact that so many women die in childbirth outside the context of modern medicine is a sign of how important intelligence is for our species. By Jim Davies.
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Mom donates 18.5 gallons of breast milk after newborn son dies
A grieving mother whose son died only 11 days after birth resolved to donate as much breast milk as she could, which wound up totaling 2,370 ounces. Ariel Matthews gave birth to son Ronan in October and documented his story on Instagram. The posts revealed Matthews had a miscarriage and a stillbirth last year, after which she also donated breast milk.
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The Wait
On the interminable two weeks between a bad sonogram and the end of a pregnancy. By Jessica Grose.
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First I Got Pregnant. Then I Decided to Kill the Mountain Lion
How mommy set off amid the Hollywood Hills to hunt the monster. By Kathleen Hale. (Feb. 14, 2017)
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An artificial womb being tested on lambs could help preemies
Fetal lambs lived for weeks in a fluid-filled bag. Tests to help premature babies could begin in three years.
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We spent months bracing and preparing for the death of our daughter
Especially not with the way it happened. By Royce Young.
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Woman Carries Twins For Her Sister, Who Had 9 Miscarriages
Melissa Kayser had lost hope of becoming a mom after having nine miscarriages – until her older sister stepped in. Kayser, 33, had been trying to have a baby for three years when doctors finally suggested, after fertility treatments and IVF, that she should consider a surrogate.
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A Pregnant Teen’s Graduation Drama Reveals an Uncomfortable Divide Between Pro-Lifers and Social Conservatives
Maddi Runkles is an 18-year-old senior at Heritage Academy, a small, conservative Christian school in Hagerstown, Maryland. She is also pregnant and has admitted to breaking the pledge that all Heritage students sign… By Ruth Graham.
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Obese women more likely to have babies with serious birth defects, says study
Women who are obese when they conceive are more likely to have a baby with serious birth defects, a major study has found. The research revealed a sliding scale of risk for health problems including congenital heart defects, anomalies of the digestive system and malformations of genital organs or limbs.
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Pregnant women shouldn't start taking vitamin B3 just yet: reports it prevents miscarriage and birth defects are overblown
The new study on birth defects and vitamin B3 has important implications, but researchers didn't actually give any of this vitamin to humans.
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Pregnancy Signs What happens right away - Health Disorders List
Pregnancy Signs & symptoms are Missed Period, Feeling Pregnant, Breast Tenderness, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Frequent Urination, Heartburn / Constipatio
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How to test pregnancy without a test
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Research finds further evidence of a link between prenatal acetaminophen usage and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The children of mothers who had used acetaminophen for 29 days had more than double the risk of developing ADHD.
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Giving birth on due date 'less risky'
Stillbirth and newborn death risk could be reduced by offering more pregnant women the chance to give birth on their due date, experts believe. Currently, women who are overdue but well are often given a couple of extra weeks to see if labour will happen spontaneously before doctors intervene. New research suggests bringing forward induction to 40 weeks' gestation may be a safer option for mothers and babies.
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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Pregnant
The world's youngest female head of government is expecting her first child
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