Many pregnant women 'unprepared'
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One in five pregnant women feel they are not emotionally ready to have a baby, a survey has revealed.
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Obese mothers-to-be need significantly more NHS care than pregnant women of a healthy weight, a study says.
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A baby born in Africa faces a harrowing struggle to survive even a day due to a lack of basic ante-natal care, a report by a group of international health organisations has said.
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Women who were underweight when they were born have an increased risk of severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, a large Swedish study suggests.
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(WebMD) Close to half of all women who give birth may have problems during their labor and delivery because of weight problems, a new study shows.
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Pregnant women may have long suspected it, but a new Australian study has confirmed that carrying a baby can make mothers-to-be more forgetful.
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Women soldiers hoping to start families face the prospect of missing most of their child's first year.
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Women opting for a Caesarean should be warned there is a small chance that it will jeopardise later natural births, say experts. They face a slightly higher risk of serious medical problems, including tearing
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women suffer injuries requiring hospitalization more often than previously thought, a new nationwide study shows.
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Women with fertility and miscarriage problems are being offered unproven tests, say researchers.
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The number of women who are leaving it late to have children is increasing, statistics show.
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Most women are aware that  getting enough folic acid during pregnancy can help prevent  some birth defects, but many don&#39;t know that they should be  taking the vitamin before they become pregnant, a new survey  shows.
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High cholesterol and  inflammation during pregnancy may increase a woman's odds of  premature delivery, a study suggests.
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Women who take multivitamins before becoming pregnant are less likely to give birth to premature babies, new study findings suggest.
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Whether it's ice cream and chips, garlic on crackers or brown sauce on everything, nearly 60 percent of pregnant women in Britain admit to having weird cravings.
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A British study suggests that avoiding certain fish entirely if you are pregnant may not be the best advice.
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NEW YORK  - During the last weeks of pregnancy, many women become so large in the middle that they look as though they might tip over. But through evolutionary processes, nature has devised a way to keep them upright on their sometimes swollen feet.