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Even FedEx couldn't have delivered this bundle any faster. A day after a 22-year-old Haitian woman gave birth aboard an American Airlines flight from Port-au-Prince to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, she was resting comfortably Saturday with her newborn son at Broward General Medical Center. "Mom is here with the baby, and they're both doing very well,'' said hospital spokeswoman Cathy Schwartz, who said the new mother had requested anonymity. A doctor aboard the flight, assisted by the flight crew, helped deliver the baby at 6:53 p.m. Friday — 37 minutes before the plane landed, Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman Mike...

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An ultrasound image of an unborn child. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 5, 2010 / 08:05 am (CNA).- Oklahoma’s attorney general has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new state law that requires abortionists to give an ultrasound to pregnant women and describe their unborn children before they get an abortion.Tony Lauinger, state chairman of Oklahomans for Life and vice president of the National Right to Life Committee, said his group was sorry to see the law’s implementation delayed."This has been a long process and apparently it will be a little longer," he continued, according to the Associated Press.He said that...

<p>Jessie Canfield was attending a surprise birthday party with family and friends when she began feeling discomfort and cramping then ducked into a bedroom for several hours. Partygoers told police she said nothing about giving birth to a 6-pound baby girl.</p>

A proposed Utah law that would open women who suffer a miscarriage to possible criminal prosecution and life imprisonment has enraged feminists and civil rights activists across the United States. Adopted overwhelmingly by both sides of the state legislature in Salt Lake City earlier this month, the draft bill is now awaiting the signature of the state's Republican Governor, Gary Herbert. It is not clear if the growing national controversy surrounding the proposed law will slow or even stay his pen. While the main thrust of the law is to enable prosecutors in the majority-Mormon state to pursue women...

Bristol Palin is about to make her debut on the small screen on ABC Family Television’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager. ABC announced Tuesday Bristol will play herself on the ABC Family show. According to the network, Bristol will play a friend of the show’s main character, Amy. The show has recently focused on how Amy reacts to an unexpected pregnancy. “I am thrilled to be on this show and to be part of a program that educates teens and young adults about the consequences of teen pregnancy,” Bristol said in a statement provided by ABC.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gentle manipulation from an osteopathic doctor may relieve late-pregnancy back pain that frequently hinders bending, lifting, or walking, findings from a small study hint. Doctors in osteopathic medicine (DOs) are medical doctors additionally trained in gentle manipulative techniques to help restore function, range of motion, and lessen pain in bones and adjoining muscles supporting the neck, back, chest, shoulders, and hips. Osteopathic manipulation may particularly benefit pregnant women seeking medication-free back pain relief, note Dr. John C. Licciardone and colleagues at University of Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. The study, in the American...