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Tori Bates Is Pregnant Less Than a Year After Son's Birth: Find Out the Sex
Tori Bates and Bobby Smith are expanding their family! The Bringing Up Bates star is pregnant with her second child, she tells Us Weekly exclusively. “Our little Kade is almost a year old already, and these months have flown by so quickly. It has been so much fun having him in our lives and we […]
Polyamorous families face stigma during pregnancy and birth
Polyamorous families experience marginalization during pregnancy and birth, but with open, nonjudgmental attitudes from health care providers and changes to hospital policies, this can be reduced, found new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). An estimated 1 in 5 single Americans have engaged in consensual polyamory, or consensual nonmonogamy, and interest in these types […]
Stress during pregnancy may affect baby’s sex, risk of preterm birth
It’s becoming well established that maternal stress during pregnancy can affect fetal and child development as well as birth outcomes, and a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian now identifies the types of physical and psychological stress that may matter most. The study was published online […]
Defective cilia linked to heart valve birth defects
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common heart valve birth defect and one of the most common birth defects of any type, affecting around 70 million people worldwide. A healthy aortic valve has three leaflets; in BAV disease, two of the leaflets are fused together, impairing the function of the valve. In many individuals […]
Yelp Wants to Tell You Where to Give Birth
We’ve all scanned Yelp when we’re trying to pick a restaurant or a hotel, but it probably hasn’t occurred to you to rely on the crowd-sourced review forum when it’s time to make the important decision of the best hospital to deliver a baby. But starting today, Yelp has added maternity care metrics — starting […]
Here's Why I'm Giving Birth Across an Ocean From My Home
I’ve always prided myself on being pretty self-sufficient. I moved to New York from the U.K. in my early 20s to pursue artistic endeavors and now, nine years later, I’m still here — married and pregnant. And I’m glad I’m about to give birth thousands of miles away from home. Although plenty of people — […]
Despite risk of birth defects, HIV drug should be considered for women in South Africa
Although a woman’s use of the HIV drug dolutegravir at conception may increase the risk of often-fatal neural tube defects in her child, a new study suggests that the risk may be offset by the drug’s ability to decrease deaths among women and prevent HIV transmission to their children and sexual partners. The report, led […]
See Jessica Graf’s Post-Baby Body 1 Week After Birth: ‘Down 18 Pounds’
Making progress! Jessica Graf gave birth to her daughter, Maverick, on March 17, but the reality star is already showing off her post-baby body. “Down 18 lbs in 9 days,” the Big Brother star, 28, wrote on her Instagram Story on Tuesday, March 26. “Yes, that’s baby spit up on my dress.” In the mirror […]
This 50-Year-Old Grandmother Had No Idea She Was Pregnant Until Two Months Before She Gave Birth
Imagine being told as a 50-year-old woman that you’ve officially entered menopause, only to learn a few months later that—surprise!—you’re pregnant. And if that’s not already shocking enough, the cherry on the cake is that you’re 26 weeks along and only have two months to prepare to bring a newborn into the world. Congratulations! Wait, what? According to Naples Daily […]