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In an interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News, Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol put an end to the speculation. She said her mom's anti-abortion views did not play a role in her keeping the baby. "It was my choice to have the baby. It doesn't matter what my mom's views are on it. It was my decision," explained Bristol. Bristol, 18, said that being a mother is amazing. “I like being a mom. I love it,” Bristol said. “Just seeing him smile and stuff, it’s ... Read More

New York - A mother’s weight problems can endanger her infant’s health a new study has found. The research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates women who are obese before their pregnancy have a higher percentage of infants with serious medical issues and birth defects. Past studies have shown a higher risk for an obese woman to have children with neural tube defects and kidney problems. Neural tube defect refers to such serious conditions as spina bifida in which ... Read More

New York - The finding of a study conducted by experts at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Medical Center indicate that falling victim to breast cancer during pregnancy, a rare event in women under the age of 40, or within a year of pregnancy, does not have any bearing on your likelihood of successfully beating the disease. Over 650 women under the age of 35 suffering from breast cancer participated in the study, with 16 percent of participants afflicted with a rare ... Read More

London - Did you know that every year in the UK the cost of having a premature baby is £939 million dollars and rising, in the UK there are more than 80,000 babies born premature and half of them will spend their first few months in the NICU, Babies that are born before the 38 wk mark need constant monitoring and can have serious complications including lung problems, disability, or other handicaps that can have long term effects in the babies development, ... Read More

New York - Chemicals resistant to heat with the ability to repel water have proved useful for decades, but a new study links high levels of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) with infertility in women. PFCs can be found everywhere in anything from carpeting to food packaging. The research conducted by the University of California in Los Angeles questioned pregnant women on the length of time it had taken them to conceive then analyzed their blood samples for levels of exposure to the PFCs. The ... Read More

New York - Based upon the latest and most detailed data concerning teen birth rates, Mississippi has recieved the not-so-honorable distinction of having the highest teen birth rate in the United States, with a rate of 68.4 births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 19 in 2006. This number is based upon data gathered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reported that the nationwide teen birth rate has risen from 40.5 births per 1,000 women ... Read More

New York - Mississippi, as a result of its conservative ideology in governmental leadership, proves beyond a doubt that gaps between rich and poor create a culturally divisive environment. This is true of many states where poverty is the mark of distinction. Mississippi has the highest teen birth rate as a result of a larger population of poor versus the wealthy. Poverty is the common denominator in creating a crisis in health care as well as education. However, when the division between rich ... Read More

New York - Early caesarean section carries health risk for mother and child a study reveals. It is believed that a child becomes full term by 37 weeks hence caesarean section can be done by 37 weeks. But latest studies point out that if a pregnancy is terminated before 39 weeks it will affect the health of mother and child.  Various studies, including one in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in October, have cautioned against elective c-sections being performed too early. The ... Read More

Washington  - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report revealing that Mississippi has the highest teen birth rate in the entire country. The new report is based on a review of all the birth certificates in 2006. in the year 2006 to see which states had the highest levels.  26 states saw an increase. "It's pretty much across the board" nationally, said Brady Hamilton, a CDC statistician who worked on the report. The CDC found that the state of ... Read More

New York - The government has released new information about the teen birth rate. The statistics they have gathered from birth certificates state that the number of teens having babies and the amount of babies they are having is on the rise. In 2006, the last recorded data shows that the birth rate increased by 3%. The increase occurred in teens ages fifteen to seventeen and seventeen to nineteen. The demographics for the increase was for whites, hispanics and blacks. The black teen ... Read More