Childbirth

  1. U.S. Catholic bishops oppose Obama birth-control plan (Reuters)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 11, 2012

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Catholic Church leaders said they will fight President Barack Obama's controversial birth-control insurance coverage policy despite his compromise that religious employers would not have to offer free contraceptives for workers, shifting the responsibility to insurers. In a statement issued Friday evening, the bishops said Obama's proposal "continues to involve needless government intrusion… Full Story »

  2. Obama's Birth-Control Rule Will Help Prevent Accidental Pregnancies (LiveScience.com)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 11, 2012

    In the United States, nearly 50 percent of pregnancies are unintended. A new health care rule - which stirred controversy due to its implications for church-affiliated organizations' coverage of contraception - has the potential to significantly reduce accidental pregnancies by increasing access to birth control, according to public health experts. Reducing unintended pregnancies is a… Full Story »

  3. Beyonce and Jay Z Introduce Us To Blue Ivy!

    Growing Your Baby &bull Feb 11, 2012

    Here she is! Jay Z and Beyonce have released photos of their newborn daughter Blue Ivy on their tumblr site for the baby. Born on January 7th, baby Blue is definitely the apple of her parent's eye. She is pictured… Full Story »

  4. First Photos! Meet Blue Ivy Carter (And Yes, She's a Total Cutie!)

    MomFinds &bull Feb 11, 2012

    When Beyonce gave birth last month, tons of people speculated how much she'd fetch for the exclusive photos of her... More Related Posts Hmm, We Wonder If Beyonce & Jay-Z Splurged On the Coordinating $1500 Changer for Blue Ivy Carter's… Full Story »

  5. Obama revises birth control policy

    BabyCenter: MOMInformation &bull Feb 10, 2012

    After much debate, President Obama has unveiled an adjusted birth control policy, which he hopes will be received as a fair compromise between protecting employers' religious liberties and the law that requires all female employees have free access to contraception.… Full Story »

  6. Health insurers question Obama birth control plan (Reuters)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 10, 2012

    Obama on Friday announced the policy shift in an effort to accommodate religious organizations, such as Catholic hospitals and universities, whose leaders are outraged by a new rule that would have required them to offer free contraceptive coverage to employees.… Full Story »

  7. QA: Obama and the birth control controversy (AP)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 10, 2012

    WASHINGTON - What birth control debate? A half-century after the introduction of the pill, acceptance of birth control by American women is virtually universal. But that didn't keep the Obama administration from landing in a political mess over a side issue to a new policy that will soon make contraceptives available free of charge as preventive care for women enrolled in workplace… Full Story »

  8. Full House Star Marla Sokoloff Gives Birth!

    US Magazine Moms & Babies News &bull Feb 10, 2012

    The actress, best known for her roles on Full House and The Practice, gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday at 8:05 p.m., her rep confirms to Us Weekly. It's the first child for Sokoloff and husband AlecPuro, who… Full Story »

  9. Midwives make home births safer for babies

    TODAYshow.com: Today &bull Feb 10, 2012

    Babies born at home are at increased risk for health problems immediately after birth compared with babies born in hospitals, according to a new study. In the study, babies born at home were more likely to have a neonatal seizure… Full Story »

  10. Obama, seeking to quell birth control furor, shifts cost to insurers (The Christian Science Monitor)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 10, 2012

    Washington - In an effort to quell the furor among religious employers over mandatory birth-control coverage, President Obama announced a change to his administration's policy Friday. Under the proposed new rule, religiously affiliated institutions will not be required to include free birth control in… Full Story »

  11. BABYBJORN Babysitter Balance

    The Shopping Mama &bull Feb 10, 2012

    If I know anything about life with three kids it's that it's going to be challenging. One of the things I worry about it having enough hands to tend to the needs of all three of my kids - each… Full Story »


  12. Poor number sense puts kids at risk: A lifetime of bad decisions?

    BabyCenter: MOMInformation &bull Feb 10, 2012

    Poor number sense puts kids at risk: A lifetime of bad decisions? If you have good number sense, you'll have noticed that these students got equivalent scores. But many people have trouble seeing it. They think that Mario performed better. And this failure of math sense leads them… Full Story »

  13. Birth Control Fight Isn't About Freedom of Religion

    PunditMom &bull Feb 10, 2012

    Vocal Catholic bishops and members of the religious right community want America to think that President Obama has launched an all out assault on religion with the announcement that employer-provided health insurance policies have to cover birth control without a Full Story »

  14. HIV Severity, Treatment Unrelated to Kids' Mental Woes: Study (HealthDay)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 10, 2012

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- There's little evidence linking disease severity or antiretroviral treatment with the degree of psychiatric symptoms in HIV-positive children and teens infected around the time of birth, according to a new study. Some experts were… Full Story »

  15. Repeat C-Section Best Scheduled at 39 Weeks, Study Says (HealthDay)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 10, 2012

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new childbirth study says 39 weeks' gestation is the best time for elective Cesarean delivery for women who have previously delivered via C-section. Prior studies have compared the perinatal risks of elective delivery… Full Story »

  16. When Mom Has Pregnancy Diabetes, Breast-Feeding Curbs Child Obesity (HealthDay)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 10, 2012

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding reduces the risk of obesity in children born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy, a new study indicates. It's known that children of diabetic pregnancies are at increased risk for obesity. The… Full Story »

  17. White House Alters Controversial Birth Control Rule (HealthDay)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 10, 2012

    FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Facing a firestorm of criticism from Catholic leaders, the Obama administration on Friday said it will adjust its health care guideline mandating that religious employers provide women with access to birth control. In a… Full Story »

  18. White House announces compromise on birth control (Reuters)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 10, 2012

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced a compromise on birth control coverage on Friday to respond to religious groups' objections, saying it would shift the costs of providing contraceptives to health insurers when religious employers object to it. A… Full Story »

  19. AP Source: Obama to change birth control rule (AP)

    Yahoo! News - Parenting/Kids News &bull Feb 10, 2012

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will announce a plan to accommodate religious employers outraged by a rule that would require them to cover birth control for women free of charge, according to a person familiar with the decision. The shift… Full Story »

  20. DT Friday Freakout: Diet Coke Edition

    Daddy Types &bull Feb 10, 2012

    I don't know about you, but for me, this week's roundup of headlines from the worlds of science, health, and parenting is a Super Double Big Gulp of freakout. Get your jimmy hats, because there were like a million birth… Full Story »

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