To Be Mom

Tennessee would keep a record on the number of abortions by gathering death certificates for aborted fetuses under a bill introduced in the General Assembly. The move would also likely to maintain public accounts on which women are having abortions. Rep. Stacey Campfield stated, All these people who say they are pro-life – at least [...]

Who doesn’t want bright children? Eat fish and save all the money you will be spending on your children polishing their mental and social skills. The health experts say that the amount of sea food should be restricted as they may contain dangerous pollutants which maybe harmful to the child. On the contrary, research has [...]

Most of the crisis pregnancy centers in the U.S. are working to end abortion. Deborah Wood, the CEO of Asheville Pregnancy Support Services in Asheville, North Carolina helps pregnant girls in providing emergency housing if their parents threaten to throw them out. Free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds are done too, if required. The women are [...]

Adverse outcomes in the next birth are more common among women who deliver their first child by cesarean section than those who deliver their first child vaginally. The findings have been based on data collected between 1998 to 2003 for the second pregnancies of more than 8000 women who previously underwent cesarean section and more [...]

Pregnant moms should stay away from environmental chemicals, to be found in products like plastics and pesticides, because exposure to such chemicals may turn an unborn child more susceptible to obesity in its later life. Prof. Frederick Vom Saal, of Missouri-Columbia University expounded this view after he found that mice exposed to bisphenol-A (BPA) before [...]

Why there’s so much of hullabaloo over donating eggs? It’s completely a choice made by women themselves. One ethicist is of the view that eggs have become ‘commoditized.’ Well, when there is no hassle in donating organs like kidney, eyes, heart and so on then I don’t see there should have any kind of problem [...]

According to China’s lunar calendar, this month marks the Year of the Golden Pig. A rare zodiacal occurrence, the Golden Pig is considered an exceptionally fertile and lucky year, prompting concerns among health professionals over an imminent baby boom. So in order to have an intelligent and healthy baby most of the people are rushing [...]

Women who donate their eggs for stem cell research would get a compensation of $490. This research would be a panacea for incurable diseases. Scientists are hopeful that it might be used to grow replacements for damaged tissue, such as new insulin-producing cells for diabetics or new nerve connections to restore movement after spinal injury. [...]

I recently found out that out of 168 industrialized nations, the United States is 1 of 4 countries that does not provide paid leave for mothers and fathers. While employers are required to give time off, the US does not guarantee any such thing, thus, placing it behind a majority of the world when it [...]

According to the Italian law, minor girls are not given any right in making decisions with regards to aborting their child or not. The decision is left entirely in the hands of the girl’s parents. As result, a judge in a recent case ordered an unwilling 13-year-old to have an abortion. After the course of [...]