The Pregnancy Blog

Kaiser Permanente’s Bellflower Medical Center announced today that mom and the octuplets continue to do well. Six of the babies are now breathing unassisted, that is breathing room air, one more than yesterday. Two continue to receive assisted oxygen through a tube in their nose. Of the eight babies, five currently are being tube-fed donated breast milk. All babies continue to receive an intravenous nutritional combination. read full article…

This Second Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement on the Advancement of Women offers a valuable opportunity to push for greater progress on the critical issue of gender equality. read full article…

Five years ago, Bethel Assembly of God started asking its members how the church could become better partners with the poverty-stricken North Rapid community where its located. read full article…

BioMedical Enterprises, Inc. , a cutting edge medical device company focused on the development of orthopaedic memory metal implants, announced today that it has appointed Kenneth I. read more…

Five months into her marriage, Randi Ostry LeHoty was diagnosed with cancer of her female organs and was told she could never have children. read more…

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR You’ve heard of making cheese from goats’ milk, but prescription drugs In what would be a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats moved closer to government approval Wednesday after experts at the Food and Drug Administration reported that the medication works and its safety is acceptable. Called ATryn, the drug is … read full article…

A TALENTED young art student, who died from meningitis aged 18, was laid to rest on Christmas Eve. read more…

Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is unwilling to say whether negative repercussions will befall members of his caucus who oppose legalized abortion.Rod Bruinooge, a Conservative MP from Winnipeg, told reporters this week that a secret parliamentary anti-abortion caucus had been established. It includes members of all parties and will push for legislation to restrict abortions, he said. … read more…

The search for a baby, reportedly missing since December 23rd, was called off Friday after Miami police say the whole story was fabricated by a woman who claimed to be the missing child’s mother. It turns out the missing baby was never really gone, because he never really existed. read more…

Child-safety technology blurs privacy line Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 9 hours ago “The fear marketing in the parenting industry starts during pregnancy – ‘You have to do this, you have to do that,’” says Ann Douglas, the Peterborough, …

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