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When is it Braxton Hicks, when is it pre-term labor?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Sep 8th 2008 9:01AM

Many women experience pangs and twinges during their pregnancies. All of them experience the phenomenon known as Braxton Hicks contractions, whether or not they ever feel them. With my first pregnancy I never felt a one, so it was much of a ...
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Are women treated as "walking uteruses?"

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Aug 30th 2008 10:01AM

It was nearly a half-century ago that science uncovered just how harmful drugs could be to a developing fetus. The threat--thalidomide. I don't even know what thalidomide is, save for the phrase from the Billy Joel song We Didn't Start the Fire, but ...
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Pregnancy and heartburn

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jul 21st 2008 11:00AM

Many of us will face the multitude of pregnancy ups and downs. During our first trimester we may be nauseous day and night, leading us to wonder why they call it morning sickness. We may swell in places we never dreamed could get any bigger. Our ...
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