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Using cannabis in early pregnancy could increase the risk of stillbirth and low birth weight, study suggests
Women who tested positive for cannabis early on during pregnancy had a higher likelihood of experie…
Allana Akhtar
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The problem with only talking about 'unconscious' bias
Racial bias has been dismissed as 'unconscious.' But whether bias is conscious or unconscious, the …
Brianna Holt
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Like Debbie Reynolds, I had to carry my dead baby after he died in utero. Medical providers wanted to keep me pregnant.
At 32 weeks pregnant with twins, the author found out one of the babies had died in utero. Medical …
Jenna Fletcher
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When my son was stillborn at 36 weeks, I was angry. Now I'm dedicated to helping reduce stillbirths.
The author was angry after finding out her son's stillbirth could've been prevented if she'd had mo…
Kelly Burch
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People who've had a miscarriage may have a higher risk of stroke, study suggests
A large study found women who experience infertility, miscarriage, or stillbirth may have a slightl…
Anna Medaris
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Texas AG Ken Paxton is using his power to tell Texas courts to halt an abortion for a pregnant woman diagnosed with a fetal anomaly
Ken Paxton, who is facing numerous legal troubles of his own, is going the extra mile to block an a…
Katie Balevic
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A woman's ulcerative colitis got so bad she used her boyfriend's feces to give herself 200 DIY poop transplants
The experimental fecal transplants seemed to ease her ulcerative colitis. But her symptoms disappea…
Serafina Kenny
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Stillbirths are a hidden tragedy says ICMR as it seeks research funding
The ICMR Call for Proposals in Stillbirths, under the ICMR Task Force Programme, states that the in…
ANI
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A woman claims she suffered a stillbirth after drinking smoothies with listeria-contaminated spinach, and now she's suing her grocery store
Days after drinking smoothies with spinach, a woman suffered a stillbirth. The spinach was later re…
Anna Medaris
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I lost a pregnancy at 22 weeks. This is what I wish someone had told me about stillbirth.
After Maya Vander opened up about losing a pregnancy at 38 weeks, joj shared what they'd wished the…
joj
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I donated gallons of breastmilk after a stillbirth, and was able to bring some meaning to my grief
The author shares how after two stillbirths in two years, they decided to donate all their breast m…
joj
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I gave birth to my baby in the same room where I had a stillbirth. This is what I want Chrissy Teigen to know about birth after loss.
The author shares what it's like to give birth after a stillbirth, following the news that Chrissy …
joj
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The California District Attorney who prosecuted women after stillbirths has been ousted from office
Incumbent Keith Fagundes, who charged two women with murder after he claims they caused their still…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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New Zealand approved paid leave for couples after a miscarriage
The decision makes New Zealand, India, and the Philippines the only countries in the world that man…
Canela López
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Pregnant women in North Korea are being forced to give birth in warehouses and hotels as the country buckles under its COVID crisis: report
Expectant mothers in quarantine are only given two painkiller pills a day — the same treatment give…
Matthew Loh
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All my children were born not breathing, and 2 didn't survive birth. I buried myself in work to avoid my grief and it backfired.
Two of Mark Hopkins' children were stillborn, and one had a traumatic birth. It took him years befo…
Nicola Prentis
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My daughter was stillborn, and my employer denied me paid leave to recover. Now I work to help others going through the same.
After the birth, Liz O'Donnell found out her paid leave as a teacher had been revoked. Shortly afte…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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COVID-19 increases the risk of stillbirth for pregnant women — 65% of whom still aren't vaccinated
Around 1.3% of babies born to women with COVID-19 were stillborn from March 2020 to September 2021,…
Aria Bendix
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A parasite that you can get from your cat's litterbox could cause miscarriage or even stillbirth
Cats can carry a parasite in their feces that causes a disease called toxoplasmosis in humans — her…
Erin Heger,Jason McKnight
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The medicine that is keeping my partner cancer-free put me at risk. No one told us if I got pregnant, the fetus could have severe complications.
The author's partner was diagnosed with cancer and put on a daily anti-cancer drug. Now she can't g…