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Dec 19, 2008 4:14 AM CST

Mom Gives Birth to Baby No. 18

'I like to snuggle,' says Arkansas woman

(Newser) - And you thought Angelina Jolie had a lot of kids. An Arkansas mom has just given birth to her 18th. The baby, Jordyn-Grace Makiya, joins a crowd of sibs with names that start with the letter J and star in the TLC series 17 Kids & Counting. The spree began...

Couples Rattled
by Recession
Delay Kids

Dec 10, 2008 3:02 PM CST

Couples Rattled by Recession Delay Kids

Babyies too expensive in shrinking economy

(Newser) - Baby booms and busts have long been reliable economic indicators, so it's no surprise that couples facing layoffs and a tough housing market are holding off on pregnancies. Pricey fertility clinics are the first to feel couples' hesitation to reproduce. The magnitude of the economic affect on the American population...

Tabs: Brangelina
Preggers Again

Dec 10, 2008 1:00 PM CST

Tabs: Brangelina Preggers Again

Tabloids offer two conflicting stories

(Newser) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are trying for another set of twins, Star reports. No, wait! In Touch says Jolie is pregnant with a girl, Mark Pasetky writes on his Cover Awards Blog. So which is it? And how does In Touch know the sex? Maybe "they're just flipping...

Hideously Rich? Rent a Womb!

OPINION

Dec 10, 2008 11:04 AM CST

Hideously Rich? Rent a Womb!

New York Times writer's chronicle of surrogate motherhood appalls Thomas Frank

(Newser) - In a credit-crunched world, the excesses of the rich no longer seem so cute. But apparently no one mentioned this to ex-New York Times columnist Alex Kuczynski who, after years of writing about billionaires, married one and joined the club. Thomas Frank revisits her recent chronicle of the trials of...

Mimi Rumored Preggers...Again

Dec 9, 2008 10:26 AM CST

Mimi Rumored Preggers...Again

Crooner visits ob/gyn

(Newser) - The Mariah Carey pregnancy rumors are in full-swing once again after the singer was spotted coming out of a well-known Los Angeles ob/gyn’s office, the New York Post reports. Carey, who has made it clear she wants a baby, was “clutching what looked like a sonogram and being...

Mary-Kate
Drinks Away
Pregnancy
Rumor

Dec 8, 2008 9:46 AM CST

Mary-Kate Drinks Away Pregnancy Rumor

Olsen twin hits party with cocktail in one hand, cigarette in other after rep's denial

(Newser) - Mary-Kate Olsen is not pregnant, and she’s drinking and smoking enough to prove it, the New York Post reports. Shortly after a rep for the Olsen twin told Page Six “there is absolutely no truth” to the pregnancy rumor, Mary-Kate was spotted at Art Basel in Miami with...

Nigeria Struggles
to Protect Child Brides

Nov 28, 2008 10:44 AM CST

Nigeria Struggles to Protect Child Brides

Underage marriage outlawed, but Muslim leaders support it

(Newser) - In northern Nigeria, almost half the girls are married by age 15, and a law outlawing child marriage faces serious resistance from Muslim leaders, the Times of London reports. "We have no choice," says one teen who was brutally raped by her husband. As a result, fistula—a...

Congress Is Ready to Accept a Single Mom

OPINION

Nov 20, 2008 3:30 PM CST

Congress Is Ready to Accept a Single Mom

Rep. Sanchez's pregnancy shouldn't make waves in DC

(Newser) - Rep. Linda Sanchez worries Washington may frown on her pregnancy because she isn’t married, but Patt Morrison, in the Los Angeles Times, thinks things have changed. “Twenty years ago, it simply wouldn't have been possible—pregnant, single and a member of Congress? Oh, the scandal! But the culture...

First Ovary Transplant
Mom Gives Birth

Nov 15, 2008 9:30 AM CST

First Ovary Transplant Mom Gives Birth

New mother hopes 'little miracle' will give hope to women worldwide

(Newser) - The first woman ever to become pregnant after an ovary transplant has given birth to a healthy baby girl, the Daily Mail reports. The formerly infertile London woman described the newborn as her "little miracle," made possible by groundbreaking surgery and an ovary donation from her twin sister....

Oregon Man Pregnant Again

Nov 13, 2008 12:37 PM CST

Oregon Man Pregnant Again

Transgender male, with 4-month-old girl, expecting second child in June

(Newser) - “Pregnant man” Thomas Beatie has another bun in the oven, just four months after the transgender male gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Though he’s legally a male, Beatie kept his natural female sex organs and has stayed off testosterone pills since the birth so that he...

Infertile Woman to Give Birth After Transplant

Nov 10, 2008 1:09 PM CST

Infertile Woman to Give Birth After Transplant

Twin sister donated ovary in first-of-its-kind procedure

(Newser) - A formerly infertile London woman will give birth this week, the Daily Mail reports, thanks to an ovary transplant from her twin sister. The 38-year-old was declared infertile at age 15 and underwent menopause as a teenager, but became pregnant soon after the first-of-its-kind surgery. The discovery could help hundreds...

Light Drinking in Pregnancy May Actually Help Babies

Oct 31, 2008 11:05 AM CDT

Light Drinking in Pregnancy May Actually Help Babies

Study finds small advantages for boys whose moms imbibed

(Newser) - An occasional drink during pregnancy not only doesn't hurt babies, a British study has found, it may even benefit them. Moms who did a little imbibing—say, a drink a week—saw substantially lower risks of hyperactivity and behavior problems in boys by the age of 3, the Guardian reports....

Palin's Critics Bitter
Over Own Abortions

OPINION

Oct 24, 2008 4:29 PM CDT

Palin's Critics Bitter Over Own Abortions

'Grief, shame, and guilt' spur attacks on Republican candidate

(Newser) - The attacks lobbed at Sarah Palin have less to do with the candidate herself and more with the shame, guilt, and grief of the post-abortion community, the co-founder of an anti-abortion group writes in the National Review. Kevin Burke says Palin inspires such vitriol because she chose to have a...

Big Families Bring Big Rewards

OPINION

Oct 21, 2008 6:35 PM CDT

Big Families Bring Big Rewards

One (non-celebrity) mother writes of the joys of her hefty brood

(Newser) - With Angelina Jolie and Sarah Palin in the parenting spotlight, could big families be back in vogue again? Meagan Francis wonders just that in the Christian Science Monitor, but the mother of 4—soon to be 5—doesn't particularly care about being hip. Instead she writes about the rewards that...

Preggo? It's OK
to Have a Little Vino

opinion

Oct 18, 2008 2:23 AM CDT

Preggo? It's OK to Have a Little Vino

Gourmet foods are safer than most assume

(Newser) - Pregnant gourmands can stop panicking about sipping on the occasional—heck, daily—glass of wine, writes Lesley Porcelli in Gourmet. “The health people have not been talking to the food people,” and many warned-against drinks and dishes are fine in moderation. Porcelli’s research freed her to enjoy...

She's Preggers Again: Enquirer

Oct 8, 2008 1:03 PM CDT

She's Preggers Again: Enquirer

If you believe the Enquirer, anyway

(Newser) - Those scamps at the National Enquirer are reporting that Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant once again. It seems the young starlet believed she "couldn’t get pregnant while she was breastfeeding,” according to an anonymous “close source.” Spears and her mom are “hysterical” and desperate...

New Prenatal Gene Test Proves Safer

Oct 7, 2008 3:41 AM CDT

New Prenatal Gene Test Proves Safer

Checks mom's blood for defects without miscarriage risk

(Newser) - Scientists have developed a prenatal test for genetic defects much safer than the ones currently in use, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Methods like amniocentesis can spot chromosomal disorders like Down Syndrome, but involve inserting a needle into the uterus, which carries close to a 1-in-200 risk of miscarriage....

Experts Close In on
Breast Cancer Vaccine

Oct 6, 2008 5:43 AM CDT

Experts Close In on Breast Cancer Vaccine

Link to childbearing hormones could be prevention key

(Newser) - The prevention of breast cancer has been strongly linked to hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy and breastfeeding, prompting a top cancer expert to predict that a vaccine could mimic such safeguards, reports the Guardian. The researcher called for increased efforts to prevent breast cancer in addition to treating it,...

Lohan Gets Political: Palin Baby Drama 'Distracting'

Sep 2, 2008 6:12 PM CDT

Lohan Gets Political: Palin Baby Drama 'Distracting'

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan has some advice for Sarah Palin: Stick to the issues. On her MySpace blog, the actress writes that she’s “concerned” John McCain’s GOP running mate “brought the attention to her daughter’s pregnancy, rather than all world issues and what she believes she could...

Woods Family Awaits 2nd
Tiger Cub

Sep 2, 2008 3:50 PM CDT

Woods Family Awaits 2nd Tiger Cub

Golfer, wife, 14-month-old expect addition in late winter

(Newser) - He's done with golf for the year, but Tiger Woods found something to celebrate today: His wife is pregnant with their second child. The world’s No. 1 player said on his Web site that Elin Nordegren Woods is expecting in late winter, without being more specific about her due...