Nicole Draper was 7 1/2 months pregnant when she learned the twins she was carrying would be born with heart muscles too weak to pump the blood crucial for their survival.

Her sons, Nicholas and Nathaniel, are now two weeks old, and doctors say their chances of survival are good, only if they receive heart transplants within the next three to six months

A group of pediatricians says teens need education on, and access to, birth control and emergency contraception, as opposed to the abstinence-only system preached by religious groups and conservative political leaders.

These recommendations come as part of the American Academy of Pediatrics' updated policy on teen pregnancy

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated its 1996 guidelines for HIV screening, now recommending that all pregnant women be tested.

The move is a preventive measure to ensure HIV-infected pregnant women can start HAART treatment and thereby reduce the risk of vertical transmission of infection to their infants. They can also be advised to avoid breastfeeding, which is known to increase the risk of transmission

Early testing has proven so successful at helping prevent the spread of AIDS in babies, that a federal panel is recommending that all pregnant women, not just those at high risk, be screened for the virus.

In 1996, the U.S. Preventine Services Task Force said there was not enough evidence to prove that screening all pregnant women was beneficial

Christina Ficara - All Headline News Staff Reporter

According to a report by WCVB-TV in Boston, between one-half and three-quarters of all expectant parents now want to learn the sex of their baby before delivery. This latest home gender test will allow pregnant moms to know before they're even showing