http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Pregnancy News, updated continuously. en-us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:06:45 PDT Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/csectionstresscouldalterbabysimmunecells.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/csectionstresscouldalterbabysimmunecellsThu, 02 Jul 2009 14:04:32 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Babies delivered by cesarean section experience changes to the DNA of white blood cells, which might explain why they're at increased risk for immunological diseases such as diabetes and asthma later in life, Swedish researchers say.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/saddadsmayleadtocryinginfants.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/saddadsmayleadtocryinginfantsTue, 30 Jun 2009 16:21:48 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Don't automatically blame mom: A crying, colicky baby can be just as much the result of dad's state of mind, Dutch researchers report.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/onlinegenetictestingappearstohavebenefits.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/onlinegenetictestingappearstohavebenefitsTue, 30 Jun 2009 16:21:41 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Online genetic testing for lung cancer appears to offer some benefits to patients, according to U.S. researchers who evaluated the use of an online test among 44 smokers.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_phthalate_exposure.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_phthalate_exposureTue, 30 Jun 2009 13:05:29 PDTReuters - Findings from a study of Chinese newborns suggest that pregnant women exposed to phthalates -- plasticizer chemicals used in many consumer products -- increases the risk of low birth weight.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthflusaudiislamhajj_20090630174336.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthflusaudiislamhajj_20090630174336Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:37:17 PDTAFP - Saudi Arabia warned elderly Muslims and pregnant women on Tuesday against undertaking the hajj pilgrimage this year as the threat threat of swine flu mounts worldwide.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthflusaudiislamhajj.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthflusaudiislamhajjTue, 30 Jun 2009 10:37:17 PDTAFP - Saudi Arabia warned elderly Muslims and pregnant women on Tuesday against undertaking the hajj pilgrimage this year as the threat threat of swine flu mounts worldwide.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/eu_med_sperm_damage.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/eu_med_sperm_damageTue, 30 Jun 2009 05:07:56 PDTAP - For men with fertility problems, some doctors are prescribing a very conventional way to have a baby: more sex.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/chemicalusedinplasticsmayaffectnewbornsize.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/chemicalusedinplasticsmayaffectnewbornsizeThu, 25 Jun 2009 20:49:11 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- As if expectant mothers don't have enough to worry about, new research suggests that a woman's exposure to phthalates, a chemical compound found in many plastics, may be linked to low birth weight in infants.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_depressive_mood.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_depressive_moodThu, 25 Jun 2009 14:22:57 PDTReuters - Both black and white women with symptoms of depressive mood prior to becoming pregnant have increased risk for preterm birth; but black women have twice the risk as white women, researchers report in the Journal of Women's Health.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_healthbeat_pregnancy_drinking.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_healthbeat_pregnancy_drinkingTue, 23 Jun 2009 00:04:57 PDTAP - Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part of a growing quest for ways to reverse the damage.