Pregnancy: Latest News

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska woman pleaded guilty Monday to burning and concealing a fetus after she took medication to end her pregnancy, while prosecutors move forward with a criminal case accusing her mother of illegally helping with the abortion.Prosecutors said Celeste Burgess gave birth to the stillborn fetus about 29 weeks and five days into her pregnancy. She was 17 at the time, but prosecutors charged her as an adult.Burgess, now 18, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of concealing or abandoning a dead body and prosecutors dropped two misdemeanor charges.

Health chiefs and politicians in Trafford are warning that the government risks a major ‘public health crisis’ unless a scheme to help struggling families is improved. Trafford council leader Tom Ross, and Helen Gollins, Trafford council’s director of public health, are now calling on the government to update the Healthy Start Scheme as soon as possible.

A voter arrives at a polling place on March 3, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) The 2024 presidential election is still over a year away, but the field of hopefuls is beginning to fill up, with the Republican field expected to become especially crowded in the coming months.  The field already includes two former presidents hoping to win a second term – Joe Biden and Donald Trump – which has potential to bring about a Biden-vs.-Trump rematch after the last tumultuous presidential election. Here’s all the people who have launched campaigns to win the White House in 2024:Learn more about each candidate below: Tim Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican, firmly won reelection in South Carolina by more than 20 points.

LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska Legislature on Friday approved a 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care for people younger than 19 in a move so contentious that lawmakers on both sides have said they may be unable to work together in the future.Conservative lawmakers called in a visibly ill colleague so they would have enough votes to end a filibuster and pass a bill with both measures. Republican Gov. Jim Pillen, who pushed for the bill, has promised to sign it into law.The mood in the Nebraska Capitol has been volatile since lawmakers on Tuesday advanced by a single vote the hybrid measure that ties together restrictions that Republicans have pursued across the U.S.

her son, The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, arevery close, and the actress and presenter often references him on social media. On Wednesday, she talked about her eldest child again, as she talked about her mental health struggles, as you can see in the video below… Who is Clive Myrie's wife? All there is to know about the Italian Road Trip star's familyLoose Women hosts' heartbreaking splits: Jane Moore, Coleen Nolan and moreInside the 2023 Oscars goodie bagSean Penn and Charlize Theron grace the red carpet togetherThe former Coronation Street star has become known for her candour about her health, particularly her mental health and the fact that she had experienced anxiety and depression after giving birth to Matty.  She recently shared a throwback photo from her pregnancy that showed her bump on full display as she smiled at the camera.

FILE - In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS - Legal arguments over women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion move to a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Wednesday, in a case challenging a Food and Drug Administration decision made more than two decades ago.The closely watched case is likely to wind up at the Supreme Court, which already has intervened to keep the drug, mifepristone, available while the legal fight winds through the courts.The Supreme Court on Friday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

Alabama couple who welcomed a rare set of quadruplets in March are hopeful they will get to bring all four of their babies home soon. Michael and Hannah Carmack found out they’d be expecting quadruplets last Halloween during an ultrasound visit and all they could do was laugh in disbelief. "All of our emotions hit. Really not knowing what to think and all I could do was put my hands on my head and kind of laugh in disbelief like, is this real?" Michael told FOX TV Stations. And while they are not 100% sure, as far as Michael and Hannah know, there are no other twins in their family, and especially not quadruplets. Hannah Carmack with her quadruplets: Evelyn Ann, David Michael, Daniel Joseph and Adeline Grace.

RALEIGH, UNITED STATES - JUNE 24: Abortion rights demonstrators gather to protest against the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case on June 24, 2022 in Raleigh, United States. The Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Tuesday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in the first of two steps necessary to enact the policy over Gov.

Heather Armstrong discusses her life as a professional blogger during an interview in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, July 18, 2008. Armstrong's website, which gets about 4 million hits a month, chronicles her daily life, much of it surrounding her NEW YORK (AP) - The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site Dooce.com and on social media, has died at 47.Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City home.She had two children with her former husband and business partner, Jon Armstrong, began Dooce in 2001 and built it into a lucrative career.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women's access to a widely used abortion pill will stay unchanged or be restricted while a legal challenge to its Food and Drug Administration approval goes on.The justices are weighing arguments that allowing restrictions contained in lower-court rulings to take effect would severely disrupt the availability of the drug, mifepristone, which is used in the most common abortion method in the United States.RELATED: The Supreme Court fight over abortion pill mifepristone: What's next?It has repeatedly been found to be safe and effective, and has been used by more than 5 million women in the U.S. since the FDA approved it in 2000.The Supreme Court had initially said it would decide by Wednesday whether the restrictions could take effect while the case continues.

Charlotte Dawson has shared her relief as she offered her followers a health update during her second pregnancy. The reality star shared the joyous news in February that she and her fiancé Matthew Sarsfield are preparing to welcome their 'rainbow baby' after suffering a heartbreaking miscarriage.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court initially gave itself a deadline of Wednesday to decide whether women seeking access to a widely used abortion pill would face more restrictions while a court case plays out. But on the day of the highly anticipated decision the justices had only this to say: We need more time.In a one-sentence order, the court said it now expects to act by Friday evening.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is deciding whether women will face restrictions in getting a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, while a lawsuit continues.The justices are expected to issue an order on Wednesday in a fast-moving case from Texas in which abortion opponents are seeking to roll back Food and Drug Administration approval of the drug, mifepristone.The drug first won FDA approval in 2000, and conditions on its use have been loosened in recent years, including making it available by mail in states that allow access.The Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, the maker of the drug, want the nation’s highest court to reject limits on mifepristone’s use imposed by lower courts, at least as long as the legal case makes it way through the courts. They say women who want the drug and providers who dispense it will face chaos if limits on the drug take effect.

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WASHINGTON - A drug manufacturer asked the Supreme Court on Friday to preserve access to its abortion drug free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues.Danco Laboratories filed its emergency request with the high court less than two days after an appeals court ruling in a case from Texas that had the effect of tightening the rules under which the drug, mifepristone, can be prescribed and dispensed.The new limits would take effect Saturday unless the court acts before then.The fight over mifepristone lands at the Supreme Court less than a year after conservative justices reversed Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright.An appeal from the Biden administration also is expected.The abortion drug Mifepristone, also known as RU486, is pictured in an abortion clinic February 17, 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand.

PHILADELPHIA - In Philadelphia, the beginning of Black Maternal Health Week kicked off with a three-day event aimed at reducing health disparities. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation is hosting their National Health Equity Forum aimed at reducing inequalities in our healthcare system. Tuesday, the focus was on making sure medical students know how to treat all patients the same—regardless of their race or wealth."It’s not logical. It doesn’t make sense that just the color of your skin can actually directly impact a health outcome," explained Dr.

Reuters. Evidence of virus was discovered in placentas of both mothers.

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Ellie Goulding is super proud of her new album Higher Than Heaven.

While Ferne McCann and her fiancé Lorri Haines won't be finding out their baby's gender until they're born, that has stopped them from speculating on whether their first child will be a boy or girl. In Wednesday night's First Time Mum, the former TOWIE star, 32, shared that she's made a guess as to her baby's gender after suffering with one particular health condition. Discussing her pregnancy with Lorri, Ferne broached the topic of pregnancy side effects, revealing that she's been suffering from migraines.

Love Island star Laura Anderson has slammed people sending her abusive messages online, as she shared screenshots of some comments she's received. The mum-to-be, 33, shared a screenshot of one Instagram message, in which one individual had cruelly told her: "Hope you drown u moron. "A second troll slammed her for candidly discussing her pregnancy as they told her to "get over it.

Former Love Island star Laura Anderson has slammed online trolls who have set out to attack her on social media, as she thanks the "normal" loyal fleet of fans for keeping her sane.

Lea Michele had a terrifying experience on Wednesday as she was forced to rush her two year old son Ever to the hospital. The former Glee star, 36, took to Instagram to ask for "love and strength" revealing that Ever had been taken to hospital over a "scary health issue". Posting on her Instagram Story, Lea explained that she wouldn't be appearing in Wednesday night's performance of Funny Girl, as she wrote: "I’m so sorry but unfortunately I will be out of @FunnyGirlBwy today.

Lea Michele apologized to fans on Wednesday, explaining she would be missing two "Funny Girl" Broadway performances because of her 2-year-old son’s "scary health issue."  "I'm so sorry but unfortunately I will be out of @FunnyGirlBwy today," the "Glee" star, who has been starring in the Broadway revival of the 1964 musical, wrote on her Instagram stories Wednesday. "We are at the hospital with our son dealing with a scary health issue that I need to be here for."  She added, "I'm so sorry.

Ed Sheeran is opening up like never before. The Shape of You singer spoke to Rolli

FILE - Hospital bed. ( Jeffrey Greenberg/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state’s near total ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to abortion when pregnancy risks their health, not just in a medical emergency.It was a narrow win for abortion rights advocates since the U.S.

HOUSTON - Despite the U.S. having a sizable Muslim population, there remains a lot of confusion when it comes to how they worship or practice certain religious rituals like Ramadan, which this year begins Wednesday, March 22 in the evening. RELATED: Faces of Islam exhibit highlights diversity of Texas MuslimsAccording to an article from Pew Research, about 53% of Americans say they don’t personally know anyone who is Muslim, and a similar share (52%) say they know very little or "nothing at all" about Islam.

Channel 4 Gogglebox star Izzi shared a snap with her brood on Instagram. Her appearance left fans and co-stars gushing. Lisa Baggs replied: "Izzi you look amazing ! Happy Mother’s Day.

An anti-abortion activists hold up a sign in front of the US Supreme Court building as as pro- and anti-abortion demonstrators protested in Washington, DC, on January 22, 2023, the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark court decision that was BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds.The ban was designed to take effect once the U.S.

Adiah Laelynn and Adrial Luka Nadarajah, the world's most premature twins (credit: Shakina Rajendram and Kevin Nadarajah) When Adiah Laelynn and Adrial Luka Nadarajah came into this world, they weighed a combined 1.66 pounds and were smaller than the palms of their parents’ hands.Little did their parents know, the micro preemies and "miracle" twins would end up breaking two Guinness World Records, and their incredible story would be shared around the world.Adiah and Adrial were born in Toronto, Canada 126 days early – one day earlier than the twins who previously held the Guinness World Record. The siblings also hold the record for the lightest combined birth weights of twins.After nearly six months in the hospital with critical complications, the world’s most premature twins celebrated their first birthdays this month.Mom Shakina Rajendram said her pregnancy was seemingly normal and healthy for the first five months – the babies were in good health and there was no indication she was at risk for preterm birth."Everything was tracking very nicely," Shakina told FOX TV Stations.

Amy Childs has offered her social media followers a major health update after having a scan for her upcoming twins with Billy Delbosq. The former Towie star, who joined the show in 2010 with the likes of Joey Essex, Gemma Collins and James Argent, is fast approaching her due date of April 26. Amy, 32, has been updating fans on her pregnancy journey so far, and on Tuesday, she took to Instagram to answer some questions from her 790k followers.

Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn during The BRIT Awards 2022 at The O2 Arena on February 08, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by JMEnternational/Getty Images) Ed Sheeran is opening up about several low points in his life. The Grammy Award-winning songwriter revealed his wife Cherry Seaborn was diagnosed with a tumor while pregnant with their second child. After discovering the life-changing news, Sheeran’s best friend Jamal Edwards died unexpectedly at the age of 31.

Amy Childs has offered her social media followers a major health update after having a scan for her upcoming twins with Billy Delbosq.The former Towie star, who joined the show in 2010 with the likes of Joey Essex, Gemma Collins and James Argent, is fast approaching her due date of April 26. Amy, 32, has been updating fans on her pregnancy journey so far, and on Tuesday, she took to Instagram to answer some questions from her 790k followers.

After making it through a tough pregnancy, Heather Rae Young is opening up about some of the unexpected challenges she’s been dealing with in her first few weeks of motherhood!

For Cara Roan, the grief of miscarriage is compounded by the pain of burying the wrong baby’s remains.

Stacey Solomon has been left in tears with an update on her new baby girl.The Loose Women panelist welcomed her second daughter – and fifth child – last week, shortly after announcing her pregnancy to the world. 33-year-old Stacey confessed she is an “emotional mess” while fighting back tears, explaining that a video of her baby girl, who she shares with EastEnders star Joe Swash, “makes her cry”.

Gemma Atkinson was left terrified when she gave birth for the first time in July 2019, as severe complications led to her haemorrhaging, and concerned doctors were forced to perform an emergency C-section.The experience was so traumatic that the 38-year-old initially vowed never to give birth again, so when fans noticed that she seemed to be "breathless" during her Instagram videos while pregnant with baby number two, they spoke up.One fan urged Gemma to have her iron levels checked, only for the star to hit back and reassure her that breathlessness was "common" in pregnancy.The message from a concerned fan read: "Have u had your iron levels checked missus u sound a bit breathless, that can be a sign of low iron in pregnancy [ask] your midwife to run some bloods for u x (sic)."Gemma, who revealed last month that she was expecting her first baby boy with Strictly Come Dancing pro Gorka Marquez, sparked alarm due to the level of trauma she'd endured the first time around.The presenter replied: "I've been asked this a lot.Thanks for concern", but then added: "My bloods are checked regularly as is my [blood pressure]."Both before and during pregnancy (because I find it amazing how our bodies work) my results are spot-on and luckily have been for years," she continued."In fact, [at] my last blood pressure check a week ago I was told 'Gosh you are as chilled as you look'…"She then added that the tell-tale signs everyone had been so concerned about were actually "common"."Breathlessness is common in pregnancy due to everything shifting and moving about to make room," she wrote."I'm across my health and in very good hands with my midwife too."Gemma originally shared her baby news just weeks earlier, confessing on Instagram that

Olympic cyclist Dame Laura Kenny, 30, opened up to Express.co.uk about how she will be taking a different approach to her son’s health after becoming concerned in a new exclusive interview.The athlete, who tragically suffered through a harrowing ectopic pregnancy last year, recently shared the happy news that she is expecting a second child with husband Sir Jason Kenny.Speaking in a wider interview about eating healthy with the #TwoBeforeTenChallenge from the Dried Fruit Alliance, Dame Laura described how she was shocked to find her five-year-old son Albie wasn’t getting the nutrition he needs.The sportstar explained how she became “worried” once she realised that Albie wasn’t getting his five fruits and vegetables a day due to her own preference for “bland food”.She spoke about how people probably “find it surprising” that, as an athlete, she wasn’t getting her own five a day in. “It’s not really,” she mused.

Oh, no. Chrissy Teigen is suffering from a really unsettling health battle amid her pregnancy!

A mum who named her child after the Covid lockdown insists she "regrets nothing" - and doesn't care that people may not like it.

Strictly Come Dancing has seen its fair share of new and fledgling romances – thanks, in part, to the so-called Strictly curse.From Seann Walsh’s snog with Katya Jones while both partners were still in relationships to rumours of romance between Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis after she split from her boyfriend, there’s very little the curse hasn’t touched.But some happy couples have even been lucky enough to welcome babies together after dancing with their partners on the BBC show.READ MORE: Strictly Matt Goss' life - saving fan's life, Hollywood sibling and 20k flight for dogFrom Stacey Dooley to Rachel Riley, we take a look at the Strictly curse babies so far…Countdown star Rachel Riley shares two children with her former dance partner Pasha Kovalev – a two year old daughter Maven, and one-year-old Noa.Sharing the happy news of her son’s arrival on social media, Rachel wrote: “We have some news…! Introducing Pasha's newest dance partner - baby Noa was finally born, 15 days after her due date, late on Friday night to the sound of fireworks!“She's totally adorable and her big sister Maven has already tried welcoming her to the world by offering Oatly and pickles, we think that’s a good sign."Rachel explained that they welcomed Noa after she suffered a miscarriage, labelling him a “rainbow baby” as she thanked her home birth midwife for helping during the delivery.Since then, Rachel has even introduced her daughter Maven to her Countdown pals.But she insists she doesn’t want her babies referred to as a “curse”, as it’s “not right”.If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity).

The risk of maternal critical care admission and preterm birth were much lower amid dominance of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant than during the Delta-dominant period, finds a Scottish study published late last week in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - If there’s any comfort for Grace Adkins, it’s that her infant son won’t remember the medical hardships he endured before his first birthday. Her 10-month-old son Luke was born with congenital spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that affects the tissue. Luke’s cancer is currently in remission. Grace said she didn’t expect anything when her son was born on December 9, 2021. RELATED: Genetically modified herpes virus shows promise in killing advanced cancer, study says"My pregnancy was perfect," she told FOX Television Stations.

APPRENTICE winner Dr Leah Totton has revealed her health scare at eight months pregnant. The successful entrepreneur, 34, is expecting her first baby with partner Justin Harding, and admitted they’re “so excited” to become parents. And while the former model says her pregnancy has been “really good” so far, she got Covid at eight months and became “quite unwell.” In an exclusive chat with The Sun, Dr Leah shared: “I have loved being pregnant, I didn’t get any morning sickness or any symptoms at all other than some heartburn.

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was linked to a lower risk of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, stillbirth, and maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and no additional risk of preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA), low Apgar score, cesarean delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, or chorioamnionitis, finds a systematic review and meta-analysis published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics.

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Protesters hold signs in front of the South Carolina Statehouse as lawmakers debate an abortion ban. (Sean Rayford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) COLUMBIA, S.C. - Abortion laws in South Carolina almost certainly won't get more restrictive, after Republicans in the General Assembly could not agree on a total ban on the procedure during a special legislative session Tuesday.South Carolina was for decades at the forefront of more restrictive abortion laws that challenged Roe v.

INDIANAPOLIS - After an Indiana judge on Thursday blocked the state's abortion ban from being enforced, phones starting ringing across Indiana abortion clinics, which are preparing to resume the procedure a week after the ban had gone into effect."People are getting the word that abortion is now legal again, and people are ready to get their health care that they deserve and that they desire," Dr. Katie McHugh, an abortion provider at Women's Med in Indianapolis, told The Associated Press.Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon issued a preliminary injunction against the ban, putting the new law on hold as abortion clinic operators argue in a lawsuit that it violates the state constitution.Indiana's seven abortion clinics were to lose their state licenses under the ban — which only permits abortions within its narrow exceptions to take place in hospitals or outpatient surgical centers.The ban was approved by the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature on Aug.