Hilary Duff, new mother to 22-month-old son Luca, is volunteering her time to help the March of Dimes raise funds to help give more babies a healthy start in life.
”As a mom, I'm proud to support the March of Dimes helping more women have full term pregnancies and healthy babies. That’s why I walk in March for Babies,” she says in a new public service advertisement. “The money we raise funds research and local programs that help babies overcome the challenges of premature birth and birth defects. Together we can help make healthier babies possible for thousands of families.”
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WhatToExpect.com, the digital home for the world’s best-known pregnancy and parenting brand, announced today the winners of their inaugural awards honoring the best products to add to baby registries. The What To Expect Awards – the first crowd-sourced baby registry – help simplify an often overwhelming experience, as new parents prepare to spend thousands of dollars on products they may have very little experience in choosing. The What To Expect Awards were created to provide parents with help when building their dream baby registries.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60685-everyday-health-what-to-expect-award-winners-best-in-baby-registry
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that Merck for Mothers has launched programs aimed at decreasing the number of women across the United States who die from or suffer severe complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62776-merck-for-mothers-working-to-reduce-maternal-mortality-rate
Duchesnay USA launched a new online video series today about pregnancy health and morning sickness, which many don’t know is a medical condition called Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (NVP). The series, entitled Navigating Morning Sickness, premiered with three videos about pregnancy nutrition, medication safety and the potential impact of NVP on a pregnant woman’s life. Additional new videos will be released throughout November and December.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/64373-duchesnay-usa-online-video-series-pregnancy-morning-sickness
Eighteen years after opening its internationally prominent Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) celebrates 1,000 fetal surgeries – highly complex surgical interventions to repair birth defects in the womb. Approximately 4,000 fetal surgeries have been done worldwide, meaning a quarter of them have been performed at CHOP, the largest number of any hospital in the world.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62038-children-s-hospital-of-philadelphia-celebrates-1000-fetal-surgeries
Providence Place provides adoption information & services for couples waiting to adopt a child. We also offer birth mother services for young women facing an unplanned pregnancy and post adoption services for families you have already adopted.
Visit http://www.thankyoumum.org.au to send your mum a message of thanks! Thank
You Mum is all about giving thanks to the most important women in our
lives - our mums. Mothers hold a special and unique place in all of our
hearts, forming a bond unlike any other. In some parts of
the world however, this magical journey of pregnancy and childbirth is
often unplanned, life threatening and dangerous. Thank You Mum aims to
raise awareness of the importance of maternal health care for some of
the world\'s most vulnerable women.
The Preeclampsia Foundation today released the Illustrated Preeclampsia Symptoms Tear Pad, a patient education tool that was developed in collaboration with health services researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Ill. The tool effectively informs pregnant women, even those with potentially poor literacy, about preeclampsia. Because preeclampsia is a disorder that can have grave consequences for a mother and her unborn baby, the goal is for the tool to offer information in a way that allows women to assimilate and retain knowledge related to preeclampsia, leading them to promptly seek medical attention should they have symptoms related to preeclampsia.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/61626-preeclampsia-foundation-illustrated-symptoms-tear-pad-for-pregnant-women
Asuragen Inc., a leading molecular diagnostics company, today announced results from a study demonstrating that a new molecular test called Xpansion Interpreter® can improve the determination of a woman’s risk of having a child with fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism, compared to existing risk measures. The Xpansion Interpreter Test is based on a technology breakthrough that reveals both the number and position of “interrupting” DNA sequences in the fragile X gene of the mother and more accurately estimates the likelihood that her child will have fragile X syndrome. The study will be published in the April issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics and presented today at the 2013 American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Phoenix, AZ.
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60719-asuragen-xpansion-interpreter-xi-test-data-fragile-x-syndrome-autism
WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD), the leading source of health information, announced today the launch of the WebMD Pregnancy app, a free iPhone® app offering expectant moms WebMD’s physician-reviewed pregnancy information that is customizable to fit a woman’s unique pregnancy. The WebMD Pregnancy App is WebMD’s latest addition to its multi-screen platform approach which provides actionable health information when consumers want it most, enabling them to better manage their health. WebMD is the leader in mobile for health information, with WebMD’s mobile apps for consumers having been downloaded over 16 million times.1
To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60045-webmd-launches-new-pregnancy-app-for-iphone
1appFigures data through December 26, 2012; includes WebMD App, WebMD Baby App, WebMD Pain Coach App
