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May 24, 2012
While birth control pills are the most commonly used reversible contraceptive in the United States, a new study has found that women who use the pill are actually 20 times more likely to have an unintended pregnancy than women who use longer-acting birth control methods such as intrauterine devices (IUD) or hormonal implants
May 24, 2012
Babies born by C-section are twice as likely to be overweight in later childhood, according to new research published Thursday
May 24, 2012
A simple experiment of leaving a room well-lit until midnight instead of turning off the lights at 6 p.m. cut the fertility rate of lab mice by half – leading some researchers to wonder what effect shift work, all-nighters and other sleep disruptions might have on humans trying to conceiv
May 23, 2012
Obesity during pregnancy is the strongest predictor of whether a mother will give birth to a large infant, a new study suggests
May 21, 2012
A mother filed a complaint against a Swedish hospital after doctors failed to notice her uterus burst during labor and part of her unborn baby was inside her abdominal cavity
An investigation was underway Saturday into the death of a baby who was born in a hospital waiting room
A hospital official says three of the premature sextuplets born last month in Houston are now breathing on their own
Babies who are fed milk from their mothers' breasts gain less weight over their first year compared to babies fed milk—breast or formula—from a bottle
Despite recommendations that pregnant women have tests for certain sexually transmitted diseases, many may not be getting them, a new study suggests
Harvard scientists are challenging traditional medical logic that dictates that women are born with a finite amount of eggs. The scientists said they have discovered the ovaries of young women harbor rare stem cells that are in fact capable of producing new eggs
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