One of the pregnancy signs that must be observed is the unusual increase in weight, especially since it has been believed that weight could be a factor on how the baby would be once born. A group of U.S. researchers revealed that women who gained significant amount of weight during pregnancy may have bigger babies [...]
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Sarah Palin admits shock over daughter’s early pregnancy
Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin admitted through an exclusive interview with Barbara Walters that she was shocked to find out the early pregnancy of her daughter, although she stressed that the family supported her through the pregnancy and birth of her child.
The interview was aired on “Good Morning America” and will be shown in [...]
Multi-million pound teenage pregnancy program scrapped
A multi-million pound teenage pregnancy program has been reportedly scrapped after a recent research study revealed that it did not effectively aid in reducing births among teens.
The Young People’s Development Program (YPDP) is a support group created to provide advice and aid to pregnant teenagers. This has been implemented in 27 areas of Great Britain [...]
Teenage pregnancy increases girls risk of getting obese
New research revealed that teenage pregnancy can increase a girl’s tendency to become very fat or obese in later years as compared to those who don’t get pregnant.
According to Dr. Erica Gunderson of Kaiser Permanente, findings revealed that “adolescence has been identified as one of the critical periods of development that set the stage for [...]
British government proposes contraceptive injections to avoid teenage pregnancy
The British government reportedly proposed a resolution that would allow teenage girls to avail of contraceptive injections without consent from their parents. These efforts are made to avoid the increase of teenage pregnancy incidents.
This move solicited protests from several medical experts and parents, stating that it would only encourage the teenagers to conduct premarital sex [...]
How likely is Teenage Pregnancy?
Becoming pregnant at an early age can give enormous anxiety and stress to the young woman and her family. However, once a teenage woman gets pregnant, there is almost nothing that you can do but support the teenage woman and help her make the wisest and most important decision at this time. The parents and [...]