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Prenatal

Prenatal Testing: It's Just Information, Not Answers -- or a Guarantee

Claire McCarthy, M.D. | Posted 05.16.2013 | Parents
Read More: Expectant Parents, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Claire McCarthy, Amniocentesis Ultrasound, Prenatal Testing, Testing for Genetic Disorders, Family Planning, Genetic Disorders, Genetics, Parents News
Claire McCarthy, M.D.

The pace of genetic research is stunning and exciting. But there is more to life and health than genetics.

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Greater Disability Protection Doesn't Mean Less Selective Abortion

Dov Fox | Posted 05.05.2013 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Down Syndrome, Pregnancy, Prenatal, American With Disabilities Act, Politics News
Dov Fox

Why would fewer children be brought into the world just as they are being afforded greater opportunities in life?

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Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin's Legacy Among Doulas in L.A.

Antonia Blumberg | Posted 03.26.2013 | Parents
Read More: Birth, Reproduction, Women, Yoga, The Farm, Midwife, Pregnancy, Steve Gaskin, Midwifery, C-Section, Cesarian, Sexuality, Wellness, Shodhini, Prenatal, Acupuncture, Sex, Reproductive Health, Pediactrics, Documentary, Ina May Gaskin, Placenta, Birth Story, Maternal Mortality, Childbirth, Doula, Parents News
Antonia Blumberg

Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives recounts the history of the natural birth movement in the United States. It is the story of a revolution, initiated in the least likely place imaginable.

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Can Babies Sense Racism?: How Discrimination May Affect Your Unborn Child

Posted 08.29.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Prenatal Discrimination, Prenatal Prejudice, Low Birth Weight, Prenatal, Bv-Life, Prenatal Racism, Low Birth Weight Discrimination, Low Birth Weight Babies, Prenatal Care, Low Birth Weight Health Risks, Black Voices News

Smoking, poor nutrition and even working late have been cited among the top reasons why babies might be born with low birth weight, but a team of rese...

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7 Wonders Of Pregnancy

Jena Pincott | Posted 04.19.2012 | Parents
Read More: Gender Prediction, Prenatal, What to Expect During Pregnancy, Parents-Pregnancy, Slidepollajax, Motherhood, Pregnancy, What Happens During Pregnancy, Parenting, Global Motherhood, Predicting Baby's Sex, Parents News
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 | Parents
Read More: Prenatal Stress, Aging, Genetics, Lifespan, Telomeres, Stress, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Fetus, Parents-Pregnancy, Parents-New-Moms, Parents News
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 | Healthy Living
Read More: Pregnancy, PBS' This Emotional Life, Prenatal, Postpartum Depression, Parenting, Pregnancy Advice, Prenatal Health, Prenatal Support, Prenatal Baby, Healthy Living News
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 | Politics
Read More: Health Care Reform, Public Health Insurance Plan, Prenatal, High Blood Pressure, Pregnant, Ob/Gyn, Pregnancy, Diabetes, Prenatal Care, C-Section, Politics News
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 | Healthy Living
Read More: Abortion, Women, Prenatal, Unborn, Pregnant, Personhood, Personhoodusa, Drugs, Pro-Life, Pro-Lifers, Pro-Choice, Drug Policy, Crack, Healthy Living News
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 | Healthy Living
Read More: Corruption, Foreign Aid, Women's Rights, Fgm, Apartheid, Foreign Assistance, Ethiopia, Violation, Prenatal, Conflict, Prevention, Africa, Aids, Racism, Female, Development, Developing Countries, Public Health, Hiv, Gender, Ngo, Contraceptives, Female Genital Mutilation, Health, Sex, Health Programs, Hospitals, Communities, Sexual Education, Condoms, Healthy Living News
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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