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The Fitch ratings agency will likely lower its outlook for debts linked to the U.S. government to negative, including debt of government-controlled mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

A federal judge in Brooklyn is set to hear arguments over whether the federal government is acting constitutionally in its decisions over the access teenage girls should have to morning-after contraceptive pills.

Peg Plumbo has been a certified nurse-midwife since 1976. She has assisted at over 1,000 births and currently teaches in the… Read more There is not one easy answer to your question.

How long you stay in the hospital or birth center after having a baby is rarely up to you, your doctor or midwife, but mostly up to hospital policy and your insurance company.

I am 14 weeks pregnant and am still not “showing.” I was somewhat underweight before I became pregnant, so I’m feeling like I should be showing by now.

President Barack Obama said Thursday it was just common sense to keep girls under the age of 17 from being able to buy a morning-after contraceptive pill off a drugstore shelf.

A new study out in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that women with increasing weight do not suffer from longer lengths of the pushing phase of labor.

Over the years I’ve fielded a lot of etiquette questions about baby showers . But one person says that 40+ people boycotted a baby shower because it was short and served only cupcakes, among other reasons: “The mother to be only wanted cupcakes and punch served at the baby shower, it was at 1:00 pm.

BEING pregnant can be an exciting prospect for a first time mother, and the thought of the little bundle at the end of nine months outweighs any issues doctors and previously pregnant friends can warn you about.

A comparison of home-birth trends of the 1970s finds many similarities - and some differences - related to current trends in home births.

There is a buzz gong around the tech sites that PrediBirth , a software package, can predict who will need a cesarean section before labor.

Christmas time is a time when families gather together, sometimes from miles and miles apart.

Molar pregnancy is an abnormal form of pregnancy in which tissue that normally develops into a fetus instead becomes an abnormal growth in the uterus.

Women who are pregnant for the first time and decide to have a home birth should be aware that there is a significantly higher risk of complications, compared to first time mothers who have the baby in an an obstetric or midwifery unit, researchers from Oxford University reported in the BMJ .

Man born without arms recalls life’s challenges. Alvin Law, born without arms as a result of his birth mother taking the drug Thalidomide during her pregnancy, recently spoke to more than 1,000 students and staff at Notre Dame Secondary School.

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After over a decade straight of climbing the cesarean section rate fell. Okay, fell is a huge word but considering the rise of the last 13 years, I’ll take the change that is so minuscule that it’s nearly negligible.

Shares of KV Pharmaceutical Co. shot up last week and posted their biggest gain in the last nine months after U.S. regulators said they are investigating pharmacies that make low-cost versions of the company’s drug which prevents premature births.

I swear, there is a way to make money on any aspect of life. And just when you thought your pocket book was safe, if you’re trying to get pregnant - they’ve got something to sell you! Now, I’m all for fertility charting and maximizing your chances of conceiving, but for the average couple trying to get pregnant, you really don’t have to spend a ton … (more)

So if you’re having a baby sometime soon, perhaps you’ve considered a Thanksgiving inspired baby name .

In every issue of WebMD the Magazine , we ask our experts to answer readers’ questions about a wide range of topics.

Merck announced on Wednesday that the FDA has approved a new contraceptive, Nexaplanon, for the prevention of pregnancy in women for up to three years.

Some symptoms during pregnancy are par for the course, but others are cause for alarm.

Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, the makers of The Business of Being Born , are at it again! As of today you can get these four new episodes that explore many of the hot button issues surrounding birth.

You’ve decided that you want to have an epidural . But you’re worried about sitting still, the pain during administration of the epidural and just being alone or without your husband.

Answer: Pitocin is a liquid medication that is a synthetic form of the naturally occurring hormone, oxytocin.

Every year the March of Dimes recognizes World Prematurity Day on November 17th.

We all hope that childbirth will go smoothly. Most women are dreaming of a nice, quick labor and birth.

Definition: A catheter is a hollow tube that is inserted into the bladder through the urethra to remove urine from your bladder.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is a scary prospect to parents. SIDS is defined as the sudden, unexpected death of an infant under the age of one year.