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Your birth options

Hospital birth or home birth? Vaginal or Caesarean? And what is a ventouse or VBAC? We take you through your birth options.

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  • Fever During Pregnancy May Raise Odds for Autism in Offspring

    Wed May 30 05:54:06 2012

    TUESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Women who develop fevers while pregnant may be more than twice as likely to have a child with autism spectrum disorder or another developmental delay, a new study suggests.

  • Fighting US's worst teen pregnancy rate in Miss.

    Tue May 29 21:48:33 2012

    In this May 2, 2012 photograph taken in Marks, Miss., Shalendrick Tribble, 19, shows off a tattoo of her son's name in a classroom at Madison S. Palmer High School in Marks. Tribble had her son almost two years ago, and has been taking classes in parenting and family planning. (AP Photo/Laura Tillman)With her hair in a ponytail and her smile quick and wide, it's hard to tell that high school junior Donyell Hollins has been pulling all-nighters for most of the semester to take care of her infant daughter.


  • Key to More Active, Slimmer Kids: Friends

    Tue May 29 05:52:15 2012

    MONDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Could your young child be putting on excess pounds because her friends sit around? A small study suggests it's possible: Kids seemed to become more active in after-school programs if they hung out with active kids, and the reverse was true, too.

  • Friend groups may encourage kids to be more active

    Mon May 28 06:34:45 2012

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids in after-school programs often increase their own physical activity if they make friends who run and jump around more than they do, a new study from Tennessee has found. Though not completely surprising, that finding could be important as parents, after-school teachers and camp counselors try to encourage youngsters to move more and head-off obesity before it starts, researchers said. The results are also in line with research that's been done in teens and adults, who tend to look like the rest of their friend group in terms of weight and fitness level. ...

  • Physical Education Is Good for Kids' Grades, Study Finds

    Mon May 28 05:50:13 2012

    SUNDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Boosting students' levels of physical education improves their grades, a new, small study says.

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