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 Pregnancy Information - December 5, 2008
| Janet Olson, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic researcher says, "Considering the young average age at smoking initiation, this study provides further justification for smoking prevention efforts aimed at young women," and the lead author of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings study | | It its first global study of the issue, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports on Thursday that one in six women worldwide is a victim of domestic violence. The WHO says many of those battered do not report the crime, with some of them being victimized while pregnant, reports Reuters | | It its first global study of the issue, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports on Thursday that one in six women worldwide is a victim of domestic violence. The WHO says many of those battered do not report the crime, with some of them being victimized while pregnant, reports Reuters | | The Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that women with higher placental weight in prior pregnancies are at increased risk for breast cancer. Dr. Sven Cnattingius, from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and colleagues note the newest finding in the Journal | | A new study proves a test that detects Down syndrome in the first trimester of pregnancy is highly accurate. Down syndrome is one of the leading causes of mental retardation and birth defects, found in one in every 660 pregnancies | |
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