Archive for the 'Pregnancy News' Category

Topic: Pregnancy News - Gloucester’s Pregnancy Draft Policy Released (FOX Providence)

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

The draft released Tuesday includes maintaining in-school child care services and offering sex education that teaches contraceptive use as well as abstinence. The city gained attention when the former principal said some of the 17 pregnant students at the high school last spring formed a "pact" to get pregnant. The Gloucester schools have released the first draft of a new policy put together in response to a dramatic rise in teen pregnancy in the city that . Renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly will offer a preview of an exhibit designed for a new gallery at the Rhode Island School of Design. read more

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Topic: Pregnancy News - Drinking in early pregnancy tied to cleft lip (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues investigated this topic in a study involving infants with oral clefts born between 1996 and 2001 in Norway. A total of 377 infants with cleft lip with or without cleft palate, 196 with cleft palate only, and 763 unaffected subjects were included in the study. Compared with non-drinkers, women who drank at least five drinks per occasion had more than a two-fold risk of having an infant with cleft lip or palate. ShoppingDeals on Beauty Products Low Prices On pathophysiology of cleft lip and cleft palate. read more

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(Pregnancy News) Do you think it’s ok to drink during pregnancy? (Handbag.com)

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Join in the chat in our lively Fashion forum! Join in the chat in our lively Celebrity forum! Join in the chat in our lively Relationships forum! A new survey has found that one third of women drink during their pregnancy. Read more about one third of women drinking during their pregnancy . Noone is sure of how much is ’safe’ to drink- sacrificing alcohol during pregnancy could be the greatest gift you ever give to your child. read more

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