Lowering Odds of Multiple Births
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In the complex, expensive and emotionally charged world of fertility treatment, doctors are sounding a call to arms to reverse the soaring rate of multiple births.
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PAAIN - Routinely adding folic acid to foods like flour and pasta would significantly reduce the number of babies born with birth defects such as spina bifida, research showed.
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Women pregnant with twins, triplets or quadruplets are at greater risk of serious health complications than are women carrying just one fetus, according to a Canadian study published on Wednesday.
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Traditionally drug use, alcohol, smoking and obesity have been credited with lowering male sperm counts and increasing the risk of infertility.
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Doctors are reporting two advances that may give women with cancer safer ways to preserve their ability to have children without compromising their chances of beating the disease.    One involves a new way to help women store up eggs before having cancer treatments that often leave them infertile...
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Every year, in vitro fertilization clinics produce more embryos than they use in helping women get pregnant. A new study shows a wide discrepancy in what happens to the extras, from incineration to freezing. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Genetics may play a greater role than previously thought in accounting for black women's higher rate of premature births, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found.
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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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An older woman's slim chances of getting pregnant could be made worse if embryos are screened for defects before being implanted into the womb, doctors said Wednesday.
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Italian researchers have achieved 13 human births using previously frozen eggs. It's encouraging for women who want to preserve their fertility, but efficiency is still low. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Childbearing factors, particularly those related to a first pregnancy, can influence a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the International Journal
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NEW YORK  - There is no added risk to the  mother or baby when a woman has five or more repeat cesarean  deliveries compared with three or four c-sections, according to  a study from Saudi Arabia.
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Science & environment: Â· Many choose procedure for fear of losing fertilityÂ· Doctors warn there is no guarantee of pregnancy
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TORONTO - There could be deadly complications for women who become pregnant with twins, triplets or greater multiple births, a new study warns.
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Having a nurse visit the home a few days after a woman has a baby reduces the number of newborns being readmitted to the hospital with jaundice or dehydration
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NEW YORK  - Women who exercise routinely for four or more hours per week may reduce their chances of having a successful pregnancy with in vitro fertilization (IVF), new research suggests.
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Many advanced countries face collapsing populations. Making it easier for women to work may be the best way to increase birthrates.