The fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as an embryo or fetus, in a woman's uterus.
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Does eating her newborn's placenta relieve a mother's postpartum symptoms?
Eating placenta has become really popular, especially since Mad Men star January Jones spoke to People Magazine about her own choice to have her son's placenta freeze dried and put into pill capsules. I have a lot of pregnant friends who plan on…
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If you're born on an airplane, do you get free flights for life?
It's a common myth that if you're born on an airplane, or mid-flight, you get free flights for life from whatever company is running the flight.
Example of a claim - just pertaining to one company, but the article makes it seem common place.
Is this…
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Does water therapy provide measurable benefits to childbirth?
I recently watched the trailer for The Business of Being Born, which included the following quote:
"The presence of Doulas; using water during labor; these things have been scientifically shown to generate better outcomes.
I did some looking…
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Do pregnant women crave pickles?
In my friend group it is "common knowledge" that pregnant women eat pickles a lot and we sometimes joke that we saw someone's girlfriend eating pickles with the implied consequence that they will soon become a parent. According to information quoted…
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Is "Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation" (TENS) effective?
I have recently become aware of TENS, but have yet to find any definitive evidence it is either a legitimate treatment or a full-blown pseudo-science.
The closest was this BBC article:
Some of the claims made for TENS could
lead you to think it's…
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Does fetal tobacco smoke exposure cause permanent harm?
The Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development says:
However, the evidence from literature on both animals
and humans is very convincing: smoking during pregnancy is a contributing factor
to a host of short- and long-term effects on the…
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Does sleeping on your left side, while pregnant, improve blood flow?
According to babycenter.com and countless other pregnancy sites and youtube videos, women should sleep on their left side while pregnant to improve blood flow to the fetus:
Sleeping on your side is best while you're pregnant. In particular,…
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Can a woman determine the gender of her unborn child using the Red Cabbage Test?
I recently stumbled on a blog post detailing the successful prediction of the gender of the author's child using the Red Cabbage Test.
Despite the imperfect analysis of the results:
The prediction was correct:
10/09/11 UPDATE
Well … it’s October…
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Do Chinese birth charts accurately predict the sex of unborn children?
A friend of mine recently became pregnant. One of the more woo things she has come out with is Chinese Birth Charts.
On the admittedly tiny data set of 5 the chart was 100% accurate.
The Chinese Gender Table
It is said that sometime during the…
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Do babies born with lots of hair cause heartburn during pregnancy?
This is a common wives' tale about pregnancy and I heard it many times during the course of the various pregnancies I've recently been near. In particular, one of the infants was born with a full head of hair and I was surprised how frequently…
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Does marriage between first cousins double the risk of birth defects?
From The Guardian:
Marriage between first cousins doubles risk of birth defects...
Is this true?
After all, the Rothschilds (richest banking family in human history) are known for inter-marriages between cousins and they are still very rich today.…
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Does obstetric ultrasonography ("ultrasound") impose a significant health risk to the unborn baby?
Full Text:
Ultrasounds in Pregnancy NOT as accurate and safe as YOU think
I'm a Baby-weaning, Breast-feeding Natural-Birthing Mama and Proud
Increasing Risks :
* Miscarriage, preterm labour, and even infant mortality.
* Greater chance of…
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Do pregnant women have a heightened sense of smell?
I've heard anecdotes from pregnant women that they have a heightened sense of smell, and How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did cites a NYT article mentioning similar claims about preferring unscented products:
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Does sexual position affect the chances of conception?
I have seen the claim that some sexual positions are better for getting pregnant than others. For example this article on how to have baby-making sex claims:
Be a missionary
It might seem like the boring way to get intimate, but the missionary…
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Can women give their children certain allergies by eating certain foods while pregnant?
I've heard anecdotes time and time again from people with allergies that their parent ate a lot of the food they're allergic too while pregnant. Is there any known correlation?
Alright, let's jazz up this question with some sources:
Can Pregnant…
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