Archive for March, 2008

Pregnancy daily calendar

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

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Quit Smoking For A Relaxed Baby
Medical News Today - “Women who give up smoking in pregnancy have more relaxed children”, The Independent reports. It and other newspapers describe a recently published study of 18,000 babies that asked mothers about their smoking habits. It found that heavy smokers had
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Dads gather for fun, parenting advice
Burlington Free Press - In the past, dads were not expected to take an active role in their partner’s pregnancy aside from changing the kitty litter and carrying heavy boxes.
Source: www.burlingtonfreepress.com

Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
HamptonRoads.com - Pregnancy and Childbirth are sensitive subject to most of us. We spend a good part of our day thinking, researching and planning for an event that will change our life. Whether you come to this blog in hopes of exploring your options for childbirth
Source: hamptonroads.com

A Guidance Counselor’s Second (Pained) Adolescence
New York Times - She turns up on “Miss Guided” as one of the students Becky advises, funny and showing no signs of the sexual misjudgment that recently resulted in her pregnancy.
Source: www.nytimes.com

Jessica Alba pregnant
Chicago Tribune - The couple met on the set of “Fantastic Four.” Alba co-starred in the 2005 film as the Invisible Woman, Sue Storm , and Warren was a director’s assistant, according to People magazine, which first reported Alba’s pregnancy on its Web site.
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Study: Male Fertility Problems Develop in Womb
FOX News - New research from the University of Edinburgh suggests that male fertility problems, such as low sperm count and testicular cancer are likely linked to hormone levels early in the mother’s pregnancy; it is being reported by BBC News. Research
Source: www.foxnews.com

Pregnancy stages

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

MichNews.com - The CDC study reveals that a huge number of girls are just plain ignorant about pregnancy and disease prevention. Either that or they have convinced themselves that they are immune to sexually transmitted diseases. They have the “it will never Pregnancy Tips

Chicago Tribune - The couple met on the set of “Fantastic Four.” Alba co-starred in the 2005 film as the Invisible Woman, Sue Storm , and Warren was a director’s assistant, according to People magazine, which first reported Alba’s pregnancy on its Web site. Pregnancy Tips

News Shopper - HEALTH chiefs in Bexley say they are disappointed efforts to reduce teenage pregnancies in the borough have only achieved minimal success. Figures from the Department for Children, Schools and Families show the pregnancy rates among young people aged Pregnancy Tips

Kommersant - One was in the late stages of pregnancy and she removed her shoes every time they stopped for even half a minute and paced barefoot with an expression on her face that made you want to call her an ambulance. Pregnancy Tips

ESPN.com - White Sox second baseman Danny Richar missed his fifth consecutive game Sunday because of back problems that have prevented him from performing simple baseball activities. Richar said the back pain was particularly intense Saturday. “I tried to take Pregnancy Tips

Salon - And then there’s the end of Courtney’s episode, where her little sister, who struggled through a pregnancy when she was only 15, turns to her while the camera is rolling and says, tearily, “I never really thanked you for being there for me through Pregnancy Tips

Hartford Courant - I Don’t Want Earl’s Baby Pie,” for example, alludes to her unwanted pregnancy with Earl’s child. Earl doesn’t want it, either, because it will get more attention from Jenna. Pregnancy Tips

Baltimore Sun - Next, between Rogers and Mooney, came a combined seven years of pregnancy, and thus, alcohol-free St. Patrick’s Day parades. But yesterday, the two moms sipped beer and stood behind 20 children - not all of them theirs - who sat in a row on the curb Pregnancy Tips

Very early pregnancy detection

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Minnie Driver’s Baby Name Dilemma
People - Minnie Driver announced her pregnancy on The Tonight Show – and now she’s chatting with Ellen DeGeneres about the biggest dilemma facing her right now: what to name her baby. “I have a pretty silly name,” the Riches star says on an episode of the
Source: www.people.com

Exercise, nutritious diet important for expectant moms
Dothan Eagle - But what she does now to take care of herself could make a world of difference for both her health and the health of her unborn baby as her pregnancy progresses.
Source: www.dothaneagle.com

Babies happier when pregnant women quit smoking: study
West Online - Consistent with this, women who quit smoking in pregnancy have better general functioning, including more sustained relationships, more skillfulness in use of community resources and less disrupted and stressful life circumstances and are less likely
Source: www.thewest.com.au