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Being pregnant can take a lot out of you. In this circumstance, staying healthy is your best option. It is also important to keep up to date with the latest news and research on pregnancy. This can help woman to feel more involved in the process and shed light on medical treatments that can help the growth and health of your baby.

Scientists at King's College in London have devised a new test that can accurately predict which women will have healthy pregnancies and which will get pre-eclampsia. This potentially fatal condition can also lead to kidney and liver damage, blood clotting and seizures.

It's tricky to diagnose so anything that can help is good news. Every year this condition is responsible for the deaths of 7 to 10 women in the UK and over 1,000 babies, and it's also responsible for a quarter of all premature births. Anyone who's previously suffered from pre-eclampsia or has chronic high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disorder or migraines is at increased risk.

Those who are also obese and outside the age range of 18 to 40 are more susceptible as well. Yet it also affects one in 20 first pregnancies, including those in healthy women. The new test can assess a woman's risk accurately according to certain factors.

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A new research study from The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry reveals that mothers who breastfeed their new born babies exclusively, as opposed to using formula, are more likely to bond emotionally with their child during the first few months after delivery. This is the first paper that examines the underlying neurobiological mechanisms as a function of breastfeeding, and connects brain activity with maternal behaviors among mothers.

The findings highlight the dramatic relationship between breastfeeding, brain activity and parenting behaviors. The survey candidates were breastfeeding mothers; the results showed that the breastfeeding mothers had greater responses to their baby's cry in brain regions that are related to care-giving behavior and empathy than mothers who relied on using formula as their baby's main food

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MLB Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis was criticized in the media for choosing to witness the childbirth of his second daughter instead of throwing a scheduled start. Lewis became the first player in Major League Baseball to utilize the league's new paternity leave list, which allows players 24 to 72 hours leave. Lewis' wife Jenny gave birth to their daughter Elizabeth Grace last Wednesday in Bakersfield, California.

A columnist at the Dallas Observer, Richie Whitt, was most critical of Lewis' decision and now he is taking heat from his colleagues over his editorial. NBC Sports' writer Craig Calcaterra called Whitt a "troll" and an "idiot" for his insensitive comments, where he suggested that attending a funeral would have been an excusable reason to miss a start but not a childbirth.