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In a study of 4,000 pregnant women, fish accounted for only 7 percent of blood mercury levels. JackF/iStockphoto.com hide caption
That's how it's supposed to work. But for most new moms, breast-feeding doesn't come easily, a study finds. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Does a glass or two of wine during pregnancy really increase the child's health risks? Epigenetics may help scientists figure that out. Katherine Streeter for NPR hide caption
Pregnant doctors are less likely than other women to deliver their babies via C-section, recent research suggests. Economists say that may be because the physician patients feel more empowered to question the obstetrician. iStockphoto.com hide caption
A midwife holds a newborn at Rabia Balkhi Women's Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Jonathan Saruk/International Medical Corps hide caption
Almost half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended. Rudyanto Wijaya/iStockphoto.com hide caption
Young women can get health insurance through a parent, but it doesn't always include maternity care. iStockphoto.com hide caption
The baby's going to be fine, but what about your pocketbook? iStockphoto.com hide caption
Doctors use tissue slides like this one of the ovary's outer cortex to confirm a woman's ovarian reserve. It's also the the ovary tissue that's removed in an ovarian transplant. Courtesy of the Infertility Center of St. Louis hide caption
Chance To Pause Biological Clock With Ovarian Transplant Stirs Debate
By sequencing a newborn's genome, doctors could screen for more genetic conditions. But parents could be confronted with confusing or ambiguous data about their baby's health. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Could that be a yawn? An ultrasound scan catches an opened-mouth fetus. Courtesy of A Little Insight 3D 4D Ultrasound. hide caption
How much longer could Junior really stay in there? Olivier Lantzendorffer/iStockphoto.com hide caption