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TMI? Woman to Broadcast Baby's Birth on Live TV
It started out as a blogging gig for a moms-to-be site, but 23-year-old Lynsee, a teacher from Minnesota, decided to take it a step further. Along with her mother, husband, and midwife, she's going to have a cameraman film her giving birth while it's broadcast on live television. (No graphic shots, however.)
Although her husband Anders was hesitant at first, he finally agreed to it.
More Teens Getting Pregnant; Who They Are May Surprise You
We often hear media stories about teenagers from poor and single-parent homes getting pregnant.
Research conducted for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, however, concludes that only 28 percent of people who reported giving birth or fathering children as teens lived in families with incomes below the federal poverty line, and only 30 percent said they were living with a single parent.
Although teens from poor families headed by single mothers are disproportionately likely to become teen mothers, "teen pregnancy is not limited to a particular racial group or socio-economic status or a particular family structure," says Bill Albert, chief program officer for the National Campaign.
Teens to Text For Morning After Pill in UK — Good or Bad Idea?
There are more teen pregnancies in the UK than anywhere else in Europe. It might make sense then, that an experiment was conducted at six secondary schools that were considered "pregnancy hotspots" in Oxfordshire. The experiment?
Sunday Confessional: She's Pregnant With a Stranger's Baby
We're mixing things up this week and taking an anonymous confession from our new Confession Booth group for you all to weigh in on! This confessor finds herself in a serious predicament.
"I just found out I'm four weeks along and don't even know this guy.
Woman Implanted With Wrong Embryo to Give Birth
Carolyn Savage was elated when she was told her implanted embryo had taken, and she was pregnant with her fourth, and last, child. After her first pregnancy, Carolyn faced a host of life-threatening problems, and two of her children had been born prematurely. Determined to have a fourth child, she and her husband Sean resorted to in vitro fertilization.
Test Time! High School to Offer Free Pregnancy, STD Tests
In addition to math, science, and English exams, a New York high school is offering its students an even greater variety of tests: they will now have access to free and confidential pregnancy and STD tests.
Officials at Port Chester High School say they just want to offer students comprehensive health services. The school's clinic, run by Open Door, already offers immunizations, physicals, and vision and hearing tests.
Teen Pregnancy Project Scraped For Causing Pregnancies
The UK has the highest teen pregnancy rate in all of Europe and the second highest in the developed world after the US. Deciding to address the problem, the UK dedicated millions of pounds to a project aimed at at-risk youth. Now, that project has been abandoned because it was unsuccessful in cutting conceptions.
Say What? Bristol Palin Ignores the Safe-Sex Option
"Girls need to imagine and picture their life with a screaming newborn baby and then think before they have sex . . .
Scared Sexless: Ad Shows Teen Giving Birth on Playground
A new advertisement, produced by the UK's National Health Service, realistically depicts a screaming schoolgirl giving birth on a playground amid a chaotic crowd of students. Before you watch, beware: the content is graphic.
Government officials behind the spot explain that pamphlets and posters have been ineffective in getting the message out about teen pregnancy prevention.
Are Celebrities Turning Single Motherhood Into a Trend?
First comes marriage? Not if you listen to statistics from the UK and US. More women, in fact, are having babies out of wedlock.
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