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These Zika mothers went to battle -- and their cry was heard

After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after ...
What to Expect on MSN

Am I Pregnant or Is It Just PMS? How to Tell the Difference

If you answered "A": Food cravings and insatiable hunger are a pretty solid PMS sign, so there's probably no baby yet, unless ...

Epilepsy and pregnancy: ‘In the delivery room, I handed her to my husband and I immediately took a seizure’

By the time she and her husband, Owen, were expecting their first child in 2002, she had had several more seizures. But there ...

‘It would be cheaper if I died:’ Cancer patients are battling insurance companies for their lives

EXCLUSIVE: Cancer patients, oncologists and advocates tell Rhian Lubin why the US health insurance system needs urgent reform, and is risking the lives of Americans fighting the disease ...
The Zen Parent on MSN

Pregnancy Or Period? The One Tell-Tale Symptom To Look Out For

Timing also helps tell the difference. PMS-related nausea fades once your period begins, while pregnancy nausea sticks around ...

Ask Lisi: Talk to a therapist, not your ex or his paramour

Nothing to her, nothing to him. You grab a pillow and scream into it. And then you talk about it with a close friend and get ...

About a quarter of pregnant women in the US don’t get prenatal care in their first trimester, report says

A report released Monday by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes says that only about 75% of babies last year were born to mothers who started prenatal care in the first trimester ...
Scientific American

Why Pregnant People Are Left Out of Drug Safety Studies

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. The president of the United States recently claimed that the use of acetaminophen, commonly known by the brand name ...
Christianity Today

There’s No Shame in Talking About Pregnancy Loss

Eli and Hannah’s conversation in 1 Samuel holds wisdom for Christians on how to care for people who have lost babies or experience infertility. Two days after Christmas, I found out that my first baby ...
WBOC

What to Know About Cardiovascular Complications and Pregnancy

(StatePoint) As you prepare for the arrival of your new baby, there’s likely one item on the top of your wish list: optimal health for you and your newborn. A new study in the American Heart ...
Chicago Parent

Think Pink: How one Chicago mother fought breast cancer, postpartum depression and anxiety

Laura Reitsma, a Chicago-based mother and entrepreneur, was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer three months after giving birth to her son, Theo. Although doctors initially believed the lump ...
WRKF

What to know about taking Tylenol while pregnant, according to an obstetrician

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Taking Tylenol is not good, all right? I'll say it. It's not good. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: That's President Trump last week linking the active ingredient in Tylenol to autism. If ...