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- Jennifer Aniston On Pregnancy: ‘I’m Ready For Anything’ - Access Hollywood
- CDC Report Shows U.S. Pregnancy Rate Plummeting - Lifesite
- Pregnancy Superstition across cultures - Guam Pacific Daily News
- 'Top Chef's' Padma Lakshmi: Pregnancy Is 'Not A Reason To Pig Out' - NBC New York
- Spain set for anti-abortion rally - BBC Europe
| Jennifer Aniston On Pregnancy: ‘I’m Ready For Anything’ - Access Hollywood Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:28 PM PDT LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jennifer Aniston's next film, "The Baster," follows a woman who opts for artificial insemination – but would Jen herself go that route for kids? "I'm ready for anything. Bring it on," she told Access Hollywood's Billy Bush at the premiere of her latest film, "Love Happens," in LA on Tuesday night. "I wouldn't rule anything out." But the 40-year-old single star admitted it wouldn't be her method of choice. "It would not be my first choice," she told Billy. And while children may still be a ways off for Jen, she's got no shortage of movies on the way – her latest, "Love Happens," opens on Friday. Between films, the fit star is always in shape – so how does she do it? "I actually Fred Flintstoned my way over here," she said, referencing the cartoon character's foot-powered car. "That's really the whole trick so you can't give that away," Jen joked about her impressive legs. But humor aside, she added it's an important part of her routine. "I do love to run," she said. Copyright 2009 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. Keep your Access to everything in Hollywood! Breaking news and personal commentary from Nancy, Billy, Tony, Shaun, Maria & all of our producers! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter now! This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| CDC Report Shows U.S. Pregnancy Rate Plummeting - Lifesite Posted: 16 Oct 2009 02:45 PM PDT CDC Report Shows U.S. Pregnancy Rate PlummetingBy Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., October 16, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A new Center for Disease Control (CDC) report shows that the pregnancy rate in America dropped drastically between 1990 to 2009, by a margin of 11%. The CDC reports that in 2005 there were about 6.4 million pregnancies in the U.S., or 103.2 pregnancies per 1,000 women between the ages of 15-44, compared to 115.8 pregnancies per 1,000 women in the same age range in 1990. In 2005, the pregnancy rate dropped to near the rate recorded for 1976 - the year the government branch began collecting pregnancy data. The drop in pregnancies was less steep among married women, who saw an 8% decrease in pregnancies between 1990-2005. Younger teens, between the ages of 15-17, saw a greater decline in pregnancy rate than older teens. Abortion rates also fell during this time period, according to the CDC - with 7 out of 1,000 pregnant women aborting their child in 2005, as opposed to 11 out of 1,000 in 1990. Among unmarried pregnant women, 31 per 1,000 obtained an abortion in 2005 whereas 48 per 1,000 did so in 1990. Of the 6.4 million U.S. pregnancies in 2005, the CDC report said 4.14 million ended in live births, 1.06 million in fetal losses, and 1.21 million in induced abortions. A recent report by the Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood, also indicated a reduction in abortion rates across the world from 1995-2003. In 2003, the Institute reports that about 41.6 million children were killed by abortion across the globe, down from the mid-90s. Click here to read the CDC's full report. MORE NEWS: Copyright © LifeSiteNews.com. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives License. You may republish this article or portions of it without request provided the content is not altered and it is clearly attributed to "LifeSiteNews.com". Any website publishing of complete or large portions of original LifeSiteNews articles MUST additionally include a live link to www.LifeSiteNews.com. The link is not required for excerpts. Republishing of articles on LifeSiteNews.com from other sources as noted is subject to the conditions of those sources. This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Pregnancy Superstition across cultures - Guam Pacific Daily News Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:56 AM PDT As soon as she announced that she was pregnant, 18-year-old Ali Carlos heard lots of warnings: don't wrap your head in a towel. Don't follow a hearse. Don't gaze at a dead person. Don't allow the baby's father to kill any animal. Don't buy things for the baby before birth. And wear perfume when you go out, because it keeps the bad spirits away. Those weren't even all of the superstitions she heard when she and boyfriend Brandon Dorion had their children Brandon, 1 and Noah, 5 months. "Some of them did sound a little ridiculous. I listened, but I really didn't follow any of it," she says. "But one time I was really scared, because I think I did follow a hearse when I was pregnant with Noah. But nothing happened." As Halloween approaches, spooky stories and old wives' tales on everything and anything aren't hard to come by -- even those who are pregnant aren't immune from hearing warnings about how seemingly unrelated actions could affect their babies. Carlos says that she doesn't pay much attention to cultural superstitions but says there are plenty on Guam, especially among Chamorros and Filipinos. "But everything was all good with mine, so I totally forgot about it," she says. That wasn't the case with Garry Wells and Georginia Cruz, who had their daughter Gwyn in August. "I'm not really a believer. When I came out of the shower, I always had a towel around my neck. My mom said that was bad and I didn't really believe her," she says. "Then when my girl was born, she had her umbilical cord around her neck." Wells says that the delivery took a little longer than expected but it was uneventful and not dangerous. "It was just that night that freaked us out," he says. "Of course my mom said, 'I told you so.'" Filipino superstitionsMark Cariaga says Filipinos have plenty of superstitions. He had his own version of the 'don't tie something around your body' and others, including ways to tell what the sex of the child will be. "Also, pregnant women are allowed to demand for any strange request for food, like seedless mango, and the husband is expected to fulfill such demands," he says. "They call it paglilihi." Yigo resident James Davis, also Filipino, doesn't believe in paglilihi. "That's not superstition at all. Women get a lot of cravings when they're pregnant, pretty much they will eat anything and you don't want to disappoint your pregnant girlfriend or wife if she doesn't get what she wants," he says. Ramon Espenilla, 21, of Harmon pays no heed to the warnings of doom. "I do not believe in superstitions, especially the bad ones," he says. "There are a couple of superstitions I have heard from my parents, in-laws and elders. But if you believe in them and worry about it, how can you enjoy life? It's one less thing to worry about." This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| 'Top Chef's' Padma Lakshmi: Pregnancy Is 'Not A Reason To Pig Out' - NBC New York Posted: 16 Oct 2009 11:10 AM PDT Updated 2:15 PM EDT, Fri, Oct 16, 2009
"'Top Chef'" host Padma Lakshmi's career is built on tasting some of the world's best food – but the reality star beauty said her pregnancy is not an excuse to chow down. "I eat the same, just more often," she told People while in New York City for Alicia Keys' charitable Keep A Child Alive's annual Black Ball on Thursday. "Everything from movie theater nachos to spinach and apple salad. Everything. I'm not eating so much more. You only need 300 more calories. It's not a reason to pig out." VIEW THE PHOTOS: Celebrity Baby Bumps Padma also noted that she wouldn't be going the creative celebrity baby name route with her little one, who is due in the spring. "I just want to see how the baby looks when it comes, and then I'll have some ideas," she explained. "The name will have to do with my family. I don't think it's going to be called 'Pomegranate' or 'Atlanta.'" VIEW THE PHOTOS: Turning Up The Heat With 'Top Chef' Host Padma Lakshmi The Bravo beauty also explained that her culture has kept her baby shopping sprees to a minimum. "I'm Indian," she told the mag. "So we don't buy a whole bunch of stuff before the baby is born, because we want the baby to be born first, 'Not the cart before the horse.'" When asked if she planned to reveal the identity of the baby's father, Padma remained mum. VIEW THE PHOTOS: Hollywood's Hottest Moms & Their Loveable Little Ones "I don't know," she said. "But I don't want to talk about it either way. I'm extremely happy, and I feel really blessed." Related Content from AccessHollywood.com: MORE ACCESS ON THESE TOPICS: Padma Lakshmi - Top Chef - Alicia Keys - Bravo - TV Copyright Access HollywoodFirst Published: Oct 16, 2009 12:46 PM EDTThis content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Spain set for anti-abortion rally - BBC Europe Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT Thousands of people are expected to march through the Spanish capital Madrid to oppose government plans to liberalise the country's abortion law. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero wants to introduce abortion on demand. At present, a pregnancy can only be terminated in Spain under specific circumstances. It is the latest in a series of ethical issues which have pitted the Socialist cabinet against Spain's Catholic right. 'Rights and respect' Saturday's march is called Every Life Matters, and the organisers expect hundreds of thousands of people from all over Spain to take part. The demonstration will bring together more than 40 religious and civil society groups. They are demanding that the government withdraw the draft law currently in the parliament, which would introduce abortion on demand within the first 14 weeks of a pregnancy. It would also permit girls aged 16 and 17 to have an abortion without their parents' knowledge. Spain's existing law, dating from 1985, allows abortion in cases of rape, and when there are signs of foetal abnormality. Spanish women can also end a pregnancy if their physical or psychological health is at risk. In practice, the last category has been used to justify the vast majority of abortions - of which there were 112,000 in 2007. This is the latest ethical flashpoint between the Catholic right and a Socialist government, which has legalised gay marriage and made divorce easier. The government says the new law is about respect and rights for women, and that anyone wanting to terminate a pregnancy will first be explained the alternatives - including state help for young mothers. It also claims its proposal will make abortion safer - by ensuring the procedure does not happen beyond 22 weeks of a pregnancy. In recent years shocking cases have emerged in which doctors performed abortions on women eight months pregnant, with the justification that their mental health was under threat. Print Sponsor This content has passed through fivefilters.org.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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