Archive for February, 2008

Health Tip: Getting Enough Sleep During Pregnancy (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)(Pregnancy News)

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Try supporting your stomach with pregnancy body pillows (regular pillows also may suffice) while you sleep. The information contained above is intended for general reference purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice or a medical exam. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment. Medical information changes rapidly and while Yahoo and its content providers make efforts to update the content on the site, some information may be out of date. No health information on Yahoo, including information about herbal therapies and other dietary supplements, is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. read more

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Pregnancy News - Babies born at 34th to 36th week of pregnancy at risk for complications, doctors say (Chicago Tribune)

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

(Pregnancy News) ‘Juno’ peddles bunch of bunk about teenage pregnancy (San Jose Mercury News)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Still, there are moments of realism in the film, such as when Juno’s bulging belly becomes the hot topic of conversation in the high school hallways while the boy who fathered her child is basically given a free pass. This reminded me of a group of girls I met in the fall who came to the annual meeting of Girls for a Change, an organization based in Silicon Valley that helps girls launch social-change projects in their neighborhoods. Niko Everett, co-CEO of Girls for a Change, finds it discouraging that young girls are sent so many mixed messages about how they should view their own sexuality. Terrie Lind, associate vice president for teen programs at Planned Parenthood’s chapter based in the South Bay, said she was astonished by how many of her kids’ friends called her for advice when they were teenagers. Lind supervises a program called Teen Success that works with teen mothers to stay in school, and she knows only too well what can happen to kids who act like they know everything. read more

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