July 13, 2016 Limiting travel, controlling mosquitoes reduces Zika risk To limit mosquito-borne illnesses, including the Zika virus, plan travel carefully, take personal protective measures, and control mosquitoes in and around the home, experts recommend.
July 12, 2016 Sky-high bills leave Nigerian mothers and newborns trapped in hospitals UMUAHIA, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Four months after giving birth in Umuahia, the capital of Nigeria's southeastern Abia state, 23-year-old single mother Amarachi Amadi is still in hospital with her baby girl.
July 12, 2016 Prenatal multivitamins don't help much, study says For pregnant women, taking prenatal vitamins may be a waste of money, a new review of previous research suggests.
July 11, 2016 1 in 8 women experience infertility One in eight women and one in 10 men in the U.K. have experienced infertility, struggling to get pregnant for at least a year, and almost half do not seek help for the problem, according to a new study.
July 11, 2016 El Salvador confirms second case of Zika-linked microcephaly El Salvador confirmed on Friday a second case of a baby born with microcephaly linked to the Zika virus, the mosquito borne disease that can cause the serious birth defect and other severe fetal brain defects.
July 10, 2016 9 supplements to ease pregnancy complaints Between “morning” sickness that can last all day, exhaustion and the myriad of aches and pains that can happen during pregnancy, sometimes eating healthy foods, exercise and rest aren’t enough or even doable.
July 8, 2016 New mom Sarah Brown fails to make Olympic track team Four months after giving birth, top American runner Sarah Brown did not make the U.S. Olympic team during the 1,500 meter preliminary round at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Thursday.
July 8, 2016 Illinois woman discovers she's pregnant, gives birth on same day n Illinois woman says she delivered a baby girl a few hours after she found out she was 39-weeks pregnant.
July 7, 2016 Identical twins give birth on same day at same time, miles apart Like many identical twins, Sarah Mariuz and Leah Rodgers, 35, have enjoyed many of life’s milestones side by side.
July 7, 2016 Philippines only country in Asia where teen pregnancy rising The Philippines is the only Asia-Pacific country where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the last two decades and the slow decline of its overall fertility rate may deprive the country of the faster economic growth expected in places that have more working-age people than younger and older dependents, the U.N. Population Fund said Thursday.