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theconversation.comAlcohol Use During Pregnancy Reported by More Than 1 in 8 U.S. Adults
Government data analyzed by STAT show that more than 1 in 8 pregnant adults drank alcohol in the past month. One-quarter of those who drank reported binge drinking. Rates began rising about ten years ago after decades of decline.
Usa TodayColon Cancer Diagnoses Delayed in Two Women After Pregnancy Symptoms Overlapped
Two women reported rectal bleeding and abdominal pain during and after pregnancy that doctors attributed to normal symptoms. Both later received colon cancer diagnoses.
Science NewsFetuses Yawn in Response to Mothers' Yawns, Study Finds
Researchers in Italy showed yawning videos to 38 pregnant women in their third trimester and monitored fetal responses via ultrasound. Just over half the fetuses yawned about 90 seconds after their mothers, with the response far more likely to follow a maternal yawn than occur sp…
Usa TodayWNBA Reporter Describes Pregnancy Complications While Covering 2025 Championship Season
A Las Vegas Aces beat writer detailed her experience covering the team's 2025 WNBA championship run while pregnant. She was diagnosed with preeclampsia during the season and required an emergency induction. The reporter highlighted higher maternal mortality risks for Black women…
kveller.comBeanie Feldstein Announces Pregnancy with First Child and Wife Bonnie-Chance Roberts
Actress Beanie Feldstein, 32, revealed on May 4, 2026, that she is expecting her first child, a baby girl, with wife Bonnie-Chance Roberts. The couple shared photos of Feldstein's baby bump and a celebratory cake via Instagram. They met on the set of a 2019 film and married in a…
Hubble ESA / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)Study Finds No Link Between Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy and Autism in Children
A large study of over 1.5 million children in Denmark found no association between acetaminophen exposure during pregnancy and autism development. The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, analyzed data from children born between 1997 and 2022. This follows prior claims by the…