[Healthline, June 24, 2019]
New research has discovered that many pregnant women aren’t getting enough essential nutrients, even with an extra boost from dietary supplements.
June 24, 2019
[KARE 11, June 26, 2018]
At age 54, actress Brigitte Nielsen has given birth to a baby boy. Births to women older than 40 are becoming more common but they come with added risks.
June 26, 2018
[KARE 11, March 27, 2018]
Tennis star Serena Williams says she almost died giving birth to her daughter last September after suffering complications from an emergency C-section.
March 27, 2018
[Star Tribune, January 19, 2018]
A spike in the number of women taking stimulants for attention disorders is raising concern among doctors about the potential impact on pregnancy. Read more.
January 19, 2018
[Gears of Biz, September 27, 2017]
Significant improvements in communication between providers and patients surrounding gestational weight gain during prenatal care were found using a new combination of education and a tracking tool in a study by the Mother Baby clinical service line of Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota. “Because weight may be a sensitive issue, many providers are uncomfortable talking about it.
September 29, 2017
[KARE11, October 12, 2016]
Six months after announcing that she was putting her tour on hold while she planned a family, Janet Jackson is officially acknowledging her pregnancy with an exclusive in People magazine with her baby bump on full display. The child will be the first for Jackson, 50, and her third husband, Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana, 41.
October 12, 2016
[US News, July 07, 2016]
While improvements in medical technology are making it possible for smaller babies to survive, new research finds that low birth weight raises a child’s risk of death not just at birth, but later in life as well. What’s more, says Dr. Matthew Loichinger , perinatologist at The Mother Baby Center at Abbott Northwestern and Children's Minnesota in Minneapolis: “There’s studies that show that babies that are born at low birth weight may be at risk for certain health consequences later in life like high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, obesity and metabolic syndrome.” It’s theorized that low birth weight may play a role in the development of these conditions, though Loichinger stresses that other studies haven’t found that relationship.
July 07, 2016
[KARE-TV, December 12, 2015]
Women are increasingly having babies at older ages. Even though there is nothing dramatic about turning 35, medical research indicates that risk factors related to pregnancy merit more discussion than before.
December 14, 2015
[KSTP TV, March 27, 2015]
Six months into Heidi Holthaus' pregnancy, surgeons made an incision in her abdomen and another in her uterus. The doctors then removed her unborn baby girl’s backside from the womb, repaired an opening on the lower part of her spine, and placed her back into the womb where she would stay for another two months.
March 27, 2015
[WCCO-TV, June 09, 2013]
New prenatal genetic tests are making results more accurate and possible earlier in pregnancies, especially important to some older couples who have a slightly higher risk of a baby with chromosomal abnormalities. Right now, there are four tests on the market.
June 09, 2013