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Over the last few months here at women’s health blog Lively Women, we’re talking about the history of abortion in the US and around the world. Discussion is encouraged, and additional information and resources are welcomed. Please leave a comment!
I heard sound clip on Fox News today in which a woman accused the Planned […]
You can’t make this stuff up. A woman went to the bathroom while riding a train in India and spontaneously gave birth before passing out. The baby FELL THROUGH THE TOILET ONTO THE TRAIN TRACKS. Family members found the woman, covered in blood, two hours later. Authorities immediately launched a search for the baby and […]
Starting last month, we began exploring the history of abortion with a review of some nonsurgical abortion techniques. We’ll wrap that up this week and move into more current events throughout the month. But in the meantime, let’s take a moment to talk about the issue. How do you feel about abortion? Please respond in […]
This month at Lively Women, we’re talking about the history of abortion in the US and around the world. Discussion is encouraged, and additional information and resources are welcomed. Please leave a comment!
Last week, the French Supreme Court ruled that parents have a legal right to register a name for a miscarried or stillborn fetus […]
New research indicates that acupuncture performed immediately before or after embryo implantation may improve a woman’s chance of becoming pregnant. More than 1,300 women enrolled in seven studies in four countries and three continents were analyzed. They were undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), and were assigned to receive either IVF alone, IVF with real acupuncture, […]
Apparently I was under a rock, because I only just figured out that Nichole Richie had her baby. The little munchkin was born on January 11 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , and weighed in at 6 lbs, 7 oz. They named her Harlow Winter Kate Madden (which is an awfully big name for such […]
According to a new study published in the journal Thorax that followed 658 mom-kid pairs from pregnancy up to age 6 and a half, women eating lots of fish, fresh fruits and veggies, legumes, nuts, dairy products, and olive oil have children with a lower propensity for asthma and allergies.
Pregnant women who ate vegetables more […]
A new study has found strong evidene that women who consume caffeine during pregnancy are more likely to miscarry than their non-caffeinated counterparts.
Those women who consumed 200 milligrams of caffeine or more a day were about twice as likely to miscarry, the researchers report today on the Web site of the American Journal of Obstetrics […]
CNN Health recently explored the health benefits of fish compared with potential health risks, and drew some really interesting conclusions.
You already know that fish is a great source of lean protein and those oh-so-important omega-3 fatty acids that play a role in critical fetal development and ongoing brain and hormonal function throughout life. But you […]
Increasingly, women are requesting scheduled cesarean delivery (c-sections) rather than nonsurgical, vaginal delivery. Says a recent USA Today Health article,
How much so-called maternal request cesareans have contributed to the soaring C-section rate isn’t known, but growing numbers of women are delivering their first babies via surgery, researchers say. And for virtually all of them, once […]
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