Tag Archives: Pregnancy

Zambia: Malaria and Acquired Immunity

April 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By JONES MUNANG’ANDU, MALARIA is protozoa infection of the genus plasmodium. There are four (4) main species of parasites that infect humans; Plasmodium falciparum, plaslesmodium vivax, plasmodium malariae and plasmodium ovale. Of these the most common in Zambia and indeed … read more »

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Chinese Woman Left Humiliated After Fake Baby Bump Tube Seat Con Is Exposed

March 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

A Chinese woman who wore a fake baby bump to encourage train passengers to offer her their seats was rumbled after the silicone belly slipped out of her shirt and dropped to the floor of the carriage. Incredibly, the woman … read more »

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9-year-old gives birth in Mexico

February 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

A nine-year-old girl in Mexico gave birth last month and authorities are searching for the father, who’s believed to be 17, AFP reports. The girl, known as Dafne, delivered by C-section on Jan. 27 a baby girl who weighed 5.7 … read more »

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The Plight of Street Children in Ethiopia

September 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

  Seble Teweldebirhan, (Ezega.com) She is probably four or five years old. She is small and adorably cute regardless of her dirty clothes and unwashed, messed up hair. She wanders on the street around Bole Medhanialm area waiting for pedestrians … read more »

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Will it hurt the baby? Answers to common pregnancy questions

May 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

“Will it hurt the baby?” Every pregnant woman asks this question at least once during their 40-week journey. Pregnancy is a time when women become especially aware of their health and lifestyle, eating habits, physical activity, and other aspects of … read more »

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Eggs from beautiful Eastern Europeans, sperm from wealthy Westerners and embryos implanted in desperate women

May 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Above a cheap mobile phone shop in a chaotic street in north Delhi, there is a grimy apartment whose peeling walls are decorated with photographs of adoring mothers nursing their babies. The woman cooing at her child in the biggest … read more »

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Colombian girl, 10, gives birth to baby daughter

April 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A 10-year-old Colombian girl has sparked outrage after becoming one of the world’s youngest ever mothers by giving birth to a healthy daughter. The girl, a member of an indigenous tribe called the Wayuu who are based in the La … read more »

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Naked Pregnant model walks the runway at London Fashion Week

February 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Models are used to baring all for their art but one proved more daring than others today when she walked the catwalk completely nude while eight months pregnant. Glamour model and former Miss Wales Sophia Cahill appeared at Welsh milliner … read more »

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Kenyan woman rented out her womb for $8,000

February 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By ARTHUR OKWEMBA Africa Review Sometime in 2010, a young Kenyan woman received an invitation to meet a couple she had earlier encountered at a Christian convention in the capital Nairobi. The well-to-do couple lived in the coastal city of Mombasa … read more »

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Why African migrant mothers die in childbirth in the UK

January 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dr Ramya Ramaswami Maternal mortality among black African women in the UK is up to seven times higher than it is among white women. Doctors’ surgeries are misunderstanding their obligations to migrant patients, says Dr Ramya Ramaswami The Confidential Enquiry … read more »

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Stress during second and third month of pregnancy raises risk of premature birth and losing baby boys

December 10, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Mothers-to-be who are highly stressed during the second and third month of pregnancy are more at risk of giving birth prematurely and losing boy babies, say researchers. A new study shows exposure to stress can shorten the length of pregnancy, … read more »

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The women who wear maternity clothes even when they’re not pregnant

November 30, 2011 by benim

My greatest talking point of late has been how my coat is not your everyday, run-of-the-mill fall transition coat. Nay, my fall transition coat this year happens to be a maternity fall transition coat. What makes this so interesting to … read more »

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Motswana girls turn to SA for abortions

November 25, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Motswana girls are turning to local clinics and hospitals near the border to terminate pregnancies, South Africa’s Limpopo health department said on Thursday. Shoki Mokobane, Statistics and Research Population Unit Manager, said a survey by the department found … read more »

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Woman ‘beat pregnant mother to death and cut out child from womb in C-section she had seen on Discovery Channel’

October 11, 2011 by benim

A Wisconsin woman who already had three children and was desperate to have one with her new boyfriend was today charged with killing a pregnant mother, cutting out her baby and passing off the child as her own. The criminal … read more »

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Babies who are already obese inside the womb show link with overweight mothers

September 26, 2011 by benim

Childhood obesity starts in the womb, with overweight mothers giving birth to fat babies. New scanning techniques have allowed British scientists to examine fat levels in newborn babies. They found some had built up fat around their abdomen in the … read more »

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Woman encouraged husband to have sex with 12 year-old-girl

August 24, 2011 by benim

A woman encouraged her husband to have sex with a 12-year-old girl so that she would get pregnant and they could claim extra cash benefits. Alicia Bouchard even sat and watched while her 26-year-old husband had sex with the underage … read more »

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Why are today’s babies being born so BIG?

August 4, 2011 by benim

As soon as a baby is born, there are three crucial pieces of information that family and friends demand to know — the sex, name … and weight. Which is why, when baby Hayden Church arrived six weeks ago, his … read more »

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Rare conjoined twins who share a single body born in China

May 10, 2011 by benim

A woman has given birth to a baby girl with two heads in the Chinese province of Sichuan. The conjoined twins, who share a single body, two arms and two legs, were born by Caesarean section last week, according to … read more »

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Sudanese man jailed for pregnant wife’s murder

March 28, 2011 by benim

A Melbourne man who killed his pregnant wife after wrongly believing she was having an affair has been jailed for 18 years. Lino Mamour, 42, pleaded guilty to murder after stabbing his wife, who was three months’ pregnant, at their … read more »

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Obesity link to baby deaths is ‘worryingly high’

March 25, 2011 by benim

Pregnant women with BMI of 35 or more twice as likely to lose child Mothers from ethnic minorities more likely to have stillbirths or neonatal death A link has been found between Body Mass Index and stillbirths and neonatal mortality … read more »

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17 000 pregnancies at S. African schools in 2010

March 12, 2011 by benim

Pietermaritzburg – No fewer than 17 260 pregnancies were recorded in KwaZulu-Natal schools last year, the provincial education MEC said on Thursday. “There is one school in Zululand in which 60 pupils fell pregnant in one year and that is … read more »

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Fighting Malaria With Nets

March 8, 2011 by benim

I’m extremely grateful to be invited to share my voice alongside all these incredible women on International Women’s Day. As an ambassador for the global health organization PSI (Population Services International), I’ve been fortunate to have traveled to places like … read more »

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Don’t wait too long for a baby – Doctor

January 28, 2011 by benim

Doctors have issued a stark warning to couples not to leave it too late to try for a baby. With more and more women pursuing careers, they and their partners are leaving parenthood to at least their late thirties. But … read more »

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Contraceptive implants failure: Who is to blame?

January 10, 2011 by benim

The Telegraph reported two women who became pregnant despite having contraceptives implanted in their bodies. Kimberly Heales and Jane Wilkinson, both 22 and from the UK, had life-turning events after having known that they conceived despite having received contraceptive implants … read more »

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Natalie Portman’s Happy Surprise

January 9, 2011 by benim

Natalie Portman showed off her baby bump and amazing engagement ring during the 2011 People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Natalie Portman looked amazing at the People’s Choice Awards — and she revealed her baby bump and fabulous engagement ring. Black Swan … read more »

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Sudan: Girl, 13, tortured to death over pregnancy allegations

January 6, 2011 by benim

A 13-year old girl from Adual in Rumbek East County of Lakes State died on Sunday after being tortured, for allegedly being pregnant. Her brother is accused of torturing her until she became unconscious and eventually died with several wounds … read more »

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Contraceptive implant alert: Hundreds of women fall pregnant after birth control fails

January 5, 2011 by benim

Hundreds of women have become pregnant after a long-term contraceptive implant failed, it emerged last night. Even more have complained that they were left injured or scarred by the rod inserted into their arm, which was supposed to protect them … read more »

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Depression During Pregnancy Might Affect Baby

December 28, 2010 by benim

Higher levels of stress hormones, weaker muscle tone noted, but significance is unclear Babies born to mothers who are depressed during pregnancy have higher levels of stress hormones, decreased muscle tone and other neurological and behavioral differences, a new study … read more »

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Man Told ‘You’re Pregnant – Maybe With Twins’

December 8, 2010 by benim

A Birmingham man was left “flabbergasted” after a hospital told him he was pregnant – and could be expecting twins. Hilton Plettell and Debbie Brennan Mr Plettell said he had been the butt of jokes from friends since the letter … read more »

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South Africa is Condom Nation

November 18, 2010 by benim

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Julie Peroni liked everything about her new boyfriend and she couldn’t wait for the first time he spent the night. “Things were going really well,” said Peroni, 26, before pausing dramatically. “But then he pulled … read more »

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