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'Pregnant plesiosaur' examined

A paper to be published on August 12, 2011 in Science reveals that Dr. F. Robin O'Keefe of Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. and Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of the Natural History Museum's Dinosaur Institute, have d ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Oldest pregnant lizard fossil discovered

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper published in Naturwissenschaft reveals a fossil from 120 million years ago that proves that some lizards were not laying eggs but rather giving birth to live y ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Swedish model slashes multiple-birth risk in IVF pregnancies

Swedish doctors on Monday presented a new method they said dramatically reduces the risk of multiple births from in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) without affecting chances of having a baby.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Hong Kong moves to restrict mainland babies

Hong Kong says it will restrict the number of mainland Chinese women allowed to give birth in the city's hospitals which are struggling to cope with the tens of thousands who arrive each year.

Medicine & Health / Other

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Dutch girl, 12, gives birth on school trip

A 12-year old Dutch schoolgirl gave birth to a baby girl during a school trip, local health services said Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Other

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Mothers abused during childhood at risk for having low birth weight babies

Mothers who were maltreated as children have increased risk for giving birth to low birth weight babies. The findings, by researchers at the University of Washington, are the first to show that maternal maltreatment can affect ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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During pregnancy, minority women have higher depression risk

A new study finds that African-American and Asian/Pacific Islander women have double the risk that others do of becoming depressed before giving birth, after adjusting for socioeconomic risk factors.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Court hears claim of forced Roma sterilization

(AP) -- Europe's human rights court opened a hearing Tuesday into a Gypsy woman's allegation that she was wrongly and forcibly sterilized at a state-run hospital in her native Slovakia because of her ethnicity.

Medicine & Health / Other

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Multiple childbirth linked to increased risk of rare, aggressive 'triple-negative' breast cancer

Full-term pregnancy has long been associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer, but a new study finds that the more times a woman gives birth, the higher her risk of "triple-negative" breast cancer, a relatively uncommon ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Study: No higher mental health risk after abortion

(AP) -- Having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems, but having a baby does, one of the largest studies to compare the aftermath of both decisions suggests.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Active management of the third stage of labor reduces risk of bleeding

Active management of the third stage of labour means that women lose less blood than with a more expectant approach, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in conjunction with Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Mild painkillers in pregnancy associated with increased risk of male reproductive problems

New evidence has emerged that the use of mild painkillers such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen, may be part of the reason for the increase in male reproductive disorders in recent decades. Research published in Europe's ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

10-year-old gives birth in southern Spain

(AP) -- A 10-year-old girl has given birth in southern Spain and authorities are evaluating whether to let her and her family retain custody of the baby, an official said Tuesday. The baby was born last week in the city ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists watch evolution in action

(PhysOrg.com) -- The yellow-bellied three-toed skink (Saiphos equalis) is one of only three reptiles known to have different methods of reproduction in different places. In the coastal areas of New South ...

Biology / Evolution

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Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising

(AP) -- More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday, releasing a study into the causes of a trend that troubles maternal health experts.

Medicine & Health / Health

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