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Pregnancy Stress Ups Kids' Asthma Risk Stressful events experienced during pregnancy may be passed on to babies as an increased risk for asthma and allergies, a study shows. Deciding Baby's Sex Experts explain whether diet, timing, and changing body chemistry can really help parents-to-be determine the sex of their baby. Pregnancy Symptoms: What They Never Told You Some early pregnancy symptoms are not as obvious as others. Sickness, fatigue, and constipation can all be symptoms of pregnancy. Pregnancy Skin Care: Get That Glow! Experts give tips to help treat pregnancy skin problems -- from acne to 'pregnancy mask.' An Expectant Dad's Guide to Pregnancy You got her pregnant, but are you ready for the nine month roller coaster? Consider this your expectant father?s survival guide. Young Women Now Get More Folate The number of women of childbearing age with low blood folate levels has dramatically declined since the U.S. government mandated the addition of folic acid to cereals, breads, pasta, and other foods a decade ago. Why Pregnant Women Don't Tip Over Women don't tip over while pregnant because their spine can handle the extra load -- but it's always been a strain, a new study shows. U.S. Teen Birth Rates Rising The CDC reports the first rise in the U.S. teen birth rate since 1991. Rising rate includes teens 15 and older, not younger girls. Teen Births Rose in 2006 Teen birth rates, C-sections, and births to single moms are all on the rise, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: New Clue A new clue to the cause of sudden infant death syndrome comes from baby mice that suddenly die when their brain serotonin levels go haywire. Study Links Caffeine to Miscarriage Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may increase a pregnant woman?s risk for miscarriage. Smoking Moms Risk Daughters? Fertility Moms who smoke before, during, and even after pregnancy may be compromising their daughters? future fertility, new research in mice suggests. Sleep Key to Pitching Pregnancy Pounds New moms who sleep more than five hours per day are more likely to lose their pregnancy weight than other mothers, researchers report. Radiation Scans in Pregnancy Rising Pregnant women are being exposed to more than twice the amount of radiation from medical imaging scans than they were a decade ago, potentially placing themselves and their unborn babies at risk of future health woes, researchers report. Prenatal Corticosteroid Safety Weighed Two new studies are split on the risks and benefits of repeatedly giving corticosteroid shots to pregnant women at high risk of preterm labor. Prenatal Acetaminophen: An Asthma Link? Some kids whose moms take acetaminophen during pregnancy may be more likely to have asthma symptoms, a new study suggests. Pregnancy Triggers Binge Eating in Some Many women with eating disorders go into remission while pregnant, but pregnancy appears to trigger one type of eating disorder in some, new research shows. Pregnancy Smoking May Hurt Baby's Heart Smoking in the month before or during first trimester of pregnancy may increase the baby's risk of congenital heart defects, new research shows. Postpartum Depression Linked to Boys? Women who give birth to a boy may be at increased risk of getting severe postpartum depression, according to a French study. Panel Mulls Pregnancy Weight Guidelines The nation's obesity epidemic is forcing experts to rethink weight guidelines for pregnant women. Ominous Rise in Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Diabetes before pregnancy -- linked to miscarriage and birth defects -- has doubled in six years, a Kaiser/ADA study shows. New Gestational Diabetes Clue A protein in the pancreas may offer new clues on the cause of gestational diabetes as well as type 2 diabetes. Moms Eat Junk Food, Kids Get Fat Mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy and while breastfeeding have obesity-prone children, rat studies suggest. Mom's Diet May Influence Her Baby's Sex In a newly reported study, women who ate breakfast cereal gave birth to more boys, while those who skipped breakfast had more girls. Mercury Low in Wild and Farmed Salmon New research shows very low levels of mercury and other metals in Atlantic farmed and wild caught salmon.

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