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'Legitimate Rape' Was a Medical Theory ... in 1200s

But several modern-era lawmakers share it

(Newser) - If you found Rep. Todd Akin's comments on "legitimate rape" positively medieval, you're right—quite literally. As far back as the 13th century, a British legal text notes that "without a woman's consent, she could not conceive," the Guardian reports. Centuries later, in 1814,...

Louisiana School: We'll Stop Kicking Out Pregnant Girls

It just totally didn't realize anything about its policy was wrong

(Newser) - A Louisiana school that has received some pretty outraged press in recent days over its unusual pregnancy policy —students who were suspected of being pregnant were forced to take a pregnancy test, and those who refused or were, indeed, with child were kicked out—is changing said policy. Pregnant...

Working Late in Pregnancy as Dangerous as Smoking?
Working Late in Pregnancy
as Dangerous as Smoking?
new study
Jul 30, 2012 8:25 AM CDT

Working Late in Pregnancy as Dangerous as Smoking?

Study finds working into 9th month associated with low birth weight

(Newser) - Planning to work right up until your due date? You might as well light up a cigarette, a new study suggests. The study finds that babies born to women who worked into the ninth month of pregnancy were an average of half a pound lighter than those born to moms...

Pregnant Over 30? There's a Cancer Benefit

Endometrial cancer risk reduced even more if in 40s

(Newser) - One upside to having a baby later in life: Pregnant women in their 30s and 40s may have a lower risk of developing endometrial cancer, LiveScience reports. Scientists looked at data from 17 separate studies involving women with and without the cancer, which develops in the uterus' lining. They found...

Cohabitating Couples Having More Babies
 Cohabitating Couples 
 Having More Babies 
study says
Jul 24, 2012 8:05 AM CDT

Cohabitating Couples Having More Babies

23% of all births to unmarried, cohabitating women

(Newser) - Non-traditional families are on the rise in the US, as more unmarried couples are having babies together. In 2002, just 14% of all births were to women who lived with a partner. But between 2006 and 2010, 23% of all births were to cohabitating women, a new federal report finds....

8% of Pregnant Americans Booze

And of those, 20% went on at least one binge: survey

(Newser) - Pregnant Americans are mostly a teetotaling bunch, according to a new government survey. The CDC spoke with 14,000 pregnant women who were asked whether they drank alcohol in the previous month and how much, and one in 13 reported doing so. The more troubling stat: Of those who said...

This Woman Will Be the Most Pregnant Olympian Ever

Malaysian shooter will be 8 months pregnant when she competes

(Newser) - Malaysian shooting champ Nur Suryani Mohamed isn't just the first pregnant woman to compete in a summer Olympics since 1920, she's so far along that she may become the first person to give birth at the Games. The 29-year-old athlete, who discovered that she was pregnant just two...

Best Season for IVF: Spring
 Best Season for IVF: Spring 
study says
Jul 17, 2012 12:03 PM CDT

Best Season for IVF: Spring

Temps, daylight hours may affect fertility rates

(Newser) - Infertile couples considering in vitro fertilization might do well to develop a little spring fever, suggests a new study out of Brazil. It found that's the season in which fertilization rates are at their highest, reports the Wall Street Journal . Researchers reviewed the fertilization rates of 1,932 women...

New Yahoo Chief Marissa Mayer Is Pregnant

Due with first child Oct. 7

(Newser) - If you were impressed by yesterday's announcement of Marissa Mayer's big jump from Google to the helm of Yahoo, get ready to be a little more wowed: The 37-year-old is making the leap while pregnant with her first child, a boy due Oct. 7, reports Fortune . (Dad is...

Premature Babies More Prone to Mental Illness

Meanwhile, another study says fear makes labor last longer

(Newser) - A pair of new studies today took a look at pregnancy, birth, and the brain, with one focused on the baby and the other on the mother. The breakdown:
  • The first found that babies born very prematurely—at less than 32 weeks of gestation—were twice as likely to be
...

Adele Expecting First Child
 Adele Expecting First Child 
Jun 29, 2012 1:41 PM CDT

Adele Expecting First Child

Singer and boyfriend Simon Konecki are having a baby

(Newser) - Adele has another reason to celebrate: The 24-year-old Brit singer and her boyfriend are expecting their first child together. "I wanted you to hear the news direct from me," she wrote on her official blog, which has since crashed. "Obviously we’re over the moon and very...

Snooki Is Naming Her Baby Boy ....

...Lorenzo

(Newser) - No, it's not Guido. It's not even that weird. Snooki is naming her baby boy Lorenzo. "I think we're going to go with Lorenzo," she says. "It's my boy, if you don't like it, pfffft." She also tells Z100 that it...

Do We Really Need to Chain Inmates Giving Birth?

Maybe the Cook County settlement will change things: Sadhbh Walshe

(Newser) - Chicago's Cook County Jail last month paid $4.1 million to settle a lawsuit by female inmates who say they were shackled when giving birth. Really, America? writes Sadhbh Walshe in the Guardian . "The practices of making pregnant women wear belly chains and of shackling their hands and...

Smoking While Pregnant May Raise Autism Risk

Study sees link with some forms of the disorder

(Newser) - If any expectant mom needed yet more evidence that smoking is a bad idea, here it is: Doing so during pregnancy raises the risk of having a child with Asperger's or another kind of autism, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from about 630,000 kids born in...

Nonomom? Mexican Woman Pregnant With 9 Babies

Karla Vanessa Perez due to give birth next month

(Newser) - She's been dubbed Nonomom, of course: A woman in northeastern Mexico is pregnant with nine babies, reports Reuters , citing local media. Karla Vanessa Perez of Coahuila state is due to give birth on May 20 to six girls and three boys, according to MSNBC . Few details are out yet,...

Obese? Chance of Birthing Autistic Kid Jumps 67%
Obese? Chance of Birthing Autistic Kid Jumps 67%
study says
Apr 9, 2012 6:34 AM CDT

Obese? Chance of Birthing Autistic Kid Jumps 67%

Inflammation, high blood sugar during pregnancy could be a factor

(Newser) - The shocking new autism research just keeps coming: A mother's obesity while pregnant may greatly boost the odds of having a child with autism, a study out today suggests. Compared to normal-weight study participants, those who were obese while pregnant were 67% more likely to have autistic kids and...

Labor Lasts 3 Hours Longer Than It Did in 1960s
Labor Lasts 3 Hours Longer Than It Did in 1960s
study says
Apr 4, 2012 9:13 AM CDT

Labor Lasts 3 Hours Longer Than It Did in 1960s

Study suggests epidurals may be to blame

(Newser) - The good news for modern women giving birth: The use of epidural anesthesia is massively more common than it was 50 years ago. The bad news: Those very drugs may be to blame for labor lasting longer than it did 50 years ago. Today's first-time mothers spend 2.6...

Snooki: Yep, I&#39;m Pregnant
 Snooki: Yep, 
 I'm Pregnant 
Mar 7, 2012 1:00 PM CST

Snooki: Yep, I'm Pregnant

Engaged reality star 'worried' about her drinking

(Newser) - Yes, Snooki is pregnant, the prodigious partier has announced—and yes, voluminous amounts of liquor were imbibed early in the pregnancy. "I have different priorities now," Snooki, 24, tells Us after admitting she "went crazy" drinking (as usual) New Year's Eve before she realized she was...

Is Preggers Snooki Engaged?
 Is Preggers Snooki Engaged? 
Mar 6, 2012 12:01 AM CST

Is Preggers Snooki Engaged?

'Jersey Shore' star was flashing a rock in Jersey City dog walk

(Newser) - The reportedly pregnant Snooki was flashing a rock on her finger yesterday, leading Jersey Shore fans to speculate that the pint-sized reality star is about to tie the knot with her suspected babydaddy. Snooki—née Nicole Polizzi—showed off a gi-normous diamond as she walked her dog with pal...

Snooki Baby: Can You Spell 'Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?'

How hard has she been hitting the booze?

(Newser) - Let's hope Snooki sorta planned that baby she's reportedly carrying (stop giggling). Because if she didn't, that fetus has to be nearly swimming in booze by now. While Forbes is concerned about what's to become of the diminutive reality star's "brand," others are...

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