Vitamin D Deficit in Pregnancy Tied to Caesarean Risk

Vitamin D deficiency greatly increases a pregnant woman’s likelihood of having a Caesarean 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 Caesarean section. Of the 253 women in the study, 43 (17 percent) had a [...]

All I Need For Christmas….. Is Jews!!!!

Our First Astronaut Returns To India On Christmas Day

Single men turning to surrogates

NEW YORK (CNN) – Jeff Walker says from as far back as he can remember, he always wanted to be a father.

 

Walker decided to father a second child through surrogacy after he and his parner split. The result: Alexandra.

“It was always something I knew, from the time I was a child.” Just like his 3-year-old daughter, [...]

Semen Quality and Intelligence : Is There a Link?

 
 
 
Past studies have linked an individual’s intelligence to his or her height, cardiovascular function and longevity, but now a new study suggests semen quality may be added to that list, since it also appears to help predict the level of a man’s intelligence.The findings as a whole suggest that both intelligence and semen quality are [...]

Fate of surplus frozen embryos : a difficult decision

Many infertility patients with unused frozen embryos are dissatisfied with the common options offered to them, such as donating to another couple or discarding the embryos, according to a study to be published Thursday in Fertility and Sterility, the New York Times reports. It is estimated that more than 400,000 embryos are frozen at clinics [...]

British surrogacy ruling saves baby twins from Ukraine orphanage

A British couple this week won custody over a pair of twins born to a
surrogate mother in the Ukraine. The twin babies were caught in a legal
loophole whereby the expectant British couple were unable to bring the twins
into the UK, as they were not recognised by English law as the parents.
Simultaneously, the Ukrainian biological mother [...]

America’s Funniest Surrogate Stories Contest Winner

The following was selected as the Winning Entries in America’s Funniest Surrogate Stories Contest: Grand Prize Winner:
“I’ll never forget our meeting in Virginia… My IM picked me up from the airport to take me for my sonogram and, after that, out to lunch at the local shopping mall. As we pulled into the parking lot, [...]

Tuk-Tuk to Lavasa

We must get beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths… and tell the world the glories of our journey. -John Hope Franklin

An auto rickshaw or tuk tuk (auto, rick, autorick or rickshaw in popular parlance) is a motor vehicle that is one of the chief modes of transport across many parts [...]

Celebrity Surrogacy Twins!

 

By People December 10, 2008, 12:06 pm PST

celebs:
Ricky Martin

topics:
Kids
Musicians
Hotties

People
Meet Matteo and Valentino Martin! 
Born via surrogate in early August, Ricky Martin’s 4-month-old twin boys make their debut in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. 
A joyful Martin, 36, spoke candidly with PEOPLE at home in Puerto Rico about his desire to be a parent, the decision [...]