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		<title>Carrier Screen Test For Cystic Fibrosis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This test is available to all pregnant women and also to their  partners.
CF carrier screen test is performed to determine whether a person  carries the abnormal genetic patterns that cause cystic fibrosis or not.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition. This disease  mainly affects digestion and breathing. Mainly this disease is the result [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepregnancyzone.com/tests-and-procedures/carrier-screen-test-for-cystic-fibrosis/</link>
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		<title>Pre-Pregnancy Exercise May Not Prevent Back Pain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pre-pregnancy physical activity may not influence whether or not a woman will have persistent low back or pelvic pain after pregnancy, suggest researchers from Sweden.
However, about half of the women with persistent lower back or pelvic pain 6 months after delivery reported similar levels of leisure-time physical activity as did women without post-pregnancy back pain, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepregnancyzone.com/health-issues/pre-pregnancy-exercise-may-not-prevent-back-pain/</link>
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		<title>Pregnancy Week 38 - Only Two Weeks Of Pregnancy To Go</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The pregnancy full term has already begun and for some women  this can be the last week of pregnancy.
Just in few days, you will be able to  see your little one in real. From this week onwards, there are only few changes  that take place in you and your baby.
What are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fetal Heart Monitor - A Device Used To Hear Your Baby&#8217;s Heartbeat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The only time you can hear your baby’s heartbeat is when you  visit your doctor for prenatal checkups.
Often, pregnant women who have undergone  through complications or miscarriages during their previous pregnancies are  more anxious in their later pregnancies.
Waiting between the prenatal appointments for updates on  your baby’s growth can be very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepregnancyzone.com/pregnancy-tools/fetal-heart-monitor-a-device-used-to-hear-your-babys-heartbeat/</link>
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		<title>How To Avoid Tension Headaches During Pregnancy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does it seem like everything going wrong during your  pregnancy?
Most women think that something is going wrong with various changes  that take place in their body and suffer with tension headaches during their  precious pregnancy period.
However, it is purely  your imagination and it is only because of pregnancy hormones effect on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepregnancyzone.com/health-issues/how-to-avoid-tension-headaches-during-pregnancy/</link>
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		<title>Chorionic Villus Sampling May Increase Risk Of Hemangiomas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Performing chorionic villus sampling (CVS) for prenatal diagnosis may lead to an increased rate of blood vessel malformations called hemangiomas in infants, according to a review in the November Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.
Dr. Lewis B. Holmes of Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, reviews past research on the possible link between CVS and the development [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepregnancyzone.com/tests-and-procedures/chorionic-villus-sampling-may-increase-risk-of-hemangiomas/</link>
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		<title>Pregnancy Week 37 - Beginning Of Full-Term Pregnancy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The weeks from 37-41 of pregnancy period are considered as  full term pregnancy times.
During this time, labor pains are perfectly normal  and desirable. Some changes that will occur during this week in you and your  baby include:
What are the physical changes that occur in your body during pregnancy week  37?
Regular prenatal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepregnancyzone.com/pregnancy-weeks/pregnancy-week-37-beginning-of-full-term-pregnancy/</link>
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		<title>3 Most Common Birth Control Myths</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to prevent unwanted pregnancies? Are you aware  of birth control myths?
It is very essential for you to be aware with birth  control myths to avoid unwanted pregnancies.
Here are few of most common birth  control myths.

Breast feeding women will not get pregnant
This is very common myth related to birth control, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepregnancyzone.com/pregnancy-prevention/3-most-common-birth-control-myths/</link>
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		<title>A Low Dose Of Caffeine When Pregnant May Damage The Heart Of Offspring For A Lifetime</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study published online in The FASEB Journal shows that the equivalent of one dose of caffeine (just two cups of coffee) ingested during pregnancy may be enough to affect fetal heart development and then reduce heart function over the entire lifespan of the child.
In addition, the researchers also found that this relatively minimal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepregnancyzone.com/pregnancy-issues/a-low-dose-of-caffeine-when-pregnant-may-damage-the-heart-of-offspring-for-a-lifetime/</link>
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		<title>Vitamin D Deficit In Pregnancy Tied To Cesarean Risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vitamin D deficiency greatly  increases a pregnant woman&#8217;s likelihood of having a Cesarean delivery,  U.S. researchers report.
During the two-year study, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center researchers examined the relationship between  vitamin D levels in pregnant women and Cesarean section.
Of the 253 women  in the study, 43 (17 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thepregnancyzone.com/prenatal-care/vitamin-d-deficit-in-pregnancy-tied-to-cesarean-risk/</link>
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