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Who Knew?: What No One Tells You About Pregnancy And Childbirth (Post, April 6, 2004)

Pregnant With Hope: She Thought Conceiving Was Tough. Then Came the Really Hard Part. (Post, April 6, 2004)

Being There: Was an Invitation to the Delivery Room Taking Friendship Too Far? (Post, April 6, 2004)

Midwife Push (Post, April 6, 2004)

Bringing Up Baby (Post, April 6, 2004)

Abortion's Link to Breast Cancer Discounted: Scientists Compared 53 Studies and Based Findings on Better-Designed Research (Post, March 26, 2004)

Women, Children Warned About Tuna Consumption: Government Offers More Specific Guidelines on Mercury in Fish (Post, March 19, 2004; 5:02 PM)

Unborn-Victims Bill Passes House (Post, Feb. 27, 2004)

Women, Children Warned About Lead in D.C. Water (Post, Feb. 25, 2004; 1:20 PM)

Babies Being Born Healthier, Study Says (Post, Feb. 20, 2001)

Baby's Weight Tied to Stillbirth Risk (Post, Feb. 19, 2004)

The Unexpected When Expecting: Fail to Take Your Altered Balance Into Account During Pregnancy, and You Could Be Headed for a Fall (Post, Feb. 17, 2004)

HIV Drug in Pregnancy May Sap Therapy Later (Post, Feb. 10, 2004)

With Birth Control, Plan B Is Topic A (Post, Feb. 10, 2004)

Preeclampsia Tied to Protein, Study Finds: Therapy Sought for Pregnancy Disorder (Post, Feb. 6, 2004)

Baby Monitor: Barbara Osborn, 37, infertility doctor, Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center (Post, Feb. 29, 2004)

Mercury Threat To Fetus Raised: EPA Revises Risk Estimates (Post, Feb. 6, 2004)

Va. House Acts to Restrict Clinics Offering Abortions (Post, Jan. 23, 2004)

House Bill Would Let Women Skip Doctors (Post, March 25, 2003)

Infant Mortality Rate in D.C. Declined to Record Low in '01: Numbers Up Slightly in Md. and Va., Sharply in Ward 8 (Post, May 14, 2003)

Oh Baby: Digital Pregnancy Test (Post, Aug. 3, 2003)

Baby's First Pictures: Three Less-Invasive Prenatal Tests Offer Parents New Early Diagnostic Options -- and Some Tough Choices (Post, Dec. 9, 2003)

Study Links C-Sections, Stillbirths: Procedure May Put Subsequent Pregnancies at Risk, Study Says (Post, Nov. 28, 2003)

Pregnancy Rate for Teens in District Fell in 2001: Statistics Mirror Nationwide Trend (Post, May 29, 2003)

Plenty of Moms-to-Be on Hospital Staff: Bulging Bellies on North Arundel's Fifth Floor Signal a Blizzard of Babies (Post, Sept. 11, 2003)

Pregnant? Click Here (Post, Dec. 23, 2003)

Theory Says Disease Tendencies Begin in Womb (Post, July 7, 2003)

In a Glass of Water, A Mother's Worst Fear: In Hampton Roads, Studies of Miscarriages Cause Concern, Spark Lawsuits (Post, Feb. 10, 2002)

Health Care for Young, Pregnant Women (Post, Feb. 15, 2002)

Ending Guesswork On Drugs in Pregnancy: FDA Seeks Better Safety Data for Women and Their Doctors (Post, Feb. 26, 2002)

Expecting or Not, Workers Endure Pregnancy Bias (Post, April 8, 2002)

Second Opinion: Women Can't Beat the Clock (Post, April 16, 2002)

Expecting a Problem Pregnancy? Reading Up May Reassure You. (Post, April 26, 2002)

When Mom Misses Signs, How Does a Kid Get Help? (Post, June 7, 2002)

Feeding The Paternal Instinct (Post, July 11, 2002)

Expectant Moms Go Online for Comfort, Advice: Message Boards Busy Since 9/11 (Post, Aug. 18, 2002)

States Consider Laws Against Paternity Fraud: Child Advocates Worry About Effects (Post, Oct. 14, 2002)

Age Barriers to Pregnancy Ease: Study Says Donor Eggs Can Aid Women In Their 60s; Practice Still Questioned (Post, Nov. 13, 2002)

Helping Teens Learn to Be Good Mothers: Arlington Program Stresses Education (Post, Aug. 2, 2001)

Got Milk? In the Final Days of Nursing, All-Night Woes (Post, Dec. 14, 2001)

D.C. Plan Targets All Drug Users' Newborns: City Would Investigate Addicted Babies' Care (Post, Oct. 14, 2001)

D.C. Pregnancy Test Requirement Dropped (Post, Sept. 20, 2001)

Motherhood and Other Careers (Post, May 1, 2001)



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