| LONDON (AP) -- For men with fertility problems, some doctors are prescribing a very conventional way to have a baby: more sex. (McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Imagine every time you started to speak, you were overcome with a fit of coughing. (USA TODAY) -- Excessive newborn crying, also known as colic, can be one of the greatest tests of a parent's love -- and sanity. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part of a growing quest for ways to reverse the damage. ATLANTA (AP) -- A massive effort to test pregnant women for a deadly germ they can spread to their babies has yielded a bad surprise - a high rate of wrong test results that led some infants to miss out on treatment. Durham, N.C. (Content Works) -- One of the biggest risks to newborns is to be born too early and too small. TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- The antiviral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza are relatively safe for use in pregnant and breastfeeding women, say the authors of review of data that includes previously unpublished evidence. (Associated Press) -- For the first time, a large study shows that pregnant women who suffer morning sickness are not risking harm to their babies if they take a certain anti-nausea drug. The result may lead more doctors to prescribe the drug metoclopramide and women to feel less guilty about using it during their baby's crucial first few months of development, experts said. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Baby-protecting folic acid is getting renewed attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida and some related abnormalities, new research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eating for two? New guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy -- surprisingly little if they're already overweight. | News brought to you by: | | | | | | |
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