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January 11, 2017

Philippines to offer free contraceptives to poor

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to ensure free access to contraceptives for 6 million women who cannot obtain them, officials said Wednesday, in a move expected to be opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic church.

January 11, 2017

Breastfed babies still need extra vitamin D

Many breastfed infants may not get enough vitamin D because their mothers prefer not to give babies supplement drops, a study suggests.

January 10, 2017

Study: Mothers tend to hold babies on the left

It's long been observed that mothers tend to cradle their infants on their left side, and this has long been at least informally attributed to handedness (so that right-handed mothers have the right hand free).

January 10, 2017

Search on for snow plow driver who rescued mom in labor

A North Carolina couple is looking for the driver of a snowplow who got them to the hospital in time to deliver their son after their truck broke down on an exit ramp.

January 10, 2017

Pregnant woman does perfect chin-ups at 41 weeks

Nike Run Club coach Sara Wiss proves that pregnant women can be serious badasses.

January 9, 2017

Cavs star asks for prayers after wife gives birth to baby 5 months premature

NBA basketball player J.R. Smith and wife Jewel Smith announced the birth of their third daughter on Saturday, sharing that the girl had been born five months prematurely.

January 5, 2017

Alabama woman who miscarried at 6 weeks can sue her doctor

A pregnant Alabama woman who suffered a miscarriage at six weeks can sue her doctor for wrongful death, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled, with judges citing a 2009 state law making it a crime to kill or harm "an unborn child in utero at any stage of development."

January 5, 2017

Newlyweds shocked to discover wife is expecting rare quadruplets

A newlywed couple in Georgia was thrilled to learn they were expecting their first child over the summer— and later shocked to discover they would soon be welcoming a rare set of quadruplets.

January 4, 2017

Common morning sickness drug may not work

A pill routinely prescribed for morning sickness may not be an effective nausea remedy, researchers say - although not all doctors agree.

January 4, 2017

Woman with 50 percent chance of survival from cancer gives birth to quadruplets

A Tennessee woman battling cancer gave birth Friday to four healthy babies she and her husband conceived naturally.