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More consistent use of condoms, oral contraception or both was reported by a group of teenage girls who took part in a youth development intervention aimed at reducing pregnancy risk in high-risk adolescents, according to a report of a randomized controlled trial published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication. The United States continues to have the highest rates of teen pregnancy and childbearing among the industrialized nations and each year more than 750,000 young...

CHICAGO, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 26(th), 2013, nationally respected fathers' rights attorney Jeffery M. Leving will address the National Fatherhood & Families Conference on the rights of incarcerated fathers. The conference is an annual event sponsored by the Fathers & Families Coalition of America, a national organization devoted to the needs of fathers and children. The conference, now in its 14(th) year, will be held in San Francisco over four days, with...

According to the World Health Organization, one baby dies every 21 seconds because they are not breastfed. In the U.S., infant mortality rates are more than double for African Americans compared to Whites; breastfeeding decreases the disparity. Amarillo, Texas (PRWEB) February 21, 2013 In 2000, 189 heads of state issued the UN Millennium Declaration and established eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). One of the most important goals is MDG 4:Reduce child mortality. According to the...

WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dubalu has been nominated for "El Innovator" award at the 2013 Revolucionario Awards, which will take place at the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival. The Social Revolucion is an interactive movement of Latinos using social media as their platform to create and inspire change. Built on the idea that users should be able to generate money or virtual currency for their time and content shared on social networks, it offers a wide range of...

WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental Who's Who Recognizes Dr. Barbara Morrison, PhD, RN, CNM as a Pinnacle Professional. Statement from Dr. Barbara Morrison: I, Dr. Barbara Morrison, PhD, RN, CNM, am the ultimate, passionate educator and scholar. I thrive on sharing my knowledge and understanding of birth, newborns, newborn and family adaptation, Kangaroo Care, breastfeeding, bonding, and changing health care practices to provide optimal care to newborns and...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council's (FRC) Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) has released its third annual "Index of Family Belonging and Rejection" and a new derivative study, "U.S. Social Policy: Dependence on the Family." The Index is the most robust measure of the health of the U.S. family available. The derivative study covers 18 public policy outcomes, such as teenage out-of-wedlock birth, education achievement, income and...

Concerns and anxieties about one’s close relationships appear to function as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, according to new research. In the study, researchers asked married couples to complete questionnaires about their relationships and collected saliva and blood samples to test participants’ levels of a key stress-related hormone and numbers of certain immune cells. The research focused on attachment anxiety. Those who are on the high end of the attachment...

In a study to be presented on February 14 between 1:15 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present data showing racial and ethnic disparities exist for adverse obstetric outcomes. In his study Dr. William Grobman of Northwestern University, presenting for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, studied 115,502 women over a...

DALLAS, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced that products from the Company's industry-leading GoodNites(®) and Poise(®) brands have been honored as "2013 Product of the Year" in their respective Children's Care and Feminine Wellness categories. Kimberly-Clark is among an exclusive group of U.S. manufacturers with multiple products ranked on the influential annual survey. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110928/DA76879LOGO)...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Fewer babies were born in the US in 2011 than in the previous two years, and babies born to teen mothers dropped to record lows, according to data by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new data, based on an annual summary of vital statistics, also shows that fewer women gave birth in their 20s than in previous years. However, the CDC statistics show that the number of babies born to older woman, those in...