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Minnesota judge blocks child care unionization vote

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.Ramsey County District Court Judge Dale Lindman issued a temporary restraining order ...

EU, tech firms link up to protect children online

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission joined forces with major technology firms including Apple, Facebook and Google on Thursday to improve the protection of children online.The coalition, which includes 28 companies, will develop an age-based online ratings system and aims to strengthen ...

Woman gives birth at Baltimore airport restroom

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 Marshall Airport, ...

Most Britons oppose children having mobile phones, poll finds

(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, ...

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

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 Thursday.One expert said the bad economy and teen pregnancy reality shows may have played a role ...

AmberWatch unveils TV channel to stop sex abuse

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 Foundation's video on demand channel on Cablevision, which launches on ...

Big belly before pregnancy may mean extra-big baby

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have large waistlines before pregnancy may be more likely to have a larger-than-normal newborn than women who are trim around the middle, a new study suggests.The findings, reported in the obstetrics journal BJOG, are in ...

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

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 name of their reality TV ...

Using one embryo in IVF doesn't cut birth rate: study

(Reuters) - Transferring one embryo into women during in vitro fertilization (IVF) doesn't lower their chances of giving birth but it does mean fewer women give birth to twins, with all the attendant health risks, a study said.IVF has traditionally involved transferring ...

Using one embryo in IVF doesn't cut birth rate

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 ...
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