Minnesota judge blocks child care unionization vote

2011-12-05T14:30:23Z

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A state court judge blocked on Monday a unionization vote by thousands of state-licensed and subsidized child care workers that had been ordered by Democratic Governor Mark Dayton.

Woman gives birth at airport restroom

2011-11-29T07:30:15Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman gave birth in a restroom at Baltimore's airport after arriving on a flight, an airport spokesman said on Monday.

The woman gave birth to a boy on Sunday afternoon at Concourse D of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal...

Woman gives birth at Baltimore airport restroom

2011-11-28T09:30:15Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman gave birth in a restroom at Baltimore's airport after arriving on a flight, an airport spokesman said on Monday.

The woman gave birth to a boy on Sunday afternoon at Concourse D of Baltimore/Wash...

Most Britons oppose children having mobile phones, poll finds

2011-11-24T06:00:42Z

(Reuters) - Nearly three-quarters of Britons think it is inappropriate for children under 12 to own a mobile phone, despite the fact that most kids already have them, according to a poll on Thursday.

The survey of 2,000 people found that expensive bills, unmonitored internet use and lack of parental control were some of the reasons adults felt uncomfortable about kids owning mobiles.

However, more ...

U.S. teen birth rate drops to record low in 2010

2011-11-17T16:00:23Z

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The teen birth rate in the United States reached an all-time low last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on...

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2011-11-14T12:00:40Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A child protection group is launching a television service that it hopes will help prevent sex abuse scandals like the one engulfing Penn State University's football team.

The AmberWatch Foundati...

20th child due for "19 Kids and Counting" reality TV couple

2011-11-08T14:30:40Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "19 Kids and Counting" stars Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are expecting the birth of their 20th child, the couple said on Tuesday as they predicted a need to yet again change the...

Embryo vote to refuel US abortion row

2011-11-08T08:30:32Z

Mississippi residents vote on a constitutional amendment Tuesday stating that a fertilized human egg is a person, a controversial move likely to thrust the hot-button issue of abortion into the spotlight ahead of the 2012 elections.

The so-called "personhood amendment," which would confer rights on an embryo from the moment of conception, is similar to a measure that already has been rejected twice by voters in Colorado.

But it may have found fertile ground in co...

Using one embryo in IVF doesn't cut birth rate

2011-10-21T14:30:31Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study from an Iowa fertility center found that implanting women with one embryo during in vitro fertilization (IVF) didn't lower their chances of having a baby, but it did mean fewer women gave birth to twins.

IVF has traditionally involved implanting multiple embryos, which is known to increase by many times a woman's chances of having twins. P...

Infants should sleep on their backs, Pediatric group says

2011-10-19T08:31:06Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Putting babies to sleep on their backs on a firm crib mattress in the same room as the parents is among an list of safe sleep guidelines for infants released on Tuesday.

The American Academy of Pediatrics first said in 1992 that infants should be placed in a non-prone p...

'Tiger mom' Chua urges Asian parents to relax

2011-10-13T03:30:17Z

US "Tiger Mom" Amy Chua Thursday urged strict Asian parents to relax and give their children more freedom but also to avoid the "romanticised" Western focus on creativity over hard work.

The Chinese-American law professor at Yale University sparked international controversy this year with her book "

California governor vetoes child-care unionization

2011-10-04T21:00:34Z

SACRAMENTO, Calif (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown, saying "no" to the organized labor groups that helped elect him, vetoed a bill on Tuesday to allow some child-care workers to unionize.

The Democratic governor ...

Colds and stomach bugs not tied to cerebral palsy

2011-09-29T13:30:19Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite concerns that a mother's infections during pregnancy may raise her baby's risk of cerebral palsy, common colds and stomach flu were not tied to the birth defect in a new study.

Other more serious infections, and factors like a woman's history of miscarriage or family history of cerebral palsy, were associated with increased risk to babies, Dr. Michae...

China newborn baby deaths fall with improved healthcare

2011-09-15T16:30:12Z

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Far fewer newborn babies in China are dying compared to 15 years ago, researchers reported on Friday, underscoring the success of a Chinese programme to encourage women to deliver in hospitals rather than at home.

Deaths among newborn babies fell 62 percent to 9.3 for every 1,000 live births in 2008, compared to 24.7 in 1996, th...

Unplanned pregnancies rising among poor U.S. women: study

2011-08-23T21:30:04Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Unintended pregnancies, which make up nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States, are increasingly concentrated among low-income women, a study showed on Wednesday.

Unplanned pregnancies have skyrocketed among poor women in recent years even as suc...

DNA blood tests can tell baby's sex at 7 weeks: study

2011-08-09T17:31:49Z

Tests that measure DNA in a pregnant woman's blood work well for telling the sex of a baby after seven weeks' gestation without posing danger to the fetus, a US study said Tuesday.

The meta-analysis of previous studies on the topic suggests that using cell-free fetal DNA from the mother's blood is more accurate than a urine test or sonogram and is safer than amniocentesis.

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Mother's blood test reveals baby's sex

2011-08-09T13:30:33Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blood drawn from expectant mothers could offer parents an earlier sneak peek at their baby's sex than methods currently used in the U.S., researchers said Tuesday.

The test may be particularly valuable for families that harbor sex-linked genetic disorders like hemophilia, they add.

Because such disorders only strike boys, knowing that the baby i...

Child marriage a scourge for millions of girls

2011-08-04T02:00:11Z

NEW YORK (TrustLaw) - Child marriage, which steals the innocence of millions of girls worldwide and often condemns them to lives of poverty, ignorance and poor health, is one of the biggest obstacles to development, rights groups say.

A girl under the age of 18 is married every three seconds -- that's 10 million each year -- often without her consent and sometimes to a much older man, according to the children's charity Plan UK. Most of those marriages take place in

Toxic chemicals found in kids' car seats: study

2011-08-03T04:30:15Z

More than half of children's car seats sold in the United States contain hazardous chemicals, according to a study published Wednesday by a non-profit environmental group.

Sixty percent of 150 car seats tested by the Michigan-based Ecology Center were found to contain chemicals that can be harmful to human health such as bromine and chlorine, which points to the presence of polyvinyl chlorate (PVC)....

US policy group urges free contraception for women

2011-07-19T19:30:28Z

Birth control pills should be provided to women free of charge under US health insurance plans, a non-governmental health policy advisory group urged on Tuesday.

Contraceptives and counseling to prevent unintended pregnancies, DNA tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) and lactation services for new mothers were among eight health services that the Institute of Medicine said should be covered in or...

Are kids safer with grandparents driving?

2011-07-19T10:30:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When children are involved in a car accident, they are less likely to be injured if grandma or grandpa are driving rather than mom or dad, a new study suggests.

The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, looked at five years' worth of data on U.S. car crashes involving children younger than 16.

It found that when grandparents were at the wh...

Birth defects linked to coal smoke, pesticides: China study

2011-07-18T12:30:16Z

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pregnant women who are exposed to coal smoke and pesticides are up to four times more likely to have babies with serious birth defects than women not exposed to these chemicals, a Chinese study has found.

The researchers studied 80 newborn babies and aborted fetuses with brain and spinal cord defects and found that their mothers' placentas had significantly higher amoun...

New York law would limit anti-abortion group: judge

2011-07-13T17:00:41Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City law forcing non-medical pregnancy centers to disclose what kind of services they offer was frozen on Wednesday by a U.S. judge, who said the law would violate anti-abortion centers free speech rights.

The law, which would have gone into effect on July 14, would have required so-called ...

Texas-sized newborn weighs in at over 16 pounds

2011-07-11T14:30:20Z

AUSTIN (Reuters) - Texans love to brag about how everything is bigger in the Lone Star State. Now they have proof, with the birth of a baby boy who weighed a whopping 16 pounds and one ounce.

JaMichael Brown's weight was more than double the national average for a newborn and he measures 24 inches long, just a few inches shy of an average one-year-old.

JaMichael holds the title of the ...

Oklahoma lawmaker plans to introduce "Caylee's law"

2011-07-07T00:00:06Z

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma lawmaker said on Wednesday he planned to introduce a "Caylee's law" in his state requiring parents to swiftly report the death or disappearance of a child in the first legislation stemming from the death of the Florida toddler.

A jury found Reuters) - Barack Obama, whose Kenyan father left his family when the future U.S. president was 2 years old, said Saturday he still thinks about how things would have worked out had his dad been there.

"I felt his absence. And I wonder what my life would hav...

US dads torn between children, career: study

2011-06-15T17:30:24Z

New American fathers are increasingly torn between the demands of their busy careers and the responsibilities of parenthood, according to a study released Wednesday.

The Boston College Center for Work & Family studied nearly 1,000 fathers who are "white collar workers" in large corporations, and found they were struggling to juggle their dual roles as caregiver and breadwinner.

"Th...

Report: Working dads' top priority is giving family love

2011-06-15T06:30:13Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Many fathers these days want it all -- time with kids, promotions at work and a spouse who shares the parenting duties.

But some say they would trade in their commute and office gig for a stay-at-home role.

With Father's Day just around the corner, a new study surveyi...

Sleep position may affect stillbirth risk

2011-06-14T16:30:09Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Women who do not sleep on their left side on their last night of pregnancy have double the risk of late stillbirth compared with women who do sleep on their left side, according to a study from New Zealand.

The researchers who conducted the study said women should not worry because the increased risk is sti...

Sextuplets critical but responding to treatment

2011-06-06T15:30:10Z

ABINGTON, Pa (Reuters Life!) - Sextuplets born to a couple in Pennsylvania were listed in critical condition but were responding to treatment, doctors said on Monday.

At a press conference the parents of the babies and doctors at

Sextuplets born in north Philadelphia suburb

2011-06-02T12:30:27Z

ABINGTON, Pa (Reuters) - Have a cigar -- and another, and another, and another three -- to celebrate the birth of sextuplets at a hospital in a northern Philadelphia suburb.

The three baby boys and three baby girls were in the neonatal intensive care unit of Abington Memorial Hospital o...

More U.S. women using medications during pregnancy

2011-05-25T13:30:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most pregnant women in the U.S. use at least one prescription or over-the-counter medication -- even though the safety of those drugs during pregnancy is not always clear, a new study finds.

Looking at data from two long-running studies, researchers found that by 2008, more than 80 percent of pregnant women...

Couple sentenced for forcing teenager into prostitution

2011-05-12T19:00:20Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A couple accused of forcing a teenage mother into prostitution and beating her infant son to death were sentenced Thursday in Brooklyn federal court to a total of more than 35 years in prison.

Domingo Salazar received 30 years, while his wife, Norma Mendez

Study: $41 billion yearly losses due to crash-related deaths

2011-05-11T14:30:15Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Motor vehicle crash-related deaths, the leading killer of children, teens and young adults, cost an estimated $41 billion in medical and work loss expenses in a year, a study showed on Wednesday.

The study showed just 10 states bear nearly half of all the nation's crash-related death costs -- with totals in California

Henderson launches campaign to cut child drownings

2011-05-06T02:30:40Z

Henderson officials launched a campaign Monday to eliminate pool-related deaths, as approximately eight children drown each year in Southern Nevada.

Henderson firefighters are teaming up with the American Red Cross to blanket neighborhoods this month to di...

Women opt for household help over office help, survey says

2011-05-03T12:01:17Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Working moms want to make good money on the job, put a higher priority on getting some help around the house than at the office, and undervalue their work at home, surveys released on Tuesday showed.

Salary is the key factor when job-hunting, according to women who work outside the home, but a family-friendly office, job enjoyment and flexible schedules are also priorities...

Studies link low IQ to prenatal pesticide exposure

2011-04-21T01:30:19Z

High levels of pesticide exposure in pregnant women have been linked to lower IQs in their children, according to three separate US studies.

Two studies were done in New York City and a third was in Salinas, a farming area of northern California. All spanned ne...

Laser acupuncture may help bedwetters: study

2011-04-18T11:00:41Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture using a laser beam might help young bedwetters break the nighttime habit, according to a new study from Turkey.

The results show that "laser acupuncture therapy which is noninvasive, painless, short-term therapy with low cost can be considered as an alternative therapy for patients with (bedwetting)," Dr. Orhan Koca, one of th...

Many U.S. children not getting enough exercise

2011-04-13T14:30:45Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many American youngsters are not getting enough physical activity and parents are failing to make their children's health a priority, according to a new study.

The research by the YMCA, which surveyed more than 1,600 American parents with children between the ages of 5 and 10, showed that 58 percent of children spend l...

Teen pregnancy rate at record low: CDC

2011-04-05T15:00:10Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The teen pregnancy rate in 2009, the latest year for which data are available, hit its lowest since tracking began 70 years ago, the Center for Disease Control said on Tuesday.

However, more than 400,000 teen girls still give birth a year according to the...

U.S. teen pregnancy rate at record low: CDC

2011-04-05T11:30:29Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. teen pregnancy rate in 2009, the latest year for which data are available, hit its lowest since tracking began 70 years ago, the Center for Disease Control said on Tuesday.

However, more than 400,000 teen girls still give birth a year according t...

Lawmaker blasts makeshift California maternity ward for Asians

2011-03-25T15:00:16Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California lawmaker said on Thursday that what he called a maternity ward for Chinese mothers who wanted their babies born in the United States showed the need for immigration law changes.

Ci...

Rear-facing safety seats best until age two: US panel

2011-03-21T18:30:37Z

US pediatricians recommended that parents keep their children in rear-facing safety seats until the age of two -- twice as long as is the current practice.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, in a new policy published in the April issue of Pediatrics, said the rear-facing seats provide better protection for toddlers and should be used to the age of two or until children reach th...

Surgery in the womb works best for spinal defect

2011-02-09T19:30:20Z

Surgery to repair a birth defect known as spina bifida is best done in the womb rather than after the baby is born, the results of an eight-year US trial released Wednesday suggest.

The method was so successful in boosting babies' health and mobility that the trial was halted early, said the findings published in the New Eng...

US teen birth rate falls to record low: study

2011-02-02T19:30:30Z

The US teen birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in 70 years, a study said Wednesday, as an expert pointed to regular contraceptive use by teens as the main cause of the drop.

The 2009 rate was 39.1 births per 1,000 girls aged 15-19, or 59 percent lower than the high of 96.3 births per 1,000 recorded in 1957, said the report by the National Center for Health Statistics

Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, tweets pregnancy

2011-01-21T16:30:10Z

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, is pregnant.

"I have been wanting to share some amazing news with you all for some time... I'm pregnant!" she Tweeted.

Ivanka, 29, wed Jared...

US teen birth rate still far higher than W. Europe

2010-12-30T11:30:20Z

US teens have higher birth rate than other developed countries; they use birth control more

The rate of teen births in the U.S. is at its lowest level in almost 70 years. Yet, the sobering context is that the teen pregnancy rate is far lower in many other countries.

The most convincing explanation is that contraceptive use is much higher among teens in most Western European countries.

Last week, U.S. health officials released new government figures for...

More tiny babies surviving, but with problems

2010-12-28T12:00:18Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While still extraordinarily unlikely, the chances of survival are on the rise for infants born weighing less than 400 grams, or about the size of a potato, hints a new survey of the world's tiniest babies.

Of course, the children that do survive such a premature birth are not in the clear, and often face an array of health problems as they grow up.

"By far, ...

A Minute With: Nicole Kidman working on "Rabbit Hole"

2010-12-23T09:30:15Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman has scored positive reviews, and a Golden Globe nomination, for her role as a mother dealing with the death of her child in...

US teen birth rate at all-time low, economy cited

2010-12-21T09:00:28Z

Teen births decline dramatically in 2009; births for most ages fell, partly due to recession

The U.S. teen birth rate hit an all-time low in 2009 — a decline that stunned experts say is partly because of the economy.

The birth rate for teenagers fell to 39 births per 1,000 girls, ages 15 through 19, according to a government report released Tuesday. It was a 6 percent decline from the previous year, and the lowest rate since health officials started tr...

Arizona teacher claims $95.3 million lottery jackpot

2010-12-14T09:30:17Z

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Ending nearly two weeks of suspense, a 64-year-old substitute teacher and single parent from Arizona claimed a $95.3 million Powerball jackpot.

Sheila Verke, a Fort Mohave resident, presented the single-winning ticket to lottery officials in

Gang moms and dads sent to parenting classes

2010-12-12T09:30:09Z

New law sees Los Angeles gang moms and dads sent to better parenting classes

Moms and dads in Los Angeles County are being sent to mandatory parenting classes after their children are convicted of gang crime.

The classes will eventually put in place across

Ultrasound before medical abortion may be unneeded

2010-12-08T15:01:59Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women seeking medical abortion, sometimes called the "abortion pill," often first undergo an ultrasound test, but a new study suggests that may be an unnecessary step.

In the U.S., medical abortions can be performed within nine weeks of the first day of a woman's last menstrual period. Most medical abortions involve taking the drug mifepristone (

Pregnancy-related deaths rise in the U.S.

2010-12-02T13:00:21Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While it remains rare for a woman in the U.S. to die from pregnancy complications, the national rate of pregnancy-related deaths appears to be on the upswing, a new government study finds.

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2011-01-05T01:31:08Z

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