Archive for the 'Pregnancy News' Category

Jamie Lynn Spears’s Mom on Teen Pregnancy (Newsweek)- About: Pregnancy News

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Jamie Lynn was ‘crucified’ in the media for her pregnancy, while Bristol Palin was ‘celebrated,’ says Lynne Spears. Please fill in the following information and we’ll email this link. Jamie Lynn gave birth to Maddie in June; not long afterward, she granted OK! They could continue to sow their royal oats and nobody would think twice, while the young mother will be judged at how good of a mother she is as a teenager and her lack of protected sex. I understood what an orgasm was and I knew that I deserved to enjoy sex - that I wasn’t just there for someone else’s pleasure. While she hasn’t had that sort of education yet - she’s not quite old enough - she does completely understand how pregnancy occurs and that it will always be her responsibility to take care of herself. read more

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Dads-to-be have jobs to do during partner’s pregnancy (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)- About: Pregnancy News

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Greg Bishop is founder of Boot Camp for New Dads, a nonprofit program to help fathers-to-be navigate fatherhood ( www. Even if it appears mom is handling pregnancy swimmingly, be sure to talk about what’s happening now and in the future. The physical and emotional impact of pregnancy, from cravings to morning sickness and backaches, may be intense. You must fill out the comment body in order to submit a comment. read more

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Pregnancy News - Good asthma control in pregnancy important: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with inadequately treated asthma during pregnancy are at increased risk for premature delivery, according to a new study. Medications to treat asthma are often restricted during pregnancy out of concern for potential harm to the developing child, even though there is evidence that severe asthma may have a harmful impact on mom and baby. University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and her associates studied the potential adverse effects of poorly controlled asthma in 719 pregnant women enrolled in their "Asthma Medication in Pregnancy Study" between 1998 and 2003. They found that the incidence of preterm delivery was significantly higher among women with poorly controlled asthma during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy (11. The incidence of preterm delivery was more than doubled among women hospitalized for asthma during any part of the pregnancy (16. read more

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