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Gestational Diabetes: Link to Sugary Drinks?
June 8, 2009 -- Women who drink five or more sugar-sweetened colas per week may be more likely to develop gestational diabetes if they get pregnant, according to a new study. The study was presented on June 6 in New Orleans at the American Diabetes Association's 69th annual scientific sessions meeti
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Pregnancy: No Weight Gain for Obese Women?
June 2, 2009 -- Women who are obese when they become pregnant may not need to gain weight during pregnancy, as long as they and their doctors focus on healthy eating, a new study shows. "The take-home message is that you can eat well during your pregnancy without overeating, and pregnancy should not
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Pregnancy Weight Gain: New Guidelines
May 28, 2009 -- Pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant? Then you need to know about new guidelines on how much weight to gain during pregnancy. Those new guidelines were issued today by an Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee of doctors, nutrition experts, and public health researchers. It's t
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Unmarried Births Rise in U.S, Europe
May 13, 2009 -- Having a baby outside of marriage has become a lot more common in the U.S. in recent years, but it's even more common in other countries, according to the CDC. A new CDC report, released today, tracks out-of-wedlock births in the U.S., 12 European countries, and Japan. Here's how tho
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Air Pollution May Lead to Smaller Babies
March 9, 2009 -- Exposure to air pollution both early and late in pregnancy may have a negative impact on fetal growth, a new study shows. Air pollution, especially pollution from car exhaust, was linked to smaller birth weight in the newly published study even after researchers controlled for known
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Do Pesticides Make Birth Defects Crop Up?
March 27, 2009 -- New research shows that babies conceived in the spring and early summer have a higher risk for a wide range of birth defects, including Down syndrome, cleft palate, and spina bifida. The reported increase in birth defects was modest, but it coincided with a similar spike in groundw
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Twins in Demand Through IVF?
Forget "Octo Mom." The hot debate among in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients and their doctors isn't about having lots of babies at once. It's about trying for twins. Patients who want twins point to the high costs of IVF, their ticking biological clocks, and their frustration and exhaustion from l
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Life With Twins: Leslie Glass' Story
Leslie Glass, 33, and her husband, Heath, have three children. Garrett, age 5, was conceived without assisted reproduction. Toddler twins Bella and Madi were conceived through IVF after Leslie suffered ectopic pregnancies and doctors warned the couple not to try to get pregnant on their own again.
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Life With Twins: Maureen Downey's Story
Maureen Downey and her husband, Bo Emerson, conceived twins Rebecca and Joey with help from IVF 10 years ago. The couple, of Decatur, Ga., had two children conceived without assisted reproductive technology, but when the couple tried for a third child, Downey went through several miscarriages, so th
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Life With Twins: Amanda Gifford's Story
Amanda Gifford and her husband, Kenneth, are the parents of 9-month-old twins Ethan and Abigail, who were conceived the second time the couple tried IVF and were born eight weeks premature. Their first IVF attempt led to a pregnancy that miscarried. They live in Delta, Colo. Amanda spoke to WebMD a
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