Prenatal

7 Wonders Of Pregnancy

Jena Pincott | Posted 04.19.2012

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Jena Pincott

Pregnancy gets weirder as we get rounder. What really goes on under wraps during those nine-plus months? Here are seven discoveries nobody really expects when she's expecting.

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Unbelievable Side Effect Of Being Stressed While Pregnant

Jena Pincott | Posted 01.03.2012

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Jena Pincott

There's an avalanche of evidence that women who are under extreme duress in pregnancy have kids who have shorter attention spans, lower IQs, memory deficiencies and health problems.

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PBS's 'This Emotional Life:' Connecting With Baby Before Birth

Jessica Zucker, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.

Research reveals that perinatal and postpartum mood disorders are often linked to striving for perfection. Here are some psychological meditations for cultivating a conscious pregnancy.

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Insurance Denials for Pregnant Moms

Barbara Dehn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barbara Dehn

Insurance companies have no liability or risk if they chose not to cover prenatal tests. And since health care providers must do these tests, whether they are paid for or not, OB providers and hospitals absorb the cost.

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Do People Who Support "Traditional Values" Value Pregnant Women?

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lynn M. Paltrow

Sixty-one percent of women who have abortions are already mothers, and another 24 percent will go on to become mothers. 85 percent of all women bring life into this world.

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Gender Apartheid

Amy Coen | Posted 11.17.2011

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Amy Coen

Boge explained her biggest challenge decades earlier was to convince the first mother that her 'uncut' daughter would have a good life; she would be an acceptable wife, bear children and be healthy.

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