(Pregnancy News) Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Ris... WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News)– Women who develop diabetes before they become pregnant are three to four times more likely than non-diabetic women to have a baby with at least one birth defect, says a U. This is the first study to identify the wide range of birth defects — such as heart defects, brain and spine defects, oral clefts, limb deficiencies, and defects of the kidneys and gastrointestinal...

Teen pregnancy rises in DuPage Co. (Daily Herald)(... The number of children born to teens and preteens in DuPage County rose by almost 9 percent, according to the most recent figures released by the state. The Illinois Department of Public Health released figures this week showing 557 girls ages 10 to 19 in DuPage gave birth in 2006, up from 513 in 2005. Officials at the not-for-profit Teen Parent Connection in Glen Ellyn, formerly known as Greater DuPage MYM, said...

Why babies love books... It always surprises me just how much little ones, even very small babies, love books. Books are for all ages, but here’s what your baby gets out of them… That whole open-shut-open-shut issue is like baby heaven. Great pictures! Bright and subtle colors, plus the black and white contrast of big word books. Click Here to continue reading