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Prenatal Blood Test Shown to Detect Down Syndrome [VIDEO]

NEW YORK -- Scientists in Europe report they were able to diagnose Down syndrome prenatally by giving a simple blood test to pregnant women, an approach that might one day help them avoid the more extensive procedure used now to detect the condition. The preliminary report published online Sunday in the journal Nature...

Jackie Speier: 5 Facts About the Congresswoman Who Discussed Her Abortion [VIDEO]

The floor of the House of Representatives frequently hosts passionate debates about issues like health care, war and the economy. But last night, a heated discussion about a proposed amendment that would cut federal funds for Planned Parenthood took an unexpectedly personal turn. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., abandoned...

Fetal Surgery Better for Babies With Spine Defects

LOS ANGELES -- Pregnant women were afraid to have it. Doctors were afraid to do it. Hospitals stopped performing the surgery because the government wanted evidence it was safe and worth doing. Now, a landmark study shows that an operation to fix a hole in the spine while the fetus is still in the womb leads to better...

Catherine Bach Helps 'EmpowHER' Women

(Dec. 9) -- When Catherine Bach was Daisy Duke on "The Dukes of Hazzard," she made millions of men's hormones go wild. But when she experienced hormonal turbulence a few years back, it was a different story. "I spent five years trying to have a baby, and I did all sorts of fertility drugs," she told AOL News. "I was very...

Is Couple's 'Birth or Not' Abortion Voting Blog a Hoax?

(Nov. 19) -- You read product reviews, blog posts and comments from anonymous Internet users all the time -- but would you trust them to make a life-or-death decision, especially about your child? Most people would say no, but that's apparently what one Minnesota couple had in mind when creating the site Birth or Not, a...

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What Lies Ahead for the Maternal Health Community

Last week, the maternal health community received some positive news.

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Birth Control Pills Fail 20 Times More Often Than

The pill is the reversible option most commonly used by women who practice contraception, but it is not the most effective.

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Single Women Aren't All Career-Obsessed Workaholics -- Surprise!

Single women are scaling back their careers in their 30s -- not because they are bogged down raising families -- but because, well, they just feel like it.

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Crying At Work: For Some, It Can Be A Powerful Tool

"Crying is all right in its own way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do."

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A Father's Day to Remember

As Father's Day approaches, my thoughts turn to my two children.

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05/29/12 One third of women who terminate a pregnancy have had... Source: STV News - Glasgow - Lanarkshire - UK Almost a third of women who had an abortion in 2011 had previously terminated a pregnancy, figures have revealed.
05/29/12 Fever During Pregnancy Linked to Autism in Offspring Source: Health Day Maternal influenza during pregnancy is not associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or developmental delay (DD), but the odds of ASD and DD are increased for children whose mothers had fever during pregnancy, according to a study published online May 5 in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
05/29/12 Woman set afire, shot over pregnancy gives birth Source: CBS - 9&10 News - Cadillac MI Police say a pregnant Detroit woman who was abducted, set on fire and shot because the father didn't want the child has given birth to a boy during an emergency cesarean section.
05/29/12 Antidepressants Up Risks of Premature Births Source: Softpedia News For years, scientists believed that depression was a risk factor for premature births.
05/29/12 A quadruple miracle for Florence's Lewis family Source: SCNOW.com FLORENCE -- Most young married couples dream of the day when they can announce to the world, "we are expecting our first child!"

Background on Female reproductive system

The human female reproductive system (or female genital system) contains two main parts: the uterus, which hosts the developing fetus, produces vaginal and uterine secretions, and passes the anatomically male person's sperm through to the fallopian tubes; and the ovaries, which produce the anatomically female person's egg cells.

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