Pregnant Women

Bias in the Workplace Against Maternity Leave

Lauren Wallenstein | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Maternity Leave Bias, Work-Life Balance, Having Children, Maternity Leave, Pregnant Women, Pregnant, Parents News

The hardest part of maternity leave is no longer sleepless nights caring for a newborn, but dealing with the anxiety surrounding communication between a pregnant women and her employer.

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PHOTOS: Anne Geddes Pregnancy Portraits

Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Photography, Destination Maternity, Nature Photography, Pregnant Women, Pregnancy, Anne Geddes, Anne Geddes My Pregnancy, Global Motherhood, Slideexpand, Parents News

To fans the world over, photographer Anne Geddes's artistic touch is as immediately recognizable as her regular subject matter (babies!). In her ne...

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Are You an Expecting Mom? Here's a Gift You Can Give to Yourself

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Pregnancy, Credit Cards, Good Credit, Good Credit Scores, Mother's Day, Pregnant, Pregnant Women, Money News

Maybe you'll someday need to borrow money to send your kids to college. All of those things take credit, and a good credit score can help you borrow more money for a longer period of time with a lower rate.

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This Mother's Day, Stand Up for Expecting Moms

Dina Bakst | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Mother's Day, Mothers-Day-Pkg, Expecting Mothers, Pregnant Women and Work, Pregnant Women, Pregnant, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Americans With Disabilities Act, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Pda, Pwfa, Parents News

No pregnant worker should be forced to choose between her job and a healthy pregnancy.

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When Did Moms Get So Touchy About Pregnancy?

Babble.com | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Pregnancy, Pregnant Women, Baby Bump, Motherhood, Personal Essays, Parents, Parents-Pregnancy, Parents-Moms, Parents News

When did it become a federal offense to be in awe of one human swimming inside another? Not everyone has a nefarious motive; not everyone is judging.

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C-Section Rates Reach All Time High

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Birth, C-Sections, Healthy, Cesarean Section, Pregnant Women, Parents-Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Vaginal Birth, Babies, Elected Surgery, C-Section, Planned C-Section, Healthy Living News

More American women are having Cesarian section deliveries than ever before. According to a new report released today by HealthGrades, titled Obst...

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Swedish Town Mulling Fertility Treatments For New Residents

TheLocal.se | David Moye | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Ragunda, In-Vitro Fertilization, Weird Sweden, Ivf, IVF for New Citizens, Sweden, Pregnant Women, Ragunda Offers Fertility Treatment, Weird News News

A Swedish town wants to boost its population in a big way, and one solution may be offering helping to cover the costs of fertility treatments or adop...

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Pretty and Pregnant

Louis Licari | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Hairstyles, Pregnancy, Hair Styles, Hairstyles When Pregnant, Pregnant Women, Pregnant, Style News

Every day at the salon, I find that another woman is bursting at the seams to tell me she is with child. Here are some of my favorite hair tips for pregnant women.

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'Inhumane' Thai Baby Breeding Farm Busted

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Illegal Baby Breeding Ring, Maternity, Pregnant Women, Pregnancy, Human Trafficking, Baby 101, Thai Baby Ring, World News

A total of 14 Vietnamese women -- half of them pregnant -- have been rescued from an "illegal and inhuman" surrogate baby breeding ring in Thailand, t...

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Spanish Expectant Mothers Race To Give Birth Before New Year To Claim $3,303 'Cheque Bebe'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cheque Bebe, Maternity, Pregnant Women, Pregnancy, Baby Check, Mothers to Be, Babies, Birth Rates, Expectant Mothers, Birth, Spain, New Year's Eve, New Year, 2011, World News

A new round of public spending cuts in Spain has many expectant women scrambling to give birth before the end of the year, the Guardian is reporting. ...

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Taliban Executes Pregnant Widow After Adultery Accusation

cnn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taliban Pregnant Widow, Sanam Bibi, Pregnant Women, Taliban Executes Pregnant Woman, Taliban, Sanam Gul, Pregnant Widow Executed, Afghanistan, Taliban Executes Pregnant Widow, World News

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Taliban has executed a pregnant widow accused of adultery in western Afghanistan, provincial and district officials sa...

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Flu Drugs Saved Many Pregnant Swine Flu Victims

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Global Epidemic, Pregnant Women, Health, Coma, Swine Flu, Asthma, Women's Health, Pregnancy, American Medical Association, Flue Medicine, Immune System, Tamiflu, Healthy Living News

ATLANTA — Quick treatment with flu medicine saved the lives of many pregnant women who were stricken by swine flu last year, according to the mo...

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NATO Tries To Silence Journalist Jerome Starkey Over Afghan Slayings (VIDEO)

Rethink Afghanistan | Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Karzai, Gen. Stanley McCrystal, US Military, Isaf, Children, Afghanistan, The Times, Kabul, Taliban, Jerome Starkey, Surge, Civilian Casualties, Nato, Pregnant Women, World News

Last week, I spoke with Afghanistan-based journalist Jerome Starkey about his reporting on special forces raids that killed civilians and NATOs surpri...

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A Flawed Step Forward on Health Care Reform

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Sojourners, Debate, Jim Wallis, Family, Washington, Economy, Campaign, Health-Care Debate, Evangelicals, Senate Bill, Congressional Budget Office, Movement, Legislation, America, Bishops, Republican, Government, Abortion, Conflict, Values, Pregnant Women, Health Care Coverage, Government Takeover, Social Movements, Health Care, Pro-Life, Catholic Hospital, Catholic, Leaders, Bankruptcy, Politics, Democrat, Health, Evangelical, God, Democrats, Elective Abortion, Hyde Amendment, Reform Bills, Insurance Company, Women, Wall Street, Change, Health Care Reform, New York Times, Special Interests, Republicans, U S Conference of Catholic Bishops, Health Care System, Catholic Bishops, Politics News

We all know how much the media love conflict, and they have fallen in love with the health care debate. To say the process hasn't been pretty would be one of the biggest Washington understatements in years.

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Health Care, Immigrants, and the Character of Our Country

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Law, Allison Johnson, Debate, Undocumented Immigrants, President Obama, Scripture, Media, Health Care Plan, Immigration, Immigrants, Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Legislation, Immigration Status, Faith Groups, Fact Checkers, Moral Obligation, Public Policies, Immigrant, Immigrant Children, Christian Scriptures, Members of Congress, Values, Pregnant Women, Policy Debate, Health Care Coverage, Moral Priorities, Teaching, Stranger, Safety Net, Health Care, Christians, Public Policy, Fear, Lying, Subsidies, Politics, Community, Basic Human Needs, Medicaid, Congress, Faith Communities, Migrants, Moral Issue, Reform Legislation, Moral Consideration, Compassion, Jewish, Moral Values, Moral Issues, Moral Mandate, Inclusion, Faith Community, Political Feasibility, Health Care Reform, Hospitals, Undocumented Immigrant, Legal Immigrants, Christian, Health Care System, Politics News

With an issue like health, the faith community has a unique and important role to play -- to define and raise the moral issues beneath the policy debate.

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Pregnant Women and Mothers Deserve Better

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Pro-Life Movement, Women-Health-Care, Women-Health, Pregnant Women, Abortion Rights, Anti-Abortion-Violence, George Tiller Murder, Anti-Abortion, Pro-Life, Anti-Choice Movement, Dr. Tiller, Politics News

Implying that the decisions individual women make to have abortions is the same or worse than a holocaust denying and it should stop.

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How to Win a Culture War

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion Reduction, Culture War, Children, Affordable Health Care, Common Ground, Wedge Issue, United States, Health, Legislation, America, Choice, Culture, Parent, Quality Affordable Health Care, Abortion, Culture Warrior, Women, Conflict, Pregnant Women, Unintended Pregnancies, Policy Debate, Health Care Reform, Rosa DeLauro, Tim Ryan, Health Care, Private Insurance, Politics News

Want to know how to win a culture war? Don't fight one.

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Leading Healthcare Change: No Room for Politics as Usual

Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 05.25.2011

We are facing incredibly difficult decisions, but policies implemented today will help us to live healthier, longer lives, while also saving billions of dollars.

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Wedgwood Teacups, Child Labor, and Lead Poisoning

Dan Agin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Labor, Lead Poisoning, Wedgwood, Children, Safety, Pregnancy, Product Safety, Children's Safety, Hazardous Products, Waterford, Lead Paint, Kids, Health, Pregnant Women, Poor, Waterford Wedgewood, Sweatshops, Business News

There is no reason to employ pregnant women and children in occupations known to be hazardous other than to exploit the poor.

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Open Letter to Governor Sarah Palin -- How Your Position on Abortion Hurts All Pregnant Women

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Vice President, Human Rights, Pregnant Women, Pregnancy, Anti-Choice, Pro-Choice, Choice, Politics News

We hope you know though that your freedom relies on exactly the same legal principles that guarantee that American women can choose to have an abortion when they need and want one.

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