LiveScience Topics: Pregnancy

More Pregnancy News and Information

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  5 Myths about Women's Bodies

  Much misinformation about the female body circulates in mainstream consciousness.

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  Surprising Truth About Heredity and Moms

  Every baby gets half his genes from Mom and half from Dad, but primarily mothers are in charge early on.

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  Secret Birth Control Method: The Welcome Dance of the Uterus

  The uterus plays a role in make sure sperm are in the right place at the right time.

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  Ancient Whales Gave Birth on Land

  Skeletal remains of a mother whale with her fetus inside were discovered.

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  8 Is Enough: The Limits to Human Reproduction

  It's great those octuplets are here and healthy, but really, humans aren't designed to have litters.

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  Why Women Have Bad Teeth

  Hormonal and dietary changes related to pregnancy increased cavity risks for women throughout history.

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  Fossil of Ancient Pregnant Turtle Discovered

  Turtle fossil sheds light on evolution of reproductive traits in modern turtles.

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  Teen Pregnancy Pact Just a Rumor

  News of a teen pregnancy pact in Massachusetts is only the latest in several high-profile stories that turned out to be mostly or totally based on myths.

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  Why Are 250 Million Sperm Cells Released During Sex?

  The average male will produce about 525 billion sperm cells over a lifetime.

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  Birth Control Stuck in the Dark Ages

  A study found that half of American women who don't want to be pregnant aren't reliably using birth control.

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  Causes of Morning Sickness Revealed

  As irritating as morning sickness may be for pregnant women, it may protect embryos.

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  Happy Mother's Day: Woman Pregnant With 18th Child

  It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman — she's pregnant with her 18th child.

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  The Shocking Truth About Married Girls

  Why does marriage at a young age bother us so much in Western culture?

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  Pregnant Man: Real or Hoax?

  Thomas Beatie claims he's carrying a baby.

• The Pill Aids in Planned Pregnancies

  Birth control pills can be used to time IVF treatments, without hurting eggs.

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  Teen Pregnancy: Hip or Blip?

  Juno MacGuff and Jamie Lynn Spears are just two signs that teen pregnancy is “in.”

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  Dinosaurs Dealt With Adolescent Pregnancies

  Dinosaurs grew quickly, reached sexual maturity early and died young.

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  Why Do We Have Belly Buttons?

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  First Rise in U.S. Teen Births Since '91

  The U.S. teen birth rate rises for the first time in 15 years.

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  Career Women Might Want to Have Children ASAP

  A new model could help women choose the best time in life to have kids.

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  Moose Elude Predators with Help from Humans

  Pregnant moose move closer these days to human developments to protect newborns from bears.