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Overweight Moms More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
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Preemie Delivery Tied to Later Heart Woes for Women
Pregnancy Alone Not A Risk for Mental Health Problems
Pregnancy and Work Can Work
Pregnancy Boosts Heart Attack Risk
Pregnancy Complication May Be Linked to Thyroid Problems
Pregnancy May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival
Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens
Pregnant Mom's Flu Shot Protects Baby
Pregnant Rural Women More at Risk
Pregnant Women With Epilepsy Should Avoid Valproate
Premature Birth Has Long-Lasting Effects
Premature Delivery Linked to High Cholesterol in Moms Later
Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution May Lead to Asthma
Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Risk for Birth Defects
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
Preterm Births Linked to Infection of Amniotic Fluid
Prioritize Pregnant Women to Get Swine Flu Shot, Experts Say
Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous Threat
Rate of Unnecessary C-Sections Far Lower Than Thought
Recession Has Women Rethinking Childbearing
Recession Takes Toll on Children's Health
Report Finds Big Disparities in Well-Being of U.S. Kids
Research May Help Predict Preeclampsia
Research Seeks Cause of Preeclampsia
Researcher Finds Link Between Pregnancy and Tooth Loss
Researchers Find Lubricant Doesn't Hinder Fertility
Risk to Baby Rises With Repeat C-Sections
Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned
School Days Give Some Kids a Headache
Scientists Explore New Test for Down Syndrome
Scientists ID Uterine Muscle Switch for Contractions
Seat Belt Use by Pregnant Women Could Save 200 Fetuses a Year
Seizures, Not Epilepsy Itself, May Raise Birth Risks
Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase
Sex Ed Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Sex of Twins May Affect Outcomes
Sexually Charged TV Might Raise Risk of Teen Pregnancy
Simple Procedure Improves Male Fertility
Singing in Pregnancy May Be Harder Work
Skin Pain, Sensitivity Rises With Migraine
Smoking in Pregnancy Linked to Psychotic Symptoms in Kids
Smoking-Low Birth Weight Link Explained in Part
Snoozing May Help Women Shed Baby Weight
Some Birth Control Pills Safer Than Others
Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding, Episiotomies
Statins May Prevent Some Miscarriages
Steps Prior to Pregnancy Can Protect Baby
Stillbirth Not an Issue for Next-Born
Stretching Exercises May Protect Against Preeclampsia
Studies Evaluate Thyroid Treatment During Pregnancy
Study Links Pesticides to Birth Defects
Study Urges Treatment for Even Mild Gestational Diabetes
Successive Births, HRT Use Boost Joint Replacement Risks
Surgery for Neck Pain May Also Relieve Headaches
Swine Flu on Campuses Boosts Call for Vaccinations
Swine Flu Trials Continue to Point to 1-Dose Vaccine
Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006
Teen Birth Rates Higher in States Where Religion Is Widespread
Teen Pregnancies, Abortions Drop From 1990 to 2004: CDC
Testosterone Injections Offer Hope for Male Contraceptive
Tiniest Babies Carry Biggest Costs
Too Little Vitamin D May Soften Baby's Skull
Transplant May Treat Metabolic Disorders in Womb
Treatment Option Shortens Path to Pregnancy
Trial Vaccine May Protect Against Serious Viral Infection
U.S. Gets a 'D' for Preterm Birth Rates
U.S. Hospitals Vary Widely in Caring for Women
U.S. Scores a 'D' on Preterm Birth Report Card
Undoing the 'Big Baby' Trend
Unmarried Childbirths in U.S. Reach Record Levels
Using C-Section Scars to Predict Future Deliveries
Using Sleep to Manage Headaches May Cause Insomnia
Uterus Size May Predict Risk for Premature Twins After IVF
Veggies in Pregnancy Lowers Child's Diabetes Risk
Vitamin D Deficit in Pregnancy Tied to Caesarean Risk
Vitamin D Deficit May Trigger MS Risk Gene
Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the Line
War Vets With Headaches Could Have Brain Problems
Warmer-Than-Average Temperatures Raise Migraine Risk
Weight-Loss Surgery Breaks Families' 'Obesity Cycle'
What May Be Causing Your Child's Headaches
What Moms Learned May Be Passed to Offspring
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Women
and Men
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Women Unhappy With Disposal Options After Infertility Treatment
Women Veterinarians Face Higher Miscarriage Risk
Women's Alcohol Use Tied to Delayed Childbearing
Work Stress for Mom Might Harm Baby
Zinc May Counter Effects of Alcohol in Early Pregnancy