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February 2, 2012:One in Six Pregnant Women Tested Are Positive for Hypothyroidism from Market Watch, The Wall Street Journal

January 31, 2012: Legal Protections Lacking for Pregnant Workers, New York Times Opinion Piece States from National Partnership for Women and Families

January 30, 2012: Ky. Pre-Abortion Ultrasound, Counseling Bills Advance to Full Senate from National Partnership for Women and Families

January 29, 2012: Birth Control and Reproductive Rights from New York Times

January 27, 2012: Antiretrovirals Raise Birth Defect Risk from Medical News Today

January 27, 2012: Home births in U.S. surge from San Francisco Chronicle

January 26, 2012: N.Y. Lawmakers Feud Over Reproductive Health Week Resolution from National Partnership for Women and Families

January 20, 2012: Obama Administration Action Means More Women Will Have Access to the Contraception They Need, Women & Families Will Be Healthier from National Partnership for Women and Families

January 14, 2012: Taking Anti-Depressants During Pregnancy Increases Pulmonary Hypertension Risk In Newborns from Medical News Today

January 12, 2012: Concern at 'foetus parties' trend from The Press Association

January 11, 2012: Fish in pregnancy could enhance intellectual capacity of babies from FIS

January 10, 2012: Health, Education Coalition Offers New Standards on Sexuality Education from National Partnership for Women and Families

January 9, 2012: Rise in 'selective reproduction' due to increase in IVF, experts say from BioNews

January 5, 2012: New Md. Law Will Expand Medicaid Family Planning Benefits from National Partnership for Women and Families

January 4, 2012: The Best Prenatal Care from Daily Rx

January 4, 2012: U.S. Twin Births Soar: CDC from The US News and World Report

January 4, 2012: Seeing double? Number of twins in U.S. spikes from MSNBC News

January 4, 2012: Twins are born five years apart from The Press Association

January 4, 2012: Way to beat male infertility found from The Times of India

December 15, 2011: Promising prevention of preterm labor from the American Council on Science and Health

December 14, 2011: Study shows additional benefits of progesterone in reducing preterm birth risk from NIH

December 13, 2011: Placental, pregnancy conditions account for most stillbirths from NIH

December 13, 2011: Does Assisted Contraception Lead to Increased Risk of Preeclampsia? from OBGYN.net

December 13, 2011: Prepregnancy BMI, Pregnancy Weight Gain Affect Birth Weight from Medscape News

December 13, 2011: Rare birth defects tied to mom's painkiller use from Reuters

December 12, 2011: 'Mother Robin' wins CNN Hero of the Year from CNN

December 12, 2011: No extra birth defect risk after cancer treatment: study from Reuters

December 12, 2011: Care For Earliest Preemies Improves, But Low Birth Weight Remains Risky from NPR

December 8, 2011: Stress in early pregnancy can lead to shorter pregnancies, more pre-term births and fewer baby boys from Human Reproduction

December 1, 2011: Study Finds Reproductive Health Care Disparities Among Sexual Minority Teens, Young Adults from National Partnership for Women and Families

December 1, 2011: Social Disparities in Pregnancy Rates Diminish During Later Adolescence, Study Finds from National Partnership for Women and Families

December 1, 2011: Many Women Underestimate Fertility Clock's Clang from BBC News

December 1, 2011: Study Examines Factors That Influence Postpartum Contraceptive Use Among Adolescents from National Partnership for Women and Families

November 30, 2011: International update: article on advantages of combining HIV and pregnancy prevention (also called Multipurpose Prevention Technologies or MPTs) in Kenya from allAfrica.com

November 30, 2011: UC research examines home births -- then and now from Medical Express

November 29, 2011: The Hidden Link Between Gluten Intolerance and PMS, Infertility and Miscarriage from Market Watch

November 25, 2011: Women Who Have Caesareans 'Risk Having Fatter Babies' from AllAfrica.com

November 25, 2011: Study will help guide women’s choices in where to give birth from HealthCanal.com

November 22, 2011: U.S. Preterm Birth Rate Under 12%, the Lowest Level in Nearly a Decade from MD News

November 21, 2011: IVF treatment rises six percent in a year from BioNews

November 21, 2011: New York Times Magazine Profiles Progressive Sex Ed Course at Private Philadelphia-Area H.S. from National Partnership for Women and Families

November 18, 2011: Crisis Pregnancy Centers Claim Constitution Gives Them Right To Lie To Pregnant Ladies from Jezebel

November 17, 2011: Calling Attention to Preterm Birth on World Prematurity Day, Nov. 17 from TIME

November 17, 2011: Fertility treatments increase by almost six percept from Healthcare Global

November 16, 2011: Women's Health Policy Report: D.C. Officials Reviewing Budget Autonomy Proposal That Includes Abortion-Funding Ban from National Partnership for Women and Families

November15, 2011: Home Pregnancy Tests: Are They Reliable? From EmpowHER

November 15, 2011: The Pill: Not Just For Pregnancy Prevention from NPR Health Blog

November 15, 2011: Test IDs Preeclamptic Pregnancies Before Symptoms Present  from Family Practice News

November 15, 2011: Women's Health Policy Report: Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Challenge to Health Care Reform Law from National Partnership for Women and Families

November 15, 2011: Women's Health Policy Report: Senate Republicans To Target Abortion, Family Planning in Upcoming Spending Package from National Partnership for Women and Families

November 15, 2011: Women's Health Policy Report: Hypertension During Pregnancy Can Increase Future Problems, Study Finds from National Partnership for Women and Families

November 15, 2011: New Center Treats Painful Condition that Threatens Fertility from Saint Lewis University

November 15, 2011: Pregnant women still drinking and smoking, study finds from Herald Sun

November 15, 2011: Hypertension Before Pregnancy Tied to Depression During from MedPage Today

November 14, 2011: Fertility clinics and their patients suffer from HFEA's (lack of) communication strategy from BioNews

November 14, 2011: Smoking, Overweight Pregnant Moms Put Child at Risk of Obesity from Medical Daily

November 14, 2011: Surrey NHS to reinstate free IVF treatment from BioNews

November 14, 2011: Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of a microdeletion from PHG Foundation

November 10, 2011: First-Ever Advertising Campaign to Address Unplanned Pregnancy Among Young Women in the U.S. Launches Nationwide from Market Watch

November 10, 2011: Racial divide persists in Michigan’s infant mortality rate from Bridge Michigan

November 10, 2011: Global 'right to abortion' rejected at Brazilian pro-life conference from Catholic News Agency

November 10, 2011: Researchers suggest prenatal causes for autism from International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

November 9, 2011: Maximizing Fertility In Breast Cancer Patients: Part 1 from Clinical Oncology News

November 9, 2011: Maternal Blood Test Might Spot Birth Defects More Safely from US News and World Report

November 9, 2011: Birth control seen as a factor in 'personhood' vote from Politico.com

November 9, 2011: Mississippi Rejects Bill to Grant Pre-Embryonic "Personhood," Outlaw Fertility Aid, Birth Control from Democracy Now

November 8, 2011: Help for California's Pregnant and Parenting Youth from National Partnership for Women and Families

November 8, 2011: Merck launches Nexplanon birth control implant from Bioscience Technology Online

November 8, 2011: Low-Cost Flour Fortification Saves Millions in Healthcare Dollars from Market Watch

November 8, 2011: 7 Awesome Things About a Postpartum Body from Babble.com

November 7, 2011: Stress and infertility: the weak link between them from Slate.com

November 7, 2011: White House Must Resist Pressure To Weaken Contraceptive Coverage Rule from National Partnership for Women and Families

November 7, 2011: MedAssurant to Present Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes Data from Medicaid Managed Care Members at the Medicaid Health Plans of America's 2011 Annual Meeting from Market Watch

November 6, 2011: In ‘Our Bodies,’ a right to knowledge from the Boston Globe

November 6, 2011: Custom Cycle Ferries Sperm To Fertility Clinics from NPR   

October 31, 2011: ASRM Presentation: Higher Risk for Premature Ovarian Failure and Early Menopause with CID from OBGYN.

October 25, 2011: Study Verifies Link between Pregnant Moms' Antidepressants an Autism in Children from International Business Times

October 25, 2011: Women's Health Policy Report: Crisis Pregnancy Centers Often Provide Misinformation, NARAL Investigation Finds from national Partnership for Women and Families (See “2011 NARAL CPC Report”)

October 25, 2011: World's largest study of the fear of childbirth from News Medical

October 22, 2011: Non-profit Shades of Light provides support system for women suffering from postpartum disorders from The Saratogian

October 19, 2011: 3 Factors Found to Raise Risk of Death After Surgery; Early Pregnancy High Blood Pressure Linked to Birth Defects; Steroids in Preemies Impairs Brain Growth from Insider Medicine

October 18, 2011: Increasing Awareness of Postpartum Depression from EmpowHer October 17, 2011: Practical approaches to mental health (AAFP Scientific Assembly) from American Medical News

October 12, 2011: More trans fat in pregnancy tied to bigger baby from Reuters

October 12, 2011: Drop in U.S. Birth Rates Reflects Recession, Pew Center Says from The New York Times

October 12, 2011: CDC says condom use increasing among teens from Reuters

October 12, 2011: Should pregnant women run marathons? from The Boston Globe

October 12, 2011: More Benefit Seen for Prenatal Folic Acid Supplements from MedPage Today

October 12, 2011: Environmental Chemicals May Prove Obstacle for Infertile Couples from Scientific American

October 12, 2011: New Calif. Law Aims To Encourage Breastfeeding from The Women’s Health Policy Report

September 29, 2011: Five-years of a mandatory single-embryo transfer (mSET) policy dramatically reduces twinning rate without lowering pregnancy rates from Science Direct

September 25, 2011: More youngsters having unsafe sex: global study from Reuters

August 2, 2011: U.S. Hospitals Poor at Breast-feeding Support from Reuters

August 1, 2011: DHA During Pregnancy May Cut Infant Colds from WebMD

August 1, 2011: How Long Do the Effects of Being Born Premature Last? Until Adulthood from TIME

July 30, 2011: Pregnancy Increases Risk of Stroke in U.S from ThirdAge

July 27, 2011: IUD Users Have Fewer Repeat Abortions from Reuters

July 27, 2011: Extreme Preemies May Still Grow Up to Be Fat from MedPage Today

July 19, 2011: C-Section Rate No Lower With Oxytocin from MedPage Today

July 19. 2011: C-Section Rate in U.S. Climbs to All-Time High from the U.S. News and World Report

July 6, 2011: Fewer U.S. Teens Having Babies, Binge Drinking from U.S. News and World Report

June 11, 2011: Post-abortion IUD prevents pregnancies from UPI.com

June 10, 2011: Women's Health Policy Report: Pregnant Women Who Receive Flu Shots May Pass Benefits to Newborns from Women’s Health Policy Report

June 8, 2011: NIH Study Addresses Concerns About High Folate Levels from the National Institute of Health

June 7, 2011: Too Much Pregnancy Weight Linked to Baby's Obesity Risk from WebMD.com

June 6, 2011: Breakthrough Male Infertility Test Predicts IVF Success from eMaxHealth.com

May 31, 2011: Study: Developmental Delay for Late Preterm Babies from WebMD.com

April 21, 2011: Exposures to Pesticides in Pregnancy Can Lower Children’s IQ from TIME

April 20, 2011: Winter may be linked to postpartum depression from Reuters

April 20, 2011: Experimental Test May Warn of Premature Births from The U.S. News & World Report

April 20, 2011: Heart drugs used in pre-eclampsia pregnancy trial from BBC News

April 19, 2011: Premature birth tied to increased risk for ADHD from Reuters

April 19, 2011: Can a Mother's Pregnancy Diet Influence Her Child's Future Weight? from TIME

April 15, 2011: When Mom Exercises in Pregnancy, Her Baby’s Heart Benefits from TIME

April 14, 2011: First baby over age 45? Expect complications: study from Reuters

April 13, 2011: Omega-3s could ward off depression in pregnancy, but don’t count on it from The Los Angeles Times

April 13, 2011: Global stillbirths: 2.6 million a year, overlooked and often preventable form The Washington Post

April 12, 2011: Milk Banks vs. Milk Swaps: Breast Milk’s Latest Controversy from TIME

April 11, 2011: Steroid medications not tied to oral birth defects from Reuters

April 8, 2011: Fighting Teenage Pregnancy With MTV Stars as Exhibit A from The New York Times

April 7, 2011: More evidence pregnancy is safe with MS from Reuters

April 7, 2011: Frozen donor eggs may work as well as fresh from Reuters

April 5, 2011: U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low from U.S. News & World Report

April 5, 2011: Diabetes risk may be slightly higher for preemies from Reuters

April 5, 2011: Babies With Flat Heads on the Rise: Is ‘Back to Sleep’ to Blame? from TIME

April 1, 2011: Midwife shortage costs over a million lives: report from Reuters

April 1, 2011: EU Says Families Lower Fertility from The Wall Street Journal

March 31, 2011: Common Birth Defect May Be Linked to Migraine With Aura from The U.S. News & World Report

March 31, 2011: U.S. Reports Continuing Drop in Birth Rate from U.S. News & World Report

March 30, 2011: Longer Pregnancy, Breast-Feeding=Bigger Brains, Longer Life from TIME

March 30, 2011: Mothers Abused in Childhood More Likely to Have At-Risk Babies from TIME

March 30, 2011: Acetaminophen in Pregnancy: Link to Baby’s Asthma from WebMD

March 29, 2011: Can Mom’s Medicine Hurt the Baby? from The Wall Street Journal

March 28, 2011: Treatments: W.H.O. Lists Priority Medicines for Children and Pregnant Women from The New York Times

March 28, 2011: Radiation Risks for Pregnant Women, Unborn Children: Questions and Answers from Bloomberg

March 26, 2011: Pregnancy complication deaths drop, but not equally from ReutersMarch 25, 2011: Could Lab-Grown Sperm Help Infertile Men? from TIME

March 25, 2011: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Linked to Behavior Problem in Teens from The U.S. News & World Report

March 24, 2011: Fertility treatment can use semen from men with HIV from Reuters

March 23, 2011: Rheumatoid arthritis makes getting pregnant harder from Reuters

March 22, 2011: Gene Mutations Offer Clues to Common Complications of Pregnancy from Businessweek

March 22, 2011: Gene Mutations Offer Clues to Common Complications of Pregnancy from Businessweek

March 22, 2011: Even as Babies, Cancer Patients Strive to Preserve Fertility from TIME

March 21, 2011: Birth Order May Affect Risk of Allergies from WebMD

March 21, 2011: Gene study lifts hopes on pregnancy from The Charlotte Observer

March 19, 2011: In Search of Cuts, Health Officials Question NICU Overuse from The New York Times

March 17, 2011: Risks: Pain Drugs May Lead to Birth Defects from The New York Times

March 17, 2011: Pregnant Women and the Risks of Radiation Exposure from The Wall Street Journal

March 17, 2011: Health Tip: Soothe Swollen Feet During Pregnancy from U.S. News & World Report

March 17, 2011: Cerebral palsy among preemies may be declining from Reuters

March 17, 2011: Time to Focus on Sad Dads from The New York Times

March 16, 2011: What Depresses Moms-to-Be the Most? Their Unsupportive Partners from TIME

March 16, 2011: Guys Are Right: Size Matters, When It Comes to Fertility from TIME

March 16, 2011: Mayor Signs Pregnancy Center Law, Setting Stage for Abortion Battle from The Wall Street Journal

March 15, 2011: Delivering babies after a tsunami from CNN

March 15, 2011: What’s a guy to expect when she’s not expecting? from MSNBC

March 15, 2011: Women Grieve Miscarriage for Years, Even After Having a Healthy Baby from TIME

March 14, 2011: Dads’ Dark Side: New Fathers with Depression Spank Their Babies More from TIME

March 14, 2011: A new day for epidurals from The Los Angeles Times

March 13, 2011: Radiation and Pregnancy from The New York Times

March 11, 2011: Britain considers allowing 3-parent IVF technique from Reuters

March 10, 2011: HCG diet: Pregnancy hormones and 500 calories a day from CNN

March 10, 2011: Poor Diet in Pregnancy Tied to Disease in Offspring: Rat Study from The U.S. News & World Report

March 10, 2011: Can Patients Get Around the Exorbitant New Cost of a Pregnancy Drug? from TIME

March 9, 2011: Brain tumor radiation tied to later infertility from Reuters

March 8, 2011: Problems In Pregnancy Signal Future Health Risks from The Wall Street Journal

March 7, 2011: Morning-after pill may be ok for non-emergency use from Reuters

March 7, 2011: Raising a preemie is an emotional roller coaster from The Seattle Times

March 6, 2011: Noninvasive Test May Identify Down Syndrome Early On from U.S. News & World Report

March 4, 2011: No link between celiac disease, male infertility from Reuters

March 4, 2011: Study Finds Men Need More Support Before, After Child Birth from U.S. News & World Report

March 3, 2011: Mom’s smoking ups risk of heart defects in baby from Reuters

March 2, 2011: NY to seek contents, health impacts of cleansers from The Wall Street Journal

March 2, 2011: CDC Links Prescription Painkillers in Pregnancy to Birth Defects from The U.S. News & World Report

March 1, 2011: A Push for More Pregnancies to Last 39 Weeks from The Wall Street Journal

March 1, 2011: Smoking in pregnancy causes heart defects from The Times of India

February 28, 2011: Stress May Help Spur Weight Gain in New Moms, Study Finds from U.S. News & World Report

February 25, 2011: Data lacking for many home fertility tests from Reuters

February 25, 2011: Breast-Feeding May Cut Obesity Risk in Kids of Diabetic Moms from U.S. News and World Report

February 25, 2011: Infected fluids probed over pregnancy deaths in India from CNN

February 25, 2011: Council to Target Pregnancy Centers from The Wall Street Journal

February 25, 2011: Having a Baby: Stress Doesn’t Hamper Fertility Treatment, Researchers Conclude from The New York Times

February 24, 2011: PCBs Might Be Linked to Failed IVF Attempts from U.S. News and World Report

February 23, 2011: Saving Maternal Lives-With a Magic Marker from TIME

February 23, 2011: Cancer drug used in IVF sent for tests from The Times of India

February 22, 2011: Plastics Chemical Affects U.S. More Than Canada: Study from U.S. News and World Report

February 22, 2011: Antipsychotics During Pregnancy May Harm Newborns, FDA Says from Bloomberg

February 22, 2011: Figures show a fall in pregnancy rates among under-18s from BBC News

February 21, 2011: Could more IVF attempts really mean more success? from Reuters

February 21, 2011: The Threatening Scent of Fertile Women from The New York Times

February 21, 2011: Uterus May Be More Important than Egg Quality for Healthy Babies from TIME

February 19, 2011: In the District, struggling to deal with teen pregnancy from The Washington Post

February 18, 2011: The Digital Lives of Babies from The New York Times

February 18, 2011: FDA flags risk on popular drug used during pregnancy from USA Today

February 17, 2011: Delivery Even a Bit Early May Mean Developmental Delays from U.S. News & World Report

February 16, 2011: No birth defect risk seen with malaria drug from MSNBC.com

February 16, 2011: Stunting tall girls’ growth may impact fertility from Reuters

February 15, 2011: Grandma Gives Birth to her Grandchild: Weird or Wonderful? from TIME

February 14, 2011: Good eating plan vital in pregnancy from The Chicago Sun Times

February 11, 2011: Health at birth tied to ADHD risk from Reuters

February 11, 2011: Early Birth Risky, Even With Fully Developed Lungs: Study from the U.S. News & World Report

February 11, 2011: Greater Caution Urged for X-Rays in Pregnancy, Infants from the U.S. News & World Report

February 10, 2011: Breast Pump Buyers Gain Tax Advantage in IRS Ruling from Bloomberg

February 10, 2011: Folate intake in pregnancy is good—but it may not prevent preterm birth from The Los Angeles Times

February 10, 2011: Study Backs Prenatal Spine Fix from The Wall Street Journal

February 9, 2011: Glitches put new moms at risk from The Boston Globe

February 9, 2011: Weight, race tied to fertility treatment success from Reuters

February 8, 2011: Lead Exposure May Raise Blood Pressure in Pregnancy from U.S. News & World Report

February 8, 2011: Costs of kids’ lung drug may outweigh benefit from Reuters

February 8, 2011: Birth Defect Risk Slightly Higher for Kids of Male Cancer Survivors from Bloomberg

February 8, 2011: HIV-Exposed Infants Have Reduced Antibodies Against Diseases from Bloomberg

February 8, 2011: Prolonging Pregnancy: New Drug Helps Prevent Premature Birth from TIME