When Carrie (not her real name) was 33, she discovered she was pregnant for the fourth time. For the married Ottawa-area mother of three, the pregnancy was the product of an affair. They had used condoms all but once and, while she knew the risks of getting pregnant, they seemed small, given her age and the fact that she’d struggled with serious health complications in her last two pregnancies.
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A New Kind of Midlife Crisis: Unwanted Pregnancies
When Carrie (not her real name) was 33, she discovered she was pregnant for the fourth time. For the married Ottawa-area mother of three, the pregnancy was the product of an affair. They had used condoms all but once and, while she knew the risks of getting pregnant, they seemed small, given her age and the fact that she’d struggled with serious health complications in her last two pregnancies.
IVF Technique That Tests Embryos for Genetic Disorders Has First Success
UK doctors report first pregnancy from new procedure in couple who had high risk of passing on lethal disease to their child.
Moms Pick Best Embryos From a Petri Dish With New Tool
Women in the U.S. having trouble conceiving the natural way now may use a new tool to help choose the lab-dish embryo most likely to result in a pregnancy.
Contraception Decision-Making: What Are Women’s Priorities?
This study, which surveyed 417 women aged 15-45 years and 188 contraceptive care providers in 2013, found important differences in what matters most to these two groups when it comes to discussing and deciding on a contraceptive method. Women’s most important question when choosing a contraceptive was “Is it safe?” – this was in the top three questions for 42% of women but only 21% of providers. Alternatively, providers’ most important question was “How is it used?”. Information on side effects and how a method actually works to prevent pregnancy was also a higher priority for women than for providers.
The International Congress of Midwives
Experts urge global leaders to recognise midwifery’s “vital potential” to save lives of women and infants worldwide
Midwifery has a crucial part to play in saving the lives of millions of women and children who die during and around the time of pregnancy, according to a major new Series, published in The Lancet.
47 and Pregnant: The New Baby Boom on the Rise
As a grandmother and mother to four women, Tammy Guarino was about to embark on a life of traveling and relaxing with her husband. However, this year the 47-year-old got the news that her family would be growing. “I just couldn’t believe it. I had been on the pill for 25 years and I got off. Then, eight days later I was pregnant,” said Guarino. She thought her pregnancy days were over, especially being in her late 40s. However, her doctor confirmed the news, making her his oldest expecting patient.
7 Fertility Myths, Busted
There are many things couples trying to have a baby can do to boost their chances of pregnancy. But there is also a lot of misinformation out there about fertility, so experts say people should be careful about which advice they heed.
Embryo Screening Gives Couples Hope for Healthy Pregnancy(2)
Five months into her first pregnancy, Christina Lee learned the baby she was carrying would not survive.
DNA Test Uncovers Clues to Past Miscarriages
DNA analysis of tissue archived from dilation and curettage (D&C) procedures after miscarriage can identify chromosomal abnormalities that might have caused the pregnancy loss, according to a study published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.