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A 63-year-old child psychiatrist has become Britain's oldest mother *
Patti Farrant -- aged 63 -- gave birth to a baby after having IVF treatment abroad using a donated egg, so she could fulfil her 61-year-old husband John's dream of becoming a father.
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BabyZone.com *
BabyZone.com is North America's fastest growing Parenting website.
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BC Association of Optometrists: Pregnant women blind to vision problems *
According to the B.C. Association of Optometrists, mothers-to-be are unaware of blurred vision from hormones, water retention...
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Birth stories, part one *
St. John's photographer Sheilagh O'Leary has created over the last five years a thriving portrait business by offering a unique service. O'Leary does nude pregnancy portraits, birthing shoots, as well as postnatal portraits of families welcoming their new additions. Many of O'Leary's clients are women in their late 30s and early 40s -- career women who delayed pregnancy until they found their biological clocks running out.
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C-section fight does a U-turn *
Optional cesarean sections are under serious consideration by doctors, a move that would reverse the long battle to limit surgical intervention in maternity care, says ABBY LIPPMAN.
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Caesarean delivery guidelines not set, society says *
The organization that represents Canada's obstetricians and gynecologists says reports that it will support elective caesarean births in its new ethics guidelines this spring are premature.
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Caesareans linked to stillbirth next time around *
A massive study in Britain has found that women who have had a Caesarean section run double the risk of a late-term stillbirth on their next pregnancy.
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FertilityBlend1.com *
Fertility Blend is the all-natural approach to optimize reproductive health.
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Folic acid crucial for mothers, research suggests *
Canadian researchers have made a startling discovery about the benefits of folic acid. The nutrient, which is added to foods to prevent neural-tube defects such as spina bifida, also appears to prevent one of the most common forms of childhood cancer.
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Gayby boom *
Single gay father Kevin Durkee was so eager to have a child that he spent $40,000 to do it, carrying on even when the issue broke up his last relationship.
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Low levels of folate linked to lower birth rates *
Mothers-to-be with lower levels of the vitamin folate in their body during early pregnancy are more likely to have babies with lower, or less healthy, birth weights, a British study has revealed.
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Low vitamin B12 levels increase birth defect risk *
A recent study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology investigated B vitamins and homocysteine as risk factors for children born with spina bifida...
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Obstetrician advocates new delivery procedures *
Midwives alone can't fill the gap left by the growing shortage of baby doctors in Canada, says the president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. The necessity of having to be constantly on call day and night is a lifestyle issue that discourages people from becoming midwives -- just as it has family physicians, David Young of Halifax said.
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Parents protest ban on sale of eggs and sperm *
Infertility experts say the federal government's human reproductive technology legislation, which will ban human cloning and include regulations on stem-cell research goes too far in banning the sale of eggs, human sperm.
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Pregnant women urged to avoid ginseng *
Pregnant women are being advised to avoid ginseng after scientists in Hong Kong discovered that rat embryos developed abnormally when exposed to a root ingredient of the popular herbal remedy.
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Schizophrenia linked to flu, study shows *
A new study adds more evidence to a body of research that suggests the children of some women who get the flu while pregnant are at higher risk of developing schizophrenia.
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Smoking continues to exact a deadly toll *
100 babies die each year due to maternal smoking, new Health Canada data show.
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SOCIAL STUDIES -- Tuesday, August 26, 2003 *
A DAILY MISCELLANY OF INFORMATION BY MICHAEL KESTERTON
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Suffered miscarriages after ER wait, seven say *
Another seven women have come forward with stories of how long they waited in Winnipeg hospital emergency rooms before suffering a miscarriage.
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Tiny sextuplets born in Vancouver face obstacles to survival *
Six babies were born in a Vancouver hospital Sunday, between 25 and 26 weeks of gestation. One baby was born naturally and the others by caesarean section.
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U.S. advised to make morning-after pill available to women over the counter *
Emergency contraception -- the morning-after pill -- should be available without a prescription on pharmacy shelves in the United States, next to the Aspirin and cough medicine, U.S. government advisers said yesterday.
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U.S. House votes to protect fetus *
The House voted Thursday to subject assailants who injure or kill a pregnant woman and her fetus to two separate crimes. The bill would for the first time under federal law give victim's rights to a fetus.
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Understanding risk factors key to beating SIDS, study says *
Placing babies in the appropriate sleeping position, on their backs, and stopping smoking in the home would virtually eliminate the heartbreaking killer SIDS, new research suggests.
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Walking for two can cause foot problems *
The BC Association of Podiatrists warns that pregnancy can trigger lasting foot problems and offers tips for expectant mothers.
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Well-being and Breast Care *
They used to avoid it, but now masseurs are focusing attention on the breast -- for health reasons, writes JESSICA JOHNSON
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Woman charged with murder after stillbirth *
A Utah woman accused of murder after giving birth to a stillborn baby denied Friday that she had refused a medically necessary Caesarean section.
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Better a flow than a flood *
Some Canadians seem to think that a preference for moderate immigration levels reflects hostility toward immigrants. This is absurd. Many immigrants themselves would prefer lower immigration levels, yet when Canadians make this point, we are attacked.
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Cataracts not just an old-age problem: BC Optometrists *
Many parents are not aware that cataracts can occur in newborns
and children, warns the BC Association of Optometrists.
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Gwyneth Paltrow expecting first child *
Gwyneth Paltrow and boyfriend Chris Martin are expecting their first child next summer, her publicist said Wednesday.
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Las Palmas: More massage therapies... *
More from Las Palmas...
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Life expectancy at historic high *
Life expectancy for both men and women hit a record high in 2001, Statistics Canada says.
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Miracle birth signals male moms? *
It may be every woman's fantasy, and a nightmare for the typical man: creating a male mom.
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More EI, more bundles of joy *
Canadian birth increase reverses 10-year trend, coincides with improved benefits
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New hope from an unknown vitamin *
Preliminary research links a substance called PQQ with enhanced fertility, reports ANNE McILROY
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Sanity Savers: The Canadian Working Woman's Guide to Almost Having it All ****
ISBN:0075605392
Author:Ann Douglas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., $21.99 (CAD)
This comforting and humorous book is full of innovative solutions to help balance busy days. Offers advice from more than 200 diverse professionals plus tips and anecdotes from real life working women. Ready to hit the panic button? This book's for you!
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The link between sex, food *
One of the continual debates in evolutionary biology hinges on the relationship between food and sex. We're not talking aphrodisiacs, but the effect food has on the ratio of girl babies to boy babies.
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Tourist gives birth after ectopic pregnancy *
A Jamaican tourist has given birth to a healthy baby boy after a rare ectopic pregnancy.
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