A Mother's Diet Influences the Gender of Her Future Child
	There are couples give birth to so many babies they could literally form a football team, and all because of their desire of having a daughter. Others end up with a group of cheerleaders but a boy fails to make himself present. The answer is simpler than thought: a new study carried out at the Universities of Exeter and Oxford shows for the first time the connection between a child's gender and the mother's energy intake around t ... [read more >>]
	23 April 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Four-Day-Dead Soldier's Sperm for Fertilization
	If this intercession succeeds, it would be a world's first. A soldier's widow has achieved success in having sperm taken from his body and frozen four days after he died in Iraq. Sgt. Dayne Darren Dhanoolal, 26, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armour Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, in west Georgia, died on March 31 because of an explosion that occurred near his vehicle, in Baghdad. Hi ... [read more >>]
	09 April 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Marijuana + Alcoohol = Massive Brain Cell Death
	Marijuana is by far the most common illicit drug in the western world. However, pregnant women should be aware that this drug could affect severely the brain development of the children in their wombs. THC, the main active chemical of marijuana, enters into the fetal blood causing intrauterine growth retardation and a temporary syndrome comprising lethargy and lowered muscle tone, but also, on long term, attention deficits, learn ... [read more >>]
	09 April 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Eva Herzigova, Naked and Pregnant
	Eva Herzigova is definitely one of the hottest supermodels of the past 20 years. Her career began at the tender age of 16, and she went on to conquer the European fashion scene to the point where she was dubbed the "Marilyn of the 1990s". As a member of Thomas Zeumer's Metropolitan Models, she featured in just about everything from the Victoria's Secret catalog to Playboy or Sports Illustrated. Herzigo ... [read more >>]
	09 April 2008, 03:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Soil Eating, a Very Dangerous Habit
	Human habits are extremely diverse worldwide. But some really leave you stunned. And while we are searching for remote galaxies and worlds in the sky, some things seem to belong to other worlds. You can imagine the shock of Shamsunnahar Hena, a gynecologist in a Bangladesh hospital, when her pregnant patient said she had been eating half a kilogram (1.1 pounds) of soil every day since she got pregnant. An increasing number of pregna ... [read more >>]
	02 April 2008, 14:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

A 5-Month Pregnant Man
	Remember the movie "Junior" featuring the current governor of California in the main role? It reached a subject of ethic and religious debate. Well, in an era when many SF movie devices turn into reality, you should not wonder about this next piece of news: there is a pregnant man. Legally, he is classified as male, but in fact, this five-month pregnant Oregon man is a transsexual. Thomas Beatie said he kept his female reprod ... [read more >>]
	27 March 2008, 14:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Britney Spears Looks Pregnant in "How I Met Your Mother"
	Britney Spears made her highly anticipated small screen "comeback" with a cameo in the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother". It was definitely nothing big (as in fact we had been previously warned), but as it usually happens with all things Britney does, the popwreck's short TV interlude drew a lot of attention, and has been in the headlines for weeks before the episode featuring Britney aired. You can check out the ... [read more >>]
	25 March 2008, 05:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Say What? She Might Be Engaged?
	Since it's Monday, we're all slightly depressed and still struggling to deal with the fact that the weekend is long gone – so what better way to cope with it than by having a few good laughs. Well, that and getting the latest gossip out there, the juicy bits and pieces we've been longing for ever since our morning coffee. So, here goes – funniest piece of news I read today. I do have to warn you, though – it's about Par ... [read more >>]
	10 March 2008, 08:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Angelina Jolie Lets the Belly Do the Talking
	Everyone, beware! Angelia and Brad are taking over the world, one kid at a time. No, this time I actually mean that the literal way – and yes, I must give Angelina props for settling the debate on whether or not she really is pregnant in a subtle, classy, and yet definitive way. So, people, as you can see for y ... [read more >>]
	25 February 2008, 02:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Jessica Alba: Hot, Pregnant and Dumb
	Jessica Alba really is starting to become annoying. OK, I'll be fair – she's beyond annoying, and talking more and more nonsense every day. I really think someone should take her to the hospital and check her hormone level – or maybe just take her to a nice, freshly painted house somewhere in an idyllic scenery in the south of France and keep her there until she gives birth. I'll make it even clearer: a nice, isola ... [read more >>]
	08 February 2008, 10:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Make Way for the Would-Be Spears Trainwreck Number Two...
	I have very, very bad news for the people living in California. It would seem that L.A. has turned into a magnet for some of the world's most controversial trainwrecks. Does the name "Britney Jean Spears" ring a bell to you? I'm sure it must. Kidding. Well, I know we all thought the world was a safer place now that Brit Brit was safely locked up in the psych ward of the UCLA Medical Center, but we were wrong. Now that o ... [read more >>]
	05 February 2008, 10:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Jessica Alba Loves Her Boobs, Is Worried about the Paparazzi
	Jessica Alba has long had the rather unflattering reputation of a whiner – or, to be more precise, one of those celebrities who have no problem with promoting themselves as actresses and enjoying all the comforts and privileges of being a celebrity, and yet are frightened to death of smiling and of doing those small little things that celebrities do to show their appreciation towards their fans. And as I said in the past, it's quit ... [read more >>]
	01 February 2008, 09:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Coffee Doubles the Risk of Miscarriage!
	There's no breakfast without coffee, and coffee is clearly the world's most important legal trade crop. Some researchers are trying to highlight the beneficial effects that coffee has on our health, whereas others look at it as the devil’s beverage. There are voices saying that it’s rather a bogus. But this is for sure: pregnancy and coffee do not match. Many previous researches showed that too much coffee provoked low birth ... [read more >>]
	21 January 2008, 04:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Queen of All Sexy Bodies, Pregnant?
	It looks like all the famous ladies out there decided to get pregnant this year – and now I'm afraid I have to deliver all you guys out there a piece of bad news: one of the world's best-paid, most famous supermodels, Alessandra Ambrosio, might be taking a stroll down the old pregnancy lane, as many of ... [read more >>]
	16 January 2008, 09:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pammy's Pregnant Boobs... I Mean, Brains Are Getting a Divorce
	It's official! All you people living in the Los Angeles area, stop drinking the water, stop breathing the air (I don't really know what alternative to offer on that one) and start heading out of town – fast. There's a pregnancy epidemic going round, and by the looks of it, no one is safe. I find it very hard to keep track of all the stars (from A to D listers) who were touched by the pregnancy bug lately, and I think[ADMARK= ... [read more >>]
	10 January 2008, 02:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Jessica Sierra: Sex Tape AND Baby Coming Up!
	Remember Jessica Sierra? That's right, the drugged-out American Idol finalist who... well, didn't win American Idol but sure knew how to make herself famous – and fast. This lovely lady is currently sitting on her pretty a*s in jail, where she ended up for being a very naughty girl. She's charged with parole violation, disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest without violence – among other things, and is of cou ... [read more >>]
	21 December 2007, 04:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Spears Double Crazy Double Baby Drama: Here It Goes!
	I never believed this would ever happen – and even now I keep checking myself in the mirror and telling myself I have to wake up from this nightmare. But there's no escaping the Spears family drama – and now that it's exploded, there's no stopping it. So, what are the crazy Spears sisters up to now? Well, if we are to believe the rumors we're heading for some massive double baby drama: Jamie Lynn seems to have been dump ... [read more >>]
	20 December 2007, 09:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Newsflash: Britney's Underage Sister Is Pregnant!
	Now, if seeing the Princess of Pop making two babies in a row with a man who, at the time, we considered not even good enough to clean her shoes, was not enough to make you go all "Doh!", and if you still are not convinced that the Spears women are fighting a constant and never-ending battle with contraceptives (yes, I am talking about all those Brit-related pregnancy rumors and her own words on safe sex), here's something t ... [read more >>]
	19 December 2007, 03:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

J.Lo's Pregnant Self Goes into Hibernation
	Jennifer Lopez is not known as the lady with the most endearing personality out there, and I have a shrewed suspicion pregnancy hormones running wild did not improve matters. I really don't know if I am to feel pity for her husband or to just think it's all part of the amazing experience of being pregnant. I was sort of leaning towards the last option, but then this piece of news came in about how J.Lo is "freaked ... [read more >>]
	18 December 2007, 09:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

What Do You Know: Jennifer Love Hewitt Is Pregnant Too
	I think that someone should declare a state of emergency in Hollywood – and fast. There's some sort of epidemic going round, and more and more women are being affected. I'm not sure whether it's in the water, or maybe in the air – but it's happening, and there's plenty of proof that something is not exactly right in La La land. Something, in fact, is quite wrong. I'm talking, of course, about the celebrity pre ... [read more >>]
	17 December 2007, 04:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Why Don't Pregnant Women Lose Balance?
	You may wonder how pregnant women, with those continuously growing bellies, don't lose balance, toppling over. A new Harvard research published in "Nature" has found some evolutionary tricks: slight differences from men in the lower backs and hip joints enable women to cope with pregnancy. And the adaptive pattern was spotted only in women and the females of our immediate ancestors who were bipedal (walked on two feet), but ... [read more >>]
	13 December 2007, 03:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

It's Official: Jessica Alba Is Pregnant!
	Jessica Alba, ladies and gentlemen, is pregnant. Now, see? Isn't it a good thing when celebrities who are pregnant confirm it right from the start and don't mess around with our nerves? So, maybe Jessica – whom FHM appointed 2007’s Sexiest Woman in the World – should have a word or two with the likes of Christina Aguillera and Jennifer Lopez and teach them a couple of things about not pulling media stunts and not stubbornly keepi ... [read more >>]
	12 December 2007, 09:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Now THIS Is How You Rock That Baby Bump!
	I am finally happy to be able to write about a true lady who definitely puts the sexiness back in celebrity pregnancy, after the likes of Britney Spears and (more recently) Christina Aguillera have taken the whole "pregnant and sexy" trend to an extreme which I must admit I didn't particularly enjoy – or at least, I didn't enjoy it as much as I was expected to, being an entertainment columnist and all (in case you want ... [read more >>]
	05 December 2007, 05:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Christina Aguillera – Naked and Pregnant
	Now, ladies and gentlemen, THIS is how you rock it! Christina Aguilera sure took a long time to confirm her pregnancy, but once she did, she sure pulled out all the stops... and is gracing the cover of Marie Claire magazine... proudly showing off her pregnant belly. I should also add she's stark naked – well, except for a fancy pair of Christian Louboutin shoes. I'm not sure what to say about this – ever since those Br ... [read more >>]
	29 November 2007, 04:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

OH, NO: Please, Tell Me Britney Is Not PREGNANT AGAIN...
	This crazy piece of news is really making me wonder whether there's really any order in this universe...and when I say order, I mean some sort of angel of vengeance waiting out there with a big fiery spear in his hands, ready to strike us the moment we do something really, really stupid after repeatedly being warned that we shouldn't do that something which is, as I was saying, really, really stupid. In which case, we wouldn& ... [read more >>]
	29 November 2007, 03:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mothers with Lower Blood-Sugar Levels Will Have Girls
	Apparently, carnivorous mothers give birth to boys and chocolate-addicted ones to girls. But even if seems funny, what a mother eats seems to really bias the sex of her offspring, as revealed by a new research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Low blood-sugar amounts seem to boost the birth of females. It seems that gender is not just an issue of sex chromosomes. Earlier researches had pointed that single mothers a ... [read more >>]
	28 November 2007, 02:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Top 6 Health Benefits Delivered by the Lymphatic Massage
	The lymphatic massage is a delicate, light form favoring the lymph flow. It is based on light, rhythmic and constant movements, only touching the skin, with an almost non-perceptible pressure. Being so fine, the patient may perceive it as useless, but after two-three sessions, its benefits can be seen. A lymph massage session lasts at least for one hour. Unlike the blood, the lymph is not pumped by the heart, moving slowly due to stimu ... [read more >>]
	23 November 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Christina Aguillera's Pregnant Vagina Takes The Stand
	I have no idea who decided it was time for a revival of the "pussy-flashing" era, but Christina Aguillera definitely decided to act as ice breaker...and I'm sure Britney and Paris are both extremely jealous, banging their heads against the wall just about now. I mean, sure, they too were expert vagina flashers, but none of them were pregnant at the time...plus there's the whole attitude thing, the "look at me, I&# ... [read more >>]
	21 November 2007, 03:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

What's the Purpose of Menopause in Women?
	We are a very odd species in many ways. For example, female animals too experience menopause and become sterile after a certain age, but this means a very close end to their lives. But women start releasing mature eggs at puberty age, and menstruation is installed at around the age of 13. By the age of 50, the egg release stops and women can outlive this on average some 25 to 30 years. Biologists have been trying to explain this phenom ... [read more >>]
	01 November 2007, 09:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Jennifer Lopez Is Having a Pretty Bad Year - Oh, Well, At Least She's Pregnant
	Jennifer Lopez is not having the best time of her life – professionally speaking, that is. But there is an upside to her new album tanking, to her label being close to dumping her and to her new movie being a complete flop and being released straight to DVD in January when it is released. You guessed it – yet another celebrity has joined the "confirm Jennifer is pregnant" bandwagon, and thankfully this time it's no ... [read more >>]
	01 November 2007, 07:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Smoking Mothers Will Have Obese Children
	Nicotine pumped by smoking mothers into their babies growing inside the wombs is known to affect the brain's development, causing long-term behavioral and learning impairment. A 2007 research found that nicotine in the breast milk shortens a baby's sleep time. And this new Japanese research points to another blow to the overall health: Mothers smoking in the first three moths of pregnancy will deliver children that ... [read more >>]
	01 November 2007, 05:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Never-Before Seen Anna Nicole Smith Video Footage Tells Tragic Story
	Dead people should be allowed to rest in peace – or so it is said, but when it comes to tragic blonde Anna Nicole Smith and the mysteries that surround part of her life and her death, that's not quite so. And if you thought the story of her life and death was a closed book, think again: Fox has just aired some never-before seen video footage of Anna, and it's not pretty. The disturbing material shows an eight month pregnant Anna ... [read more >>]
	24 October 2007, 05:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Having Sex Before Giving Birth Does Not Trigger Labor!
	Most pregnant women stop having sex a few weeks before giving birth, as there is a widespread idea that having sex late in pregnancy could trigger labor. But this was found to be just a myth by a team led by Dr Peng Chiong Tan of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "This study is not the final word on the subject. Further research in this area is needed - particularly in a less 'pressure cooker' situation ... [read more >>]
	20 October 2007, 06:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Drinking Mothers Deliver Boys with Abnormal Testicles
	In almost half the cases, man is the cause of a couple's infertility. In the last 4 decades, male fertility has been plummeting in developed countries, with sperm count decreasing by 1.5 % annually in the US and 3% in Europe and Australia. This, combined with the tendency of later pregnancies (that is after a woman’s fertility peak has passed) in Western populations, results in increasingly more couples having difficulties in conceivi ... [read more >>]
	10 October 2007, 14:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Halle Berry Just Won't Shut Up about Her Gorgeous Man
	I know Halle Berry can be pretty annoying at times – and I had a feeling her pregnancy might at some point bring out that particular side of hers – but I'm sure it's all due to hormones. And besides, it's cute to be pregnancy scared these days – it will make for a nice Oprah interview once she gives birth and puts silly fears along the lines of "I'm scared I'm going to have an ugly baby" behind her. A ... [read more >>]
	03 October 2007, 04:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Big Mamas Have Baby Boys
	Naturally, about 103-106 boys are born, as compared to 100 girls (a birth sex ratio of 1.03-1.06). But as boys are weaker, at the adult age there will be a sex ratio of about 100:100 (or 1). In the last decades, there has been registered a decrease in the number of baby boys born as compared to girls in industrialized countries, like Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Japan and the United States, even if there are still more baby boys ... [read more >>]
	25 September 2007, 05:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nicole Richie Is Really, Really Pregnant
	Isn't it sort of weird to see Nicole Richie pregnant? Don't get me wrong – it's not the pregnant part that I find just a bit strange – after all, pregnant is the way to go if you want to be the IT lady this season. Just look at all the celebrities either already pregnant, hoping to get pregnant, trying to get pregnant again or recovering from having been pregnant and just giving birth. Just think about it: Salma Hayek an ... [read more >>]
	24 September 2007, 04:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Jennifer Lopez Is Officially Pregnant
	It's official – Jennifer Lopez is finally pregnant. She hasn't made it public yet – but a friend confirmed that the singer was given the good news after she had an ultrasound on September 12th. The friend also stated that "the test calculated that she was about 12 weeks pregnant. She’s due in the spring". This is great news for the 38-year old Jennifer. She and husband Marc Anthony have been trying to have ... [read more >>]
	19 September 2007, 03:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Is Angelina Pregnant Again?
	If this is true, then I guess we're all in for some long months of rumors and speculation. The fact is, it wouldn't come as a very big surprise, given that both Angelina and Brad have openly and repeatedly stated that they want more children. "Brad and I would like to have more kids", Angelina stated recently, in an interview which promoted her latest film called "A Mighty Heart". "I've always wa ... [read more >>]
	17 September 2007, 08:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Shock of the Day: Nicole Richie IS Pregnant!
	For weeks now we've been hearing nothing but rumors and speculations about Nicole Richie being pregnant. At first, the entire world went like 'What? She can't have a baby! She can barely take care of herself!' but, in time, as the dust began to settle and the 'Simple Life' star was still not making any kind of statement, we all believed that the whole thing had been nothing but idle talk. And this just goes to ... [read more >>]
	01 August 2007, 09:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Over 50 % of the Whales Killed Annually by the Japanese Whalers Are Pregnant!
	Japan is considered one of the nations with the highest technology and assumes one of the highest life standards. That's why it's a shame that Japan is still defying the international ban of commercial whaling, which could lead to the extinction of 5 out of 13 great whale species. The abundance of whale meat delivered by a program aimed for the scientific research is really interesting, as Japan actually defines its annual ... [read more >>]
	31 July 2007, 04:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pregnant XTina Is Not OK
	Although there is no official confirmation, the entire world knows that Christina Aguilera is pregnant. Amidst rumors that she has her figure-hugging outfits altered weekly to fit her changing body and various sources coming out and stating for a fact that she is with child (including her very father, who was contacted by the media a while back and was more than happy to corroborate the story that was already circulating in the press), the ... [read more >>]
	30 July 2007, 06:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Ashlee Simpson Is Next in Line for the Wedding Bells?
	So "Live Earth" brought us good music with a peaceful message, like saving the planet and stuff. It looks like this event has brought much more to the (now) blonde Ashlee as her boyfriend, rocker Pete Wentz, who asked her to marry him. According to sources, Pete did it like in the movies, on one knee and with a huge ring. Also, some say that Ashlee is also pregnant, that's why the sudden hurry over the wedding. The couple tr ... [read more >>]
	18 July 2007, 09:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Teen Pregnancies Have Reached Record Low
	It seems that nowadays girls do not get fooled so easily anymore. A new report revealed that currently, less high school students are having sex, and condom use is on the rise. This triggered a record for the fewest teen pregnancies. Now more young people are also finishing high school and more little kids are being read to, as found by this governmental approach on the well-being of the nation's children. "The impl ... [read more >>]
	14 July 2007, 05:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Obese Mothers Deliver Sick Children
	Smoking and drinking scare most of the pregnant women, but for most of them, pregnancy is a pretext to pig out. "Physicians need to be aggressively counseling women about the importance of starting pregnancy at a healthy weight," said Temple University obstetrician-gynecologist, Dr. Vani Dandolu. His team discovered that obesity, increasingly common in pregnant women, raises the risk for C-Section, enables them to breastfe ... [read more >>]
	13 July 2007, 03:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Christina Aguilera Pregnant
	Christina Aguilera and her husband Jordan Bratman have been telling friends that they are expecting their first baby by the end of this year. Or at least that's what the "New York Post" is saying. According to their source, which is a close friend of the couple, Christina is three months pregnant and should soon be announcing her pregnancy to the media, as it will soon start to show on her. It is said that Xt ... [read more >>]
	23 June 2007, 04:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Extra Iron Can Be Harmful
	Too much of anything, be it even a good thing, may result harmful. Iron is often taken against anemia, as it raises the blood's number of red blood cells. In pregnancy, women are preventively prescribed iron and many take extra iron separately or in a multivitamin pill. But a new research at Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran, found that healthy pregnant women taking iron supplements experienced blood pressure problems. The res ... [read more >>]
	31 May 2007, 09:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sex Problems and Resuming Sex after Birth, Linked to Race
	A new research made at Birmingham, UK, found that about 33 % of women still experience painful sexual intercourse a year after they gave birth and less than 15 % were completely recovered. The research was made on 482 women, aged over 16 and from all ethnic groups, who followed a self-administered questionnaire at least a year after their most recent birth and the baby had no congenital abnormalities. "87 % complained of at least ... [read more >>]
	29 March 2007, 07:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Didn't Salma Hayek Use to Be, Like, Really Hot?
	When I'm asking you whether Salma used to be really hot or not, I'm not actually saying that she is ugly now. But, you see, a couple of months ago, her appearance in a magazine or at a press conference was good enough reason to make the entire world go va-voom (and especially guys)! Or have you already forgotten about ... [read more >>]
	07 March 2007, 09:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia