Can a Fetus Feel Pain?
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That's the question at the heart of a new bill that uses pro-choice rhetoric to put another roadblock in the way of women seeking abortions
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Women who go onto their hands and knees while in labor may be able to reduce the pain of childbirth, researchers say.
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Waiting up to two minutes to cut the umbilical cord after a premature baby is born could reduce the risk of bleeding on the brain, say researchers.
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Abdominal pain in an adolescent girl can have a simple common explanation, but it cannot be taken for granted as a simple question.
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Your baby's finally here, and you're thrilled - but you're also exhausted,  uncomfortable, on an emotional roller coaster, and wondering whether you'll  ever fit into your jeans again. Childbirth classes helped prepare you for  giving birth, but not for this.
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(HealthDay News) -- An epidural analgesia, commonly called an epidural, is a method of pain relief often used during childbirth.
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NEW YORK  - A slight delay in cutting the  umbilical cord of a preterm infant may reduce the need for  blood transfusions and prevent brain hemorrhage, according to a  new report in.
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Doctors can safely inject pain-killing  drugs into the spines of women who are in the early stages of  labor without increasing the risk of Caesarean section,  researchers said on Wednesday.
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Consuming a low-cholesterol,  low-fat diet during pregnancy seems to have a beneficial effect  on blood flow in the fetus, Norwegian researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Normal movement of a fertilized  egg to the womb depends in part on the proper functioning of  receptors for cannabis-like compounds in the fallopian tube,  researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center report.
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NEW YORK  - Giving infants a small dose of a sugar solution just before they get injections seems to make the pain more tolerable, a study shows.
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(HealthDay News) -- While it&#39;s important to get plenty of sleep during a pregnancy, that&#39;s often easier said than done. Difficulty getting comfortable, the need to urinate frequently, leg cramps and backaches often make it difficult for pregnant women to get a good night&#39;s rest.
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Scientists have come closer to solving the riddle of cot death with the discovery that more than half of all babies who die unexpectedly may have had problems in the womb.
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NEW YORK  - Increased colon pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) appears to be related more to "a psychological tendency to report pain," rather than to actual increased neurosensory sensitivity, investigators report.
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By Carla McClain, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 18--For eons, humans have been fascinated and mystified by the cord that ties a mother to her unborn baby.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Jazmina Bojorge arrived at Managua's Fernando VÃÂ©lez Paiz Hospital on a Tuesday evening, nearly five months pregnant and racked with fever and abdominal pain. By the following Thursday morning, both the pretty 18-year-old and the female fetus in her womb were dead.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women considering a cesarean section, with no clear medical reason for it, should know that the procedure is not without risk, Canadian doctors caution in a report published this week.