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Maternal deaths drop worldwide says Lancet

Maternal deaths have decreased nearly 40 percent worldwide since 1980, according to new research published in the journal The Lancet.
Many in the medical community were surprised when The Lancet published research results Monday that showed that the number of women who have died during pregnancy and childbirth each year has decreased worldwide, from 526,300 in [...]

Official numbers reveal UK girls pregnant at 10

Official numbers out of the UK reveal that girls as young as 10 are getting pregnant.
The U.K.’s newspaper The Sun has revealed that in the last eight years, at least 15 girls aged 10 and 39 girls aged 11 became pregnant in England and Wales.
The Sun received its data through a Freedom of Information request, [...]

New baby bottle that heats milk without electricity

Designer Karim Rashid has released a new baby bottle with claims that it can heat milk to body temperature without the need of electricity.
Industrial designer Karim Rashid has released the new Iiamo Go, a baby bottle that uses a patented disposable organic cartridge to heat the contents to body temperature.
The bottle, molded from 100 percent [...]

1 in 10 Babies Born Premature

The first attempt to measure the number of worldwide premature births has produced startling results, but many experts feel the true numbers are much higher.  Thirteen million babies worldwide are born premature.  Stated another way, one in ten of the world’s babies is born prematurely.  One million of those babies will die as a result [...]

Swine Flu drug Tamiflu urged for Pregnant Women

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) said on Tuesday that because a test result for the new H1N1, “Swine Flu” flu can take days, Tamiflu should be given to any pregnant patient with flu symptoms combines with likely contact with someone else with Swine Flu.
Pregnant women who get swine flu are at such [...]

Swine Flu Alert or, “Pig Flu” - Simple Advice

There are eight confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK. In the United Sates, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now confirmed nearly 130 swine flu cases in eleven states, adding South Carolina to the list with ten test results coming back positive.
In Mexico roughly 12 people have died and more than [...]