Pregnancy in the News
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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 elective deliveries before 39 weeks, some doctors do it earlier. New research shows that near-term babies (delivered at about 37 weeks) are at higher risk of breathing disorders and other problems than babies who finish their very last weeks in the womb.
Gestational Diabetes on the Rise
Here are some tips to reduce your chance of being diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
Down Syndrome Cases Rise as Women Delay Pregnancy
A study finds that the number of Down syndrome pregnancies has risen dramatically over the past two decades. And researchers attribute that rise to the fact that more women are having babies in their late thirties and beyond.
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