Pregnancy

A new study from Norway has found that women who take extra folic acid before and after becoming pregnant are less likely to have a child with autism. Dr. Pal Suren from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health led the study which was published in the Journal of American Medical Association.  Suren’s study followed 85,000 ... read more »

The Sher Fertility Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada has helped bring over 18,000 babies into the world. But a controversial contest run by the facility has some people wondering about the institute’s true intentions. In the beginning of June, the company ran a contest, in recognition of Father’s Day called the “I Believe Video Journal ... read more »

One Seattle, WA family will be expanding by four. Brian and Misty Baker have been trying to conceive for 10 years out of their 14 year marriage. After 3 unsuccessful IVF treatments, and a heart-breaking miscarriage, they decided on using a surrogate to carry their child. Fortunately for the couple, Misty’s best friend, Amber Pluckebaum ... read more »

A 16-year-old girl is suing her boarding school, claiming administrators humiliated her by announcing her pregnancy to her classmates during an assembly last year. The suit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, said Shantelle Hicks was kicked out of Wingate Elementary School in McKinley, N.M. last October after she notified school officials that she ... read more »

A recent scientific study could break new ground in treating women who are infertile due to age or disease. The study’s results, released on Sunday, challenge a long-held medical belief that women are born with all the eggs they will ever have. Lead researcher Jonathan Tilly, of Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital, said his team has ... read more »

  From the onset of the second season of 16 and Pregnant, most of the controversial show’s loyal watchers knew that Leah Messer’s story would continue to be played out if a second season of Teen Mom were created. And it was, with Leah being one of the most popular cast members. During her time ... read more »

The entire Kardashian family has had an interesting year, from Kim’s 72-day marriage to Kourtney’s announcement at the beginning of December that she was expecting a little brother or sister for little Mason, but younger sister Khloe has quietly been experiencing drama of her own with NBA hubby Lamar Odom, who plays for the Los ... read more »

In a move that has shocked women’s advocates, doctors groups and the presidents base of voters, top officials in the Obama administration have blocked plans to allow the morning after pill to be sold on store shelves. Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services Secretary, halted the decade long push for the morning after pill out ... read more »

Even though the E! reality star and boyfriend Scott Disick are sleeping apart, they still managed to concieve a baby. “Now I’m nine weeks along. You’re supposed to wait 12 weeks to tell people, but I feel confident,” Kardashian said in an interview with Us Magazine. According to the interview, the 32 year-old found out after taking ... read more »

On the heels of the baby drama with the Justin Bieber paternity suit, Selena Gomez took the time to share some baby news of her own. The teen singer is not pregnant, but her mother is. On her twitter account, she writes: ”Momma and Brian are finally letting me share the news…My mommy’s carrying my baby brother ... read more »

Daily canned food consumption can cause soaring levels of the compound bisphenol A (BPA) in the body, according to a recent study. Seventy-five participants, with a median age of 27, were asked to eat soup for lunch. Researchers instructed one group of individuals to eat canned soup for for lunch for five days while the other ... read more »

Thomas Beatie, the pregnant man who shot to fame after his bearded face and pregnant belly were pictured in media outlets across the country in 2007, now has three kids and appeared on the Oct. 31 episode of the syndicated television show The Doctors with his wife, Nancy, and their three children. People Magazine posted ... read more »

Most women near the end of their pregnancy just want to take it easy and await the arrival of the new member of their family, but one Chicago area woman had different plans — to run over 26 miles instead. Amber Miller, despite being 39 weeks pregnant, participated in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, and ... read more »

A new study published last week in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases says that pregnant women should be vaccinated against pertussis, or whooping cough before giving birth in order to provide enough protection to newborns during their most vulnerable period. The study showed that it takes about two weeks after receiving the vaccine for a woman’s body to be protected ... read more »

A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine has found that premature babies have a higher risk of death in early adulthood than babies born at full term. The study, conducted by Dr. Casey Crump of Stanford University, used Swedish medical records to track 674,820 births. Of these 4.1%, 27 667 babies, were preterm ... read more »