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Woman gives birth to her identical twin’s baby
After finding out her identical twin sister was unable to have a baby, a Long Island, New York, woman offered…
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Petitioners rally after med student posts delivery room selfie next to woman’s vagina
Women’s activists are speaking out after a medical student in Venezuela posted a selfie next to a woman’s vagina in…
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LONDON – Britain’s High Court has denied an attempt by a woman to use her dead daughter’s frozen eggs to…
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Abortions declining in nearly all states, survey finds
Abortions have declined in states where new laws make it harder to have them – but they’ve also waned in…
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Mothers who are overweight before pregnancy and those who gain too much while pregnant are more likely to have obese…
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Common solvents tied to birth defects
Pregnant women with frequent exposure to solvents at work may be at higher risk of having babies with birth defects,…
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Birth weight charts may misclassify babies of immigrants
The charts that doctors use when assessing a baby’s birth weight should take into account the mother’s ethnicity, to better…
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Maternal singing calms preemies and their mothers, study says
For preemies, the combination of hearing mother’s voice softly singing while being held against her skin can have a number…
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Bacteria live even in healthy placentas, study finds
Surprising new research shows a small but diverse community of bacteria lives in the placentas of healthy pregnant women, overturning…
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