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Dutch Girl, 12, Gives Birth on School Trip

A 12-year-old Dutch girl gave birth while on a school trip, sparking a police search Wednesday for the father of the child.

Pharmacy Mistakenly Gives Pregnant Woman Abortion Pill

She is six weeks pregnant and when she went to the pharmacy to pick up an antibiotic her doctor had prescribed, the pharmacist gave her an abortion drug by mistake.

New method for testing foetus genes could end miscarriage risks

Hazel Parry Monsters and Critics.com 12/26/2010
New method for testing foetus genes could end miscarriage risks

For decades doctors and pregnant women have relied on amniocentesis - taking a sample of DNA from the amniotic fluid - to diagnose certain disorders in unborn babies, despite the risk of triggering a miscarriage.

Woman Who Gave Birth At 66 Wants Second Child

A 72-year-old woman who had a daughter when she was 66 is planning to have a second child, Spanish media reported Sunday.

Gender disappointment: Mothers who are unhappy with the sex of their baby

When everyone around expect them to feel the happiest in the world, some moms shed tears when learning the baby they have been waiting for so long, turns out to have the opposite sex of what they had dreamt of.

Health experts say you don't have to get fat during pregnancy

Pregnant women should be encouraged to eat a healthy diet instead of "eating for two" and do moderate exercise, according to a new health advice by NHS. The British experts say women do not even need to drink full fat milk or change the amount of food intake for the first six months of pregnancy.

Woman to Broadcast Child's Birth Live on Internet

KI MAE HEUSSNER ABC News 11/05/2009
Woman to Broadcast Child's Birth Live on Internet

For many people, it's one of life's most intimate moments. But for a 23-year-old Minnesota teacher, the birth of her first child will be an event open to anyone in the world.

Mother can pass on cancer in womb

Scientists have proved that it is possible for a mother's cancer cells to be passed to her unborn child.

Woman in embryo mix-up gives birth to boy

A woman who had the wrong embryo implanted in her gave birth to a baby boy Friday, according to a statement from the couple.

Pregnancy likely to be swine flu shot priority

ATLANTA — Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall.


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