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• Court Ruling Doesn't Ban All Late-Term Abortions

  April 19 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that a ban on ...

• Apples for Moms May Help Kids Avoid Asthma Later

  April 13 (iVillage Total Health) -- Pregnant women who eat apples may help their children ...

• Watch Out for Eye Trouble During Pregnancy

  April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Vision problems can occur during pregnancy, and women should talk ...

• Multivitamins Improve Birth Outcomes in Developing World

  April 5 (HealthDay News) -- Taking daily multivitamins during pregnancy significantly reduces the likelihood that ...

• Scientists Spot Mutation Linked to Birth Defects

  April 5 (HealthDay News) -- Canadian researchers say they have found the first genetic mutation ...

• FDA Launches Web Site to Warn of Accutane Problems

  April 5 (iVillage Total Health) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched ...

• U.S. Offers Free, Bilingual Health Checklists

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• Peanuts in Pregnancy May Not Cause Kids' Allergies

  March 29 (iVillage Total Health) -- Peanut-loving women may not have to forsake the legumes ...

• Mother's Beef Consumption May Affect Son's Fertility

  March 27 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who eat beef seven or more times a ...

• Vaccine May Help Prevent Stillbirths

  March 23 (iVillage Total Health) - Thousands of children born each year with hearing loss ...

• Delay Cutting the Umbilical Cord, Research Suggests

  March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Newborns may gain several health benefits if the umbilical cord ...

• Doctors, Not Patients, Often Decide Where Surgeries Are Performed

  March 20 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors often play a big role in deciding where U.S. ...

• Medication Errors During Surgeries Particularly Dangerous

  March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medication errors that occur during the course of a surgical ...

• Mom's Smoking Raises Kids' Adult Heart Risk

  March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Women who smoke during pregnancy can cause permanent damage to ...

• Second-Born Twin Has Higher Post-Delivery Death Risk

  March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Second-born twins are twice as likely as the firstborn to ...

• Eye Movements May Spot Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders

  Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A simple test may be able to diagnose children with ...

• CDC: Stillbirths Declined from 1990 to 2003

  Feb. 23 (iVillage Total Health) -- Expectant mothers may be comforted to know that stillbirths ...

• Study: Plastics May Affect Fetal Organ Development

  Feb. 23 (iVillage Total Health) -- Pregnant women who use plastic bags and containers may ...

• Pregnancy Hormone May Ease Multiple Sclerosis

  Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A hormone produced during pregnancy may benefit multiple sclerosis patients, ...