Miscarriage

Amanda Kehler packed away the baby book where she had been keeping track of her doctors' appointments and how she was feeling. She boxed up the baby outfits she had been so excited to receive from her grandmother and sisters, along with every other...

By Brendan O'Brien Milwaukee, May 11 (Reuters) - The murder case prosecutors hope to bring against accused Cleveland abductor Ariel Castro, who police say induced several miscarriages by beating and starving one young woman, will be complicated by a lack...

Heath Mendenhall could hardly wait to tell everyone. Immediately after the first prenatal visit and ultrasound, he wanted to share the news that he and his wife, Missy, were about eight weeks pregnant. But he knew better. Granted, the baby's heart...

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com. April 29, 2013 Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...

HOUSTON -- Attorneys for a pregnant Texas girl who sued her parents after alleging that they tried to force her to have an abortion have negotiated an agreement allowing her to keep the baby. “This is a tremendous victory and another life has been...

An adoption case manager contacted detectives to report Jaime Suzanne Ritchhart had given them  paperwork indicating that she was pregnant and then signed a contract to place her expected child up for adoption. The case manager also told detectives that...

Kim Kardashian is taking this "mommy blog" thing pretty seriously, and the latest post in the pregnant star's mommy blog category is all about staying healthy. The reality TV star, who is pregnant with rapper Kanye West's baby, debuted the series of...

When Ramona Burton became pregnant with her second child this year, the 37-year-old knew that her age put her baby at an elevated risk for Down syndrome, even though screening with ultrasound and standard blood tests raised no warning flags. Burton...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting the flu vaccine while pregnant does not increase the odds that the fetus will die in the womb, according to a new study of tens of thousands of women in Norway. Although fetal deaths were rare during the study, they...

As a very pregnant and very red Kim storms out of a brunch date with the other women, this episode of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," just may mark the end of Kim's relationship with the rest of the women. She attempted to wiggle her way out of...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New, non-invasive tests for chromosomal disorders should be reserved for pregnant women with a higher-than-average risk of having a baby with Down syndrome, doctors said this week. The screening tests, which find small amounts...

Al-Anon is a support group for people who are affected by someone else's drinking. For information, call (574) 236-5736. Web: www.michianaalanon.org. A group meets at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Madison Center's Quiet Care, 533 N. Niles Ave., South Bend. Call...