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Sex of Fetus May Matter When COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
She Used Pills to Medically Abort -- But Had a Dangerous Ectopic Pregnancy
Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?
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Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
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Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
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Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study
States That Restrict Abortions Have More Maternal, Infant Deaths
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Strict, Costly Measures Needed to Reopen Schools: Study
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
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Summer Safety Tips for the Great Outdoors
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Survival Improves for Babies of America's Youngest Moms
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Symptomatic COVID Could Bring on Emergency Delivery in Pregnant Women
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THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
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Troubling Rise Seen in Both COVID, RSV Cases Among Children
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Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
U.S. Doctors on the Frontlines of Hepatitis Outbreak Striking Kids
U.S. Home Births Reach Highest Level in Three Decades
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U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Pediatricians, Psychiatrists Declare 'Emergency' in Child Mental Health
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When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
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Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
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Women With Migraines Face Higher Odds for Complications in Pregnancy
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
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