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Pregnancy News May 14th, 2015

Study Shows Babies Born as early as 22 weeks Can Survive With Resuscitation

So you just missed your period but the home pregnancy test is negative? You are sure that you are not pregnant? Think again.

World Health Organization Publishes Folate Recommendations for Women

In the United States, women consume folic acid from three sources:

In-vitro fertilization or IVF is a procedure where eggs are fertilized outside the body and implanted into the uterus. 

There are many clinics that perform this procedure but success rates can be confusing because they depend on many factors including a woman's age, height, weight, prior pregnancies, reasons for infertility, and other parameters.

Induction of labor after 39 weeks may have benefits

Cesarean Section Should Only Be Performed When Medically Necessary

Here are the most common misconceptions and myths I often we hear:

1. 'I am 35 years old and there is no need to worry about getting pregnant until much later on."

How did the Dutch Get So Tall?

Lebanon seizes 550 kilogram of radioactive sanitary napkins

Proactive Induction of Labor improves Neonatal Outcomes

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG), which considers itself an authority on childbirth safety, recently came out with a statement that differs from the one published by the British or the American organizations of Ob-Gyns. RANZOG concluded that home birth is associated with increased risks and cannot be supported. "The Royal Australian and

In this review article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the authors Dr. Klitzman and Dr. Sauer review the ethical challenges associated with creating and selling embryos.

Kim Kardashian Has a False Positive Pregnancy Test

Home Births In The United States Are not Low Risk

Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and Asthma in the Offspring

Restless genital syndrome (RGS) is a condition which mainly affects women (though also occasionally in men) that is characterized by an unpleasant sensation involving the genital area and pelvis. A woman with RGS experiences sudden, continuous and uncontrolled arousal in her genital region but she does not have a desire or fantasy for sex. RGS has been defined as

What are Omega-3 Fatty Acids?

I just found out a simple officially accepted way to prevent travelers' diarrhea.

According to the World Health Organization, the prevalence of anemia in pregnancy varies considerably because of differences in socioeconomic conditions, lifestyles and health-seeking behaviors across different cultures. Anemia affects nearly ¼ of all pregnant women in the developed world.