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5 Books First Time Moms Should NOT Read Babble (blog) When it comes to books on pregnancy, and childbirth… there are a ton! And that means there are just as many crappy books out there that really shouldn't be on the shelves, as good reads. But weeding through the titles can sometimes be a project, ... See all stories on this topic » Babble (blog)

Selma Blair's Brentwood Bump Celebrity Baby Scoop Looks like the Hellboy star was doing a bit of homework, toting Teresa Strasser's funny new book titled Exploiting My Baby: A Memoir of Pregnancy & Childbirth. The baby on the way, due this summer, will be the first for Selma and her boyfriend Jason ... See all stories on this topic »

For The Price of Designer Jeans, A "Wetsuit" That Saves Lives Forbes (blog) By HELEN COSTER Becoming a mother is a risky undertaking in the developing world, where every year over 500000 women die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. One of the biggest causes of maternal death is postpartum hemorrhaging (PPH), ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes (blog)

Mangalore; Man of 26 from Padil Dies in Jamnagar-bound Train Mangalorean.com The woman is said to have earlier gone to Jamnagar to look after her daughter during her advanced stage of pregnancy and childbirth. Manoj had already started feeling sick earlier during the journey and had thrown up a few times. ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 10 Victories Won by Women's Movements ColorLines magazine According to a studies done by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank, the number of women dying during pregnancy or childbirth has decreased by more than one-third over the last 30 years. Since 1987, 950 women-led organizations have worked to improve ... See all stories on this topic » ColorLines magazine

A life or death situation The Guardian More than half a million die each year as a result of complications in childbirth, with 10 million suffering injury, infection or disease as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Gender inequality also means that women are more vulnerable to illness ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

The Republican Attack on Women's Health Goes Global Huffington Post If fully funded, it would not only save the lives of some 250000 women at risk of dying during pregnancy or childbirth, but also lead to 14.5 million fewer abortions, according to Population Action. Of course, as Jodi Jacobson points out at RH Reality ... See all stories on this topic »

OU helps community learn about resources Ironton Tribune Amber Cardenas and Casey Copeland are doulas who wanted to educate women about what they can do for women during pregnancy and childbirth. Copeland said a doula is a new name for an old job, labor coach. "It's becoming a little more well-known," ... See all stories on this topic »

Health hit hard with past winter's onslaught The Express Tribune In December, 187 cases of deaths due to childbirth or pregnancy-related complication were reported in the 21 districts, whereas in November 145 such deaths were reported in the 27 districts across the country. During December, 776 infants died before ... See all stories on this topic » The Express Tribune

Down syndrome families worry about new prenatal tests CTV.ca The Edmonton mother -- who describes herself as "a bit of a granola" -- chose natural childbirth and no prenatal genetic testing. There wouldn't be any point, she reasoned: it wouldn't affect her pregnancy's outcome. Her doctors gave her baby a clean ... See all stories on this topic »

Pharmaceutical Company Hiking Price Of Drug That Prevents Premature Births ... Think Progress By Tanya Somanader at 9:00 am Next week, the cost of preventing premature childbirth will skyrocket when a drug given to high-risk pregnant women goes from around $10 a dose to $1500 a dose. The drug, called Makena, which has been made cheaply for ... See all stories on this topic » Think Progress

NFA set to launch iron fortified rice in Basilan Philippine Information Agency ... boasts body system to fight infection, improves mental and physical development, prevents childbirth defects and mortality during pregnancy, maintains alertness and endurance, improves productivity and is good for lactating mothers. ... See all stories on this topic »

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