Pregnancy and Childbirth

'What to Expect When You're Expecting'? Cameron Diaz's baby bump

2012-05-15 14:11:00

The new comedy “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” promises two sure things moviegoers can expect: lots of babies and lots of pregnant women. Babies and baby bumps were less common, however, at the movie’s black carpet premiere...

For the mom-to-be: Baby planners and maternity wear

2012-05-13 16:32:36

No Mother's Day: Christy Turlington spotlights maternal mortality

2012-05-11 16:32:12

The breast-feeding story we should be talking about

2012-05-11 14:51:00

Time magazine fanned the flame around the "attachment parenting" debate Thursday with its provocative cover of a young mom breast-feeding her almost 4-year-old-son. Imagine the controversy the cover would have sparked if she were feeding him vegan...

Pregnancy's expanding wardrobe options

2012-05-13 00:00:00

When I discovered I was pregnant with our second child, I pulled out the storage bin containing the maternity clothes from my first pregnancy and was instantly depressed. After nine months of wearing a Diane von Furstenberg maternity wrap dress and...

Mother's Day gifts: Woman, surrogate both pregnant with twins

2012-05-13 07:10:00

Misty Baker is still weeks from giving birth, but this Mother's Dayis�going to be one to remember.� She turned to a surrogate after battling with infertility for a decade, and now Baker and her surrogate�are both pregnant with twins. In other words,...

U.S. ranks 25th of best places for mothers; Norway 1st, Niger last

2012-05-08 12:10:00

The aid organization Save the Children released its annual State of the World’s Mothers report Tuesday. Once again, conditions for moms in the U.S. trailed that of many other developed nations. The country’s position climbed six places to...

A dad's request for Mother's Day: Don't make me move to Iceland

2012-05-09 13:39:00

Hey, happy Mother’s Day, U.S. moms! You’re No. 25! As my colleague Eryn Brown wrote, the aid organization Save the Children released its annual State of the World’s Mothers report Tuesday. And though the United States isn’t Niger,...

Powell saga: Trial begins for missing Utah woman's father-in-law

2012-05-09 18:39:00

SEATTLE — A mother of two young girls who once lived adjacent to Steven Powell in Puyallup, Wash., testified Wednesday that the images of naked young girls found in his home — playing in the bathtub, going to the toilet — were her...

Some fertility treatments linked to higher risk of birth defects

2012-05-05 06:00:00

For couples seeking to overcome infertility by turning to assisted reproductive technology – which can be invasive and expensive – an increased risk of birth defects probably won’t stand in their way. Still, a study released Saturday...

Q+LA Heidi Murkoff

2012-05-03 16:39:16

Activists: Abuses exposed by escaped Chinese dissident continue

2012-04-27 21:39:27

means going through various items of maternity clothes as your body shifts and grows. This can be frustrating and costly. But imagine being pregnant and needing to wear a suit to work.

2012-01-25 16:35:02

A pregnant woman awakened a family and helped them escape fire in their Moline duplex. Read and watch the full story at this link: httpbit.ly/vTRN64

2011-12-13 10:01:48

The Meritus Medical Center Auxiliary presented the Meritus Healthcare Foundation with a $10,994 check to supply a newborn warmer at Women's and Children's Services.

2011-08-16 10:16:13