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Don't Touch the Baby Bump! [POLL]

Jeff Easterling — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:05:30 +0000

For some reason, some people see a pregnant lady, and feel a need to “touch the belly”… WITHOUT ASKING! From just asking the ladies around the radio station… it seems the best advice is to not touch the belly without asking, even if it is someone you know… ask first. Huggies Diapers did a survey [...]

How Many Pregnancies Are Actually Planned? The Answer May Surprise You

Shauna Wright — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:22:07 +0000

Some women have to undergo fertility treatments to get pregnant, but according to a new study by the CDC, about a third of the babies born in the past 30 years weren’t planned — and it should come as no surprise that more than half of those pregnancies are tied to a lack of contraception use.

CDC Study Finds That 1 in 13 Pregnant Women Drink Alcohol

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:22:31 +0000

It’s pretty common knowledge that pregnant women should not consume alcohol, due to the potential negative effects it could have on the fetus and its development. However, that’s not stopping one in 13 pregnant women from drinking alcoholic beverages while with child. In fact, some even engage in drinking binges while in their delicate conditions. [...]

Hero Dad Delivers Newborn on Side of Busy Highway

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:48:56 +0000

We’ve all heard the jokes about babies who were conceived in a car. But being born in a car is a much trickier proposition. Especially when that car is on one of the busiest highways in America. Anton Antonov was speeding down I-95 in Miami with his wife Oxsana, who was about to go into labor. When she did, [...]

Could It Really Be Okay to Drink While You're Pregnant?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:47:14 +0000

For years, most pregnant women have regarded alcohol as fearfully as they might a knife-wielding maniac. But a new study suggests that light to moderate drinking early in pregnancy might not be as bad as we’ve all thought.

US Teen Birth Rate Hits a 70-Year Low — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:32:16 +0000

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that the teen birth rate in the United States dropped to an all-time low in 2010. Last year, there were 34.3 births per 1,000 teenagers aged 15-19, a nine percent drop from 2009 and the lowest rate in the nearly 70 years such data has been [...]

Mom with Cancer Dies to Save Unborn Baby [VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:00:46 +0000

A selfless mother has died to save her unborn baby.

The woman was diagnosed with a life-threatening form of cancer and refused chemotherapy so that her child could be born, even though it meant she would die.

Alyson Hannigan Denies Pregnancy Rumors by Admitting She Ate Too Much

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:00:14 +0000

Alyson Hannigan had a blunt and effective way of shooting down media reports that she is pregnant — speculation that was based on a photo of the 37-year old sporting what could be the beginnings of a baby bump.

‘No, I’m not pregnant!,” Hannigan tweeted from her verified account. “I just ate too much carnival food, that time of the month, hurt my back and couldn’t suck my gut in, and need to do cardio.”