The Claim: Fetal Heart Rate Can Predict the Babyâs Sex
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Is there any connection between a unborn babyâs gender and the rate of the fetal heartbeat?
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U.S. News & World Report - Not so very long ago, fatherhood had a bit of mystery to it. No more. Advances in genetics have made paternity tests one of the simplest and most reliable medical tests ever available. Being able to be 99.99 percent sure has helped fuel the frenzy over the fate of little Dannielynn, the late Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter, and her four would-be daddies. It also made last week's announcement that DNA samples would be taken from the body of the late soul legend James Brown before burial-to settle new paternity claims-seem almost commonplace.
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Â· Study of seven-year-olds shows wide gender gap Â· Conservatives accuse ministers of complacency
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Infanticide and sex-selective abortion yield a more skewed gender ratio.
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Blood tests that are performed during pregnancy to determine if a fetus is at risk of birth defects might also help predict if an infant will be at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome, according to a study published in the Sept.
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Jay Kallio knew at age 4. For Justine Nicholas, the revelation came in kindergarten. Nature had dealt them a confusing anatomy. The genders they were assigned at birth were all wrong.
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Blood from a baby&#39;s umbilical cord could help doctors predict which children will suffer from allergies and asthma later in their lives, scientists say.
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A recent study&#39;s findings, published in the journal &quot;Human Reproduction,&quot; raise concern with how laptops are being used by men, specifically regarding increased temperature in the scrotal area.
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NEW YORK  - Treating high-risk pregnant women with a progesterone hormone during the second and third trimester to prevent preterm birth seems to be safe for the fetus, according to a report in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Scientists believe they have discovered how a condition that can threaten pregnancy could occur.
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Researchers have identified a genetic factor that can help predict whether a woman will suffer a risky pregnancy, according to an article in the Oct. 18 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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Blood from a baby's umbilical cord could  help doctors predict which children will suffer from allergies  and asthma later in their lives, British and American  scientists said on Thursday.
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A blood test early in pregnancy might help determine whether a woman runs an increased risk of having a stillborn baby, a preliminary study found.
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Measuring oxygen levels in the blood of a fetus during labor with tiny sensors manufactured by medical device maker Nellcor does little to prevent complications or Caesarean sections, a study said.
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NEW YORK  - Boys who were repeatedly  exposed to cocaine while in their mother's womb are more likely  than girls or non-exposed children to be hyperactive or have  other problem behaviors at six or seven years of age, new study  findings show.
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Women could be living longer than men because they have stronger hearts, a study says.
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A company behind a product that predicts childbirth weeks in advance hopes to attract international investment.