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Panda inseminated, seriously

Pandas go into heat only once a year and it only lasts 48 hours!  Not wanting to miss the window to increase the panda population, Mei Xian was artificially inseminated by Tian Tian’s sperm.

New treatment for Melasma, a condition during pregnancy

Melasma is hormonal disorder causing dark patches in the skin and most often, it’s seen in pregnant women.  Affecting 45 million people nationwide, the condition is most noticeable in women with darker skin.  Now there is a treatment.

Game plan is essential for working pregnant women     (more…)

Yes, Tiger Woods Cheated, on his Pregnant Wife

With all the attention on Tiger’s indiscretions, one aspect of his wrongdoing hasn’t received much attention.  He has two kids: a two year old and a nine month old.  His affair with Jaime Grubbs lasted 31 months.  This means Tiger cheated before, during and after his wife’s second pregnancy.  Cheating on a pregnant woman is the worst, don’t you think?

A Holiday Miracle

Elaine and David Kaempf thought they’d have to use in vitro, again, or adopt.  Little did they know they had already won the fertility lottery.  Elaine was unknowingly pregnant with identical triplet girls, which has nearly a 1 in 200 million chance of happening.   From infertility to triplets—that’s a real miracle.
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Pregnant Cover Model of Teen Vogue Raises Eyebrows

The magazine said they didn’t know she was pregnant before the photo shoot for the November issue. Should that matter? Is a 19-year old pregnant cover model a bad influence or can her experience be a good starting point for parents to talk to their teens about sex and pregnancy?

Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Give New Hope

The Salk Institute conducted a study where they were able to turn cord blood stem cells into an embryonic state. This is an important discovery because cord blood stem cells can now offer all the power of embryonic stem cells without any of the ethical questions. Needless to say, this opens up a number of potential uses for cord blood. ViaCord blogs about this development in their post, The Value of Cord Blood—Even Greater than Once Imagined. And  Science Daily published an article, Umbilical Cord Blood As A Readily Available Source For Off-the-shelf, Patient-specific Stem Cells.

38 Weeks is too Early to Induce Labor

Induced deliveries are on the rise and though national guidelines discourage (more…)

Screening Test Doubles the Chance of Pregnancy for Women using IVF

Now this is really big news: A genetic-screening test could more than double the chances of pregnancy for women who undergo fertility treatment, a study suggests.

Kids of Working Moms are Less Healthy

Statistics are nice, but what are going to do about this? How about opening up elementary schools for indoor and outdoor play after class and on the weekend? What are your ideas?

Expecting Moms: Flu Shots Can Help Your Baby

Heather Warlick-Moore, aka Domestic Diva, tells us that since April, at least 100 pregnant women have been hospitalized with H1N1 flu, and 28 have died. (more…)

Can Health Insurance Be Denied Because You’re Pregnant?
Apparently, pregnancy is considered by some insurers to be a pre-existing condition. Better not lose your job and health insurance while pregnant!

The New Breastfeeding Rules
Is nursing always the best answer? You decide…

Two Factors Reduce Post-partum Depression Risk
Researches discovered two factors that reduce the risk of depression: age (the older the woman the lower her chance of depression), and whether or not a woman has worked during pregnancy (which reduces the risk). They also discovered a near spot-on method to predict PPD.

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