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• A Little Cash May Help Women Quit Smoking During Pregnancy: Study

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• A Little Coffee May Be Healthy in Pregnancy

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• A New Way to Spot Pregnancy Risks?

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• A Woman's Weight Might Affect Her Odds for Miscarriage

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• About 1 in 35 U.S. Pregnancies Exposed to Opioids

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• Acupuncture Might Ease Back Pain During Pregnancy

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• AHA News: How Pregnant Woman's High Blood Pressure Can Change Shape of Baby's Heart

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• AHA News: Pregnant Women With Heart Defects Don't Always Get This Recommended Test

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• AHA News: Prenatal Supplement May Increase Blood Pressure at High Doses

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• AHA News: Statistics Report Puts Spotlight on Pregnancy and Heart Health

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• AHA News: Why Black Women Are Less Likely to Survive Pregnancy, and What's Being Done About It

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• Air Pollutants, Metals Are Reaching The Placenta, Study Finds

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• Air Pollution Linked to 6 Million Premature Births in 1 Year

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• Another Study Finds Routine Vaccines Safe for Kids, Adults

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• Another Study Shows COVID's Danger to Pregnant Women

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• Antibiotics in Pregnancy Tied to Higher Odds for Asthma in Kids

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• Anxiety During Pregnancy Could Mean Earlier Delivery

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• Are Stillbirths More Common in Women Infected With COVID?

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• As Lockdowns Keep Pregnant Women From Exercise, Depression Rates Rise: Study

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• At Delivery, Most Pregnant Women With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms: Study

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• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought

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• Baby Boom After Pandemic Lockdowns? Maybe Not

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• Battling Mom-to-Be's Preexisting High Blood Pressure Brings No Harm to Baby

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• Being Born Even a Bit Early Might Hamper Child's Development

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• Birth Order, Family Size May Affect Heart Health

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• 'Birthing Girdle' Shows Traces of Medieval Women in Labor

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• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy

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• Boys Born Very Prematurely May Age Faster as Men

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• Breast Cancer Survivors Can Safely Pause Longer-Term Meds During Pregnancy

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• Breastfeeding Longer May Lower Postpartum Depression Risk

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• Breastfeeding May Be Key to Letting Preemie Babies Thrive

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• Breastfeeding May Protect a Mom's Heart Years Later

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• CDC Pushes Hard on Vaccination for Pregnant Women in New Advisory

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• Change to Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Helped Women

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• Chemicals Found in Cosmetics, Plastics Linked to Preterm Delivery

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• Chemicals in Hair, Beauty Products May Interfere With Hormones During Pregnancy

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• Climate Change, Smog Could Mean More Preemie Babies: Study

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• Clotting Tied to COVID-19 May Harm the Placenta

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• Common Household Chemicals Tied to Preemie Births

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• Cost of Having Baby Puts Many U.S. Families at 'Financial Risk'

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• Could a Stressed-Out Pregnancy Hinder a Toddler's Development?

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• Could Coffee Lower a Woman's Odds of Diabetes After Pregnancy?

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• Could High-Dose Folic Acid Raise COVID Risks?

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• Could Pollution Help Decide Your Baby's Sex?

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• COVID Can Complicate Pregnancy, Especially If Mom Is Obese

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• COVID Doesn't Pass From Mom to Fetus During Pregnancy: Study

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• COVID Fuels Depression Among Pregnant Women, New Moms

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• COVID in Late Pregnancy Ups Odds for Preterm Birth

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• COVID in Pregnancy Tied to Higher Odds for 'Preemie' Delivery

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• COVID in Pregnancy Won't Affect Obstetric Outcomes: Study

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• COVID Shot Earlier in Pregnancy Better for Baby: Study

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• COVID Vaccination Does Not Raise Odds of Miscarriage: Study

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• COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Means Healthier Births, Babies: Studies

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• COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Won't Raise Odds for Preemie Birth

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• COVID Vaccine Safe for Pregnant Women: Study

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• COVID Vaccine Safe, Recommended for Pregnant Women, CDC Says

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• COVID-19 Rates May Be Lower Than Thought for Pregnant Women

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• COVID-19 Ups Complication Risks During Childbirth

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• Crohn's, Colitis Tied to Higher-Risk Pregnancies

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• C-Section Antibiotics Show No Link to Asthma in Childhood

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• C-Section Babies Miss Out on Mom's 'Microbiome,' But Treatment Can Change That

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• Dads' Health Linked to Odds of Pregnancy Loss in Moms-to-Be

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• Dangerous Diabetes Tied to Pregnancy Is on the Rise

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• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring

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• Debunking Social Media Myth, Study Finds COVID Vaccine Won't Harm Placenta

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• Delta Variant Ups Risk of Stillbirth, Death During Pregnancy, Reports Show

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• Depression During Pregnancy Raises Risk of Mood Disorder in Kids

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• Depression in Pregnancy Tied to Behavior Issues in Kids

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• Depression, Anxiety Could Raise a Pregnant Woman's Odds for C-Section

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• Diabetes Drug Might Help Women With Preeclampsia Prolong Their Pregnancy

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• Diabetes in Pregnancy Tied to Eye Issues in Kids

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• Diabetes While Pregnant Ups Odds for Heart Disease Later

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• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for Poor Pregnant Women

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• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

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• Drug Used in Pregnancies in 1960s, '70s May Be Tied to Colon Cancers Today

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• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriage May Raise Lifetime Cancer Risk in Offspring

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• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later

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• Epidural in Delivery Not Linked to Autism: Study

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• Even a Little Coffee in Pregnancy Might Stunt a Child's Growth

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• Even During Pandemic, Childbirth Safest in Hospital, Doctors' Group Says

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• Even Minor Traffic Accidents Can Raise a Woman's Odds for Birth Complications

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• Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study

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• Expecting? Stay Heart-Healthy for You and Your Baby

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• Exposure to Zika Virus in Womb Might Alter Kids' Development

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• Family Factors Affect Child's Odds for Cleft Palate

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• FDA Warns of Bogus Fertility Claims for Some Supplements

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• Fertility Drugs Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk

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• Flu Shot Even More Important During Pandemic: Expert

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• For Many Pregnant Women, COVID-19 Has Prolonged Effect

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• For Pregnant Women and Their Newborns, COVID Vaccine Offers Better Protection Than Prior Infection

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• For Sound Pregnancy Advice, Turn to Your OB

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• 'Forever Chemicals' Might Raise Risk of Pregnancy Complication

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• Frozen Eggs Help Breast Cancer Survivors Conceive

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• Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting

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• Gene Could Explain Why Some Women Don't Need Pain Relief in Childbirth

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• Genes for Stillbirth May Be Passed Down by Male Relatives

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• Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth

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• Giving Birth During the Pandemic? Facts You Need to Know

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• Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns

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• Good Bacteria Aren't Present in Baby's Gut Before Birth

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• Healthy Eating Lowers Pregnancy Complication Risk

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• Heart Disease Remains No. 1 Killer, But COVID Will Have Big Impact

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• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term

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• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study

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• High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later

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• Hormonal Treatment in Pregnancy Won't Lower Odds for Preterm Birth

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• Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women

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• If Mom-to-Be Lives Near Airport, Odds for Preemie Birth Rise

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• Instagram 'Post-Baby' Body Shots Don't Reflect Average Women

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• Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?

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• Is the Pandemic Affecting Newborns' Brains?

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• Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'

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• Kids Born After Elective Induced Labor Performed Worse in School: Study

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• Kids Born by C-Section May Have Weaker Response to Vaccines

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• Leading U.S. Ob-Gyn Groups Urge COVID Vaccines for All Pregnant Women

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• Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked

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• Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn

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• Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study

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• Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study

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• Mediterranean Diet May Cut Preeclampsia Risk During Pregnancy

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• Menopause May Someday Disappear as Women Postpone Pregnancy: Study

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• Mental Health Problems After First Baby Reduce Likelihood of More Children: Study

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• Migraines Tied to Higher Odds for Complications in Pregnancy

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• Mom and Baby's Tale of Survival After Severe COVID Strikes in Pregnancy

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• Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later

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• Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs

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• Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years

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• Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development

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• Mom's Pre-Pregnancy Weight Could Affect Odds for Child's Asthma, Allergies

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• Mom-to-Be's Flu Shot Doesn't Raise Autism Risk

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• Mom-to-Be's Gum Disease Could Raise Odds for Premature Birth

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• Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought

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• More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study

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• More College-Educated Women Are Having Children Outside of Marriage

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• More Evidence COVID Raises Odds for Pregnancy Complications

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• More Evidence Flu Shot Is Safe in Pregnancy

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• 'Morning Sickness' Doesn't Stick to the A.M., Study Confirms

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• Most Newborns of COVID-19-Infected Moms Fare Well

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• Most Pregnant Women With COVID Are Asymptomatic

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• Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer

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• MS Doesn't Put Women at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

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• Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving

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• Neurodevelopmental Issues Double in Babies Exposed to COVID in Womb: Study

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• New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction

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• New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs

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• Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report

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• Newborns of Moms With COVID-19 Face Little Infection Risk: Study

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• No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children

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• No Sign COVID Raises Odds for Preterm Delivery, Stillbirths

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• No Sign That COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Raises Birth Defect Risk

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• Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms

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• Pandemic Grief Can Come Between Mothers and Their Newborns

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• Pandemic Has Many Women Holding Back on Motherhood, NYC Study Finds

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• Pandemic Has Pregnant Women 'Really Stressed,' Survey Shows

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• Pandemic Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study

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• Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom

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• Pandemic May Have Left Lessons on C-Section 'Preemie' Births

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• Pandemic Tied to Declining Birth Rates for U.S., Much of Europe

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• Paxlovid OK for Use in Pregnant Women Infected With COVID

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• Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study

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• Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say

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• Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances

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• Postpartum Depression Rates Have Tripled for New Moms During Pandemic

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• Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study

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• Pot Use in Early Pregnancy Linked to Long-Term Mental Health Issues in Kids

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• Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus

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• Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids

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• Preeclampsia Could Slow Fetal Development, Study Finds

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• Preeclampsia in Pregnancy a Bad Sign for Women's Future Heart Health

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• Pregnancy Can Be Anxious Time for Women With Epilepsy

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• Pregnancy Complications Could Mean Lifelong Heart Risks for Women

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• Pregnancy Complications Raise Future Odds of Preterm Birth: Study

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• Pregnancy May Delay MS

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• Pregnancy Often More Stressful for Women With Autism

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• Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones

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• Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks

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• Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects

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• Pregnant Women Face Exposures to Dangerous Chemicals Daily

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• Pregnant Women Face Higher Odds of Coronavirus Infection

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• Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus

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• Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus

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• Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat

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• Pregnant Women Pass on COVID Vaccine Protection to Newborns

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• Pregnant Women Show No Worse Symptoms After COVID Vaccines

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• Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications

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• Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy

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• Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies

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• Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.

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• Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant

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• Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women

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• Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth

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• Sex of Fetus May Matter When COVID Strikes in Pregnancy

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• Skin-to-Skin Contact Could Boost Survival of Very Premature Babies

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• Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies

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• Small Risk of Autism Seen in Babies Born Preterm and Post-Term

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• Smoking in Pregnancy Greatly Raises Odds for SIDS in Newborns

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• Stillbirths, Other Pregnancy Complications Up During Pandemic

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• Stories of Difficult Conception, Birth Can Boost Appreciation of Life

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• Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study

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• Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus

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• Symptomatic COVID Could Bring on Emergency Delivery in Pregnant Women

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• Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup

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• Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study

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• THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study

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• Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women

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• Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health

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• Toxic Metals Might Affect Pregnancy, Study Finds

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• U.S. Births Rose in 2021 for First Time in 7 Years

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• U.S. Home Births Reach Highest Level in Three Decades

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• U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths

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• U.S. Maternal Deaths Spiked Upwards During Pandemic

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• U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now

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• U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years

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• Umbilical Cords Could Be Lifesavers for Fragile Newborns

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• Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV

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• Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study

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• Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later

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• When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes

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• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth

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• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important

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• Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?

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• Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?

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• Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health

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• Will Baby Have Allergies? First Poop Might Tell

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• Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom?

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• Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery

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• Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study

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• Young Americans Still Want Same Number of Kids, Just Not Right Now

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