The fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as an embryo or fetus, in a woman's uterus.
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Are women who have had children less likely to get breast cancer?
We had a guest over for dinner who's step-mother had breast cancer some years ago. It was also mentioned that this woman had never had children, and both our guest and my wife related that they had the understanding that women who have never had…
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Do solar eclipses cause harm to pregnant women?
There are so many articles in the internet that say going out during a solar eclipse causes harm to pregnant women. Is this claim true? Why did this myth come in the first place?
This is from a BBC article.
One has it that if a pregnant woman goes…
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Do pregnant women "glow"?
In fiction it's as common as dirt to hear "you're glowing" as a response to news that someone is pregnant or an indication of it without it being said.
This doesn't seem to be limited to just reactions upon hearing the news. It seems fairly common…
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Are pregnant women seven times more likely to die if they get Covid-19?
Accompanying a video on MSN News today (17th jan 023) is the following statement :
Pregnant women who catch Covid are SEVEN times more likely to die, warns new research. They are also at a "significantly elevated" risk of being admitted to…
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Did Donald Trump say that the law allowing a baby to be born from his or her mother's womb in the 9th month is wrong?
2 days ago, Twitter user Todd Dracula shared a video from a Donald Trump speech, which can be found at https://twitter.com/ToddDracula/status/954410865993879558.
In it, the President appears to claim:
Right now, in a number of states, the law allow…
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Did Target send pregnancy-related flyers to people taking folic acid?
I was listening to On The Media, a weekly NPR show/podcast, and heard a retelling by Sam Thielman of the Guardian of what I always thought was an apocryphal tale regarding data mining by Target Corporation (starts at about 5:00):
A young woman's…
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Does pregnancy food influence a child's future food preference?
Some sites claim that food eaten during pregnancy influences a child's future food preferences.
Research suggests babies born to mothers who eat lots of vegetables during pregnancy and/or while they are breast-feeding seem to have a greater…
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Can eating hot peppers while pregnant affect the fetus' skin?
The only thing I've found regarding hot peppers while pregnant says that it can possibly induce labor.
My mom just told my pregnant wife that eating hot pepper can damage the fetus' skin:
the skin will be prone to rashes/buttons/blisters/etc.
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Does prenatal ultrasound screening affect the fetus' brain negatively?
Sinistrality-a side-effect of prenatal sonography: A comparative study of young men - paper from 2001
Although ultrasound during pregnancy is used extensively, there is
little published on adverse fetal effects. We undertook a cohort study
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Is it safe for nursing mothers to dye their hair?
My wife has been abstaining from dying her hair during pregnancy. Now the baby is born, I suggested she could use the dye again. She said no.
A search online was inconclusive:
A pregnant woman at BabyCenter.com claims her doctor warned against in…
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Is classical music good for a pregnant woman and her baby
I heard that classical music is good for a pregnant woman and her baby. Actually my wife is pregnant, and this is our first baby. So my question is is it true that classical music is good for a pregnant woman and her baby?
If so, what kind of…
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Do first pregnancies tend to deliver later than the due-date?
Many online resources state that it's very unlikely for a pregnancy to result in a delivery exactly on the estimated due date. I've seen the number of about 5%, but can't find it nor am much interested in this information specifically.
There is also…
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Has a company ever used a drug test as a cover to test for pregnancy or disease?
Some people claim that unscrupulous employers have used drug tests as a cover to use a woman applicant or employee's urine to determine if she is pregnant (or has other medical conditions that might lead to claims on the group health insurance).
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Can a woman become pregnant through splash pregnancy?
I have read that there is something called "splash pregnancy" which is when you get pregnant without having penetration. So far I have only found anecdotal stories about it, but is there any documented case? If so, what are the chances?
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Do babies dream in the womb?
There are various sources that say that fetuses have rapid eye movement in the womb and they might be dreaming during REM sleep.
Scientists who follow the fetus's daily life find that it spends most of its time not exercising these new abilities…
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