Parents are always dreaming up new baby names, taking our inspiration from pop culture and the past. Not every new name feels freshly...
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We're used to seeing adorable videos of wives surprising their husbands with pregnancy news, but what if the tables were turned? Sounds impossible, right?
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The day you see those lines appear on your pregnancy test, changes everything about who you are. Your excitement is through the roof, but the closer you reach your due date, the harder it can be for some to cope with the....
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If you can’t resist lighting up when having a drink with friends, blame your mother. A study found that mother’s diet in pregnancy affects her unborn child’s taste for cigarettes and alcohol.
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It’s common knowledge that twins are born together, but they don’t usually give birth together, too. Identical twin sisters Karen and Kathy Escobar are the exception. The two delivered their babies within hours of each other last week.
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Having children may permanently affect a woman's brain and could increase her risk of dementia in later life, according to a new study. The surge in hormones women experience during the nine months of pregnancy....
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It’s easy to get stressed out during pregnancy; you’re growing a human being and preparing to raise it to adulthood, after all! But too much stress can be especially detrimental during pregnancy, contributing to eczema and asthma in baby.
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You know the feeling of being jerked out of sleep when your phone rings really loudly next to your head? It's not what we'd call pleasant, and unfortunately, it looks like your unborn baby knows this feeling, too.
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Young children whose mothers took antidepressants while pregnant show higher rates of anxiety than their siblings who were not exposed to medication, a new study shows.
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When North Carolina moms Melanie and Vanessa Iris Roy shared their side-by-side maternity photos on Instagram, they were not anticipating the viral fame that would follow.
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German school teacher Annegret Raunigk is set to retire this year from teaching English and Russian. Perfect timing: the 65-year-old is going to need as much freedom in her schedule as she can get—to raise her quadruplets!
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Mothers-to-be who are feeling forgetful and a bit slow on the uptake may blame it on 'baby brain'. But in reality this doesn't exist, scientists claim.While those who are pregnant may believe their memory is worse than usual, a study...
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From a flat tummy to a burgeoning bump and a tiny cry, a quirky time-lapse video sees a nine-month pregnancy condensed into a matter of minutes. Cole Cuchna, 31, from Sacramento, California, filmed his wife.....
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Sushi and coffee and cheese, oh my! Zooey Deschanel can't wait to give birth — not just because she wants to meet her little son or daughter-to-be, but also because she wants to indulge in all the foods you're not supposed....
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It’s reassuring to hear from a celebrity mum that getting back to your pre-pregnancy self IS tough. Because for most parents, it is. While we’re constantly faced with famous mothers who snapped back to svelte shapes....
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It’s long been suspected that males of many species, including humans, can sniff out whether a female is pregnant, and now new research suggests that some — if not all — female primates release a natural “pregnancy perfume” that males....
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For years pregnant women have been warned about eating tuna because of concerns about mercury exposure. But a federal panel has reignited the debate about the benefits and risks of eating tuna and other seafood during pregnancy.
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About 50 percent of all pregnancies are unplanned, which is why maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important for women who are at childbearing age and are sexually active.
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A pregnant Florida woman tried to trigger the birth of her overdue son by dancing to Michael Jackson's “Thriller” in her front room.
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Women trying to have a baby and those in the first first three months of pregnancy are advised to avoid alcohol altogether under updated advice from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
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