Pregnancy and Birth

Discovery of gene variant for cleft lip (News-Medical-Net)

6 Oct 2008

About 20 percent of isolated cleft lip, one of the world's most common birth defects, may be due to a one-letter difference in the DNA sequence of a gene involved in facial development, researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health report.

New Survey Shows Pregnant Women Unaware, Misinformed about Flu Shot Benefits During Pregnancy (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

6 Oct 2008

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Reports show teen birth rate up for first time in fifteen yearsby Jane Lee (The Thomaston Times)

6 Oct 2008

According to a report put out by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (FIFCFS), the teen birth rate is up for the first time in 15 years.