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  • Health Tip: Women Who Have GBS During Pregnancy

    Dec 4, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDay

    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium that is found in as many as 30 percent of pregnant women, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says.

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  • Pregnancy complications 'kill 144' Nigerian women a day

    Dec 4, 2009 04:09 AM PST, AFP
    Pregnancy complications 'kill 144' Nigerian women a day

    AFP - The number of women dying from pregnancy-related complications in Nigeria is akin to a plane crashing every day, but the crisis gets less noticed amid pandemics such as AIDS and malaria, activists say.

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  • Pregnancy complications 'kill 144' Nigerian women a day

    Dec 4, 2009 04:09 AM PST, AFP
    Pregnancy complications 'kill 144' Nigerian women a day

    AFP - The number of women dying from pregnancy-related complications in Nigeria is akin to a plane crashing every day, but the crisis gets less noticed amid pandemics such as AIDS and malaria, activists say.

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  • U.N.: $24 billion could slash infant, maternal deaths

    Dec 3, 2009 04:03 AM PST, Reuters
    U.N.: $24 billion could slash infant, maternal deaths

    Reuters - Maternal deaths in developing countries could be slashed by 70 percent and newborn deaths cut by nearly half if investment in family planning and pregnancy care was doubled, the United Nations said Thursday.

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  • Baby Boys May Be at Risk From Mom's Bug Spray Use

    Dec 2, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDay

    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Male babies of women who use insect repellents during the first three months of pregnancy appear to be at increased risk for a birth defect called hypospadias, researchers report.

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  • Health Tip: Buying a Baby Gate

    Nov 30, 2009 08:50 PM PST, HealthDay

    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A baby gate is essential for the parent of any toddler who is able to crawl or walk near stairs or other areas that may be unsafe.

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