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Direct connection between early birth and autism risk factors

seher — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:37:41 -0500

Two studies released in honor of World Autism Day on April 2 offered new information about autism and risk factors on the physical and financial levels.

Pain-free childbirth? Get real!

seher — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:56:47 -0500

A pain-free and drug-free labour may be many expectant mothers’ dream but researchers reveal that reality hits hard.

Newborn Baby Taken into Custody Care at Birth

seher — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:30:16 -0500

A Vietnamese couple are fighting for custody of their 3 month old baby who was taken into custody care straight after birth.

Smoking during pregnancy can put mums and babies at risk

seher — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:04:23 -0600

Pregnant women who suffer from the high risk condition pre-eclampsia — which leads to the death of hundreds of babies every year — are putting the lives of their unborn children at significantly increased risk if they continue to smoke during pregnancy.

Woman, that buried her babies in flower-pots, to face trial again

seher — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:55:21 -0600

A German woman was convicted in 2006 of killing 8 of her newborn babies. She buried them in flower pots and a fish tank in the garden of her parents, home near the German-Polish border.

Nevirapine protects babies from HIV while breast-feeding

seher — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:09:56 -0600

A drug that helps prevent babies from catching the AIDS virus at birth can also protect them while nursing, researchers reported on Monday.

Beijing plans high fines for celebrities who break "one child" rule

seher — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:04:04 -0600

Beijing will impose fines on celebrities who violate the one-child rule that will be much higher than for common citizens, a senior family planning official said on Sunday.

Abortion Claims Lives of 80,000 Women In India Yearly

admin_huliq — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:38:42 -0600

Around 11 million abortions are carried out in India every year and nearly 80,000 women die during the process, according to a research.

Tucson Mom Dies Having Triplets

admin_huliq — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:35:17 -0600

Very sad news comes from Tucson as mom dies having triplets. Andrue Smith, the husband and now the father of three children, does not know whether to celebrate the birth of his new three infant children or to mourn the loss of his wife.

Russian mother delivers quintuplets in Oxford

Dinka — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:42:50 -0600

A 29 year-old Russian music teacher has given birth to five girls 14 weeks premature at a maternity clinic in Oxford, southern England, British media said on Thursday.

Cell transplants may improve severe urinary incontinence

harminka — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:49:01 -0600

Estimates are that up to 70 million people worldwide may be suffering from severe urinary incontinence. A major cause of urinary incontinence is a deficiency of the urethral sphincter muscle, often associated with trauma during child birth, resulting from prostate surgery, or due to aging.

Russian woman gives birth to 17-pound girl

Dinka — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:04:07 -0500

Woman from small Russian city has given birth to a 7.75-kilogram (17-pound) baby. Tatiana Khalina, 42, delivered the girl - her 12th child - by Caesarean section at a maternity clinic in Aleisk, a small town in the Altai region in southern Siberia, Svetlana Gildeyeva, a nurse at the clinic, said Thursday.