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Education and teenage pregnancy: Oh baby, that's too easy

On Mother's Day, my daughter and her friend Jenny sat on our sofa rocking their baby dolls. It would have been an ordinary, sweet scene of children playing house, if Aviva and Jenny weren't teenagers. Our affluent school distri [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Mobile use in pregnancy tied to ill-behaved kids?

Moms-to-be, please note — regular use of cell phones during pregnancy could cause behavioural problems in your offspring, says a new study. Researchers at the University of California and the University of Southern California have [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Childhood Obesity Risk Lower if Mom Exercises During Pregnan...

Most moms get into gear after they have a baby to shed their pregnancy pounds, but new research suggests that exercise during pregnancy is just as important for the baby’s health. Although regular exercise during pregnancy doe [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy exercise 'slims babies'

Overweight or obese mums are more likely to have larger babies which could be at higher risk of health problems later in life. A study of 84 first-time mothers found exercise was associated with slightly lighter babies. UK guidelines rec [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Raises Gestational Di...

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy, especially the first trimester, may increase a woman's risk of gestational diabetes, say U.S. researchers. Their three-year study included 345 pregnant women with gestational diabetes and [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2010 | Comments : 1

Plastics Chemical Phthalate May Shorten Pregnancy

- Pregnant women who are exposed to higher levels of an increasingly controversial chemical in certain plastics may deliver their babies slightly earlier than women with less exposure, results of a study hint. "The magnitude of the eff [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

New mum says she was sacked because of pregnancy

WHEN Mrs Mary Pereira Wales, 26, discovered in March that she was three months pregnant, she was elated.But while she gained a daughter, she lost her job in marketing communications.She claimed that five months later, she was sacked by Musi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Diet before pregnancy can affect baby's sex, new research su...

The study, which links higher energy intake around conception to the birth of sons, provides the first explanation of why the number of boy babies is in decline in the west, suggesting it is the result of women consuming low fat foods and s [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

"Will I Ever Be Able To Wear My Pre-Pregnancy Clothes Again"...

Probably — but not for a while. Remember, it took nine months to grow your baby, so you can't expect all traces of your pregnancy to disappear in a few weeks. In fact, it may take nine months to a year or more to get back to wha [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

High Blood Pressure In Pregnancy Predicts Weight Gain

Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to gain weight over the following two decades than women who have uncomplicated pregnancies, a new study shows. The findings suggest it may be possible to id [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Plan For Pregnancy - Baby Care

Mother Your due date will be calculated as 40 weeks from the first day of your last period, so you need to take that in to account when planning pre-pregnancy fitness. Why fitness is important There are a number of physical changes durin [...]