Read more fetal health stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32222/fetal-health.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:41:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73075/germy-kissing-is-the-point.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA kiss apparently is not just a kiss. An unromantic team of scientists has determined that the point of kissing is to spread germs and increase lovers' immunity and health. The bug cytomegalovirus, which is dangerous in pregnancy, is passed from smooching men to give a woman time to build...http://www.newser.com/story/73075/germy-kissing-is-the-point.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 3:28:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36239/womens-mercury-levels-tied-to-region-income.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican women are afflicted by high Mercury levels depending on where they live and how much they earn, a new study says. Northeasterners are worst off, with a 20% chance of high mercury, 10 points higher than the national rate. Midwesterners eat less seafood and had lower levels overall, the...http://www.newser.com/story/36239/womens-mercury-levels-tied-to-region-income.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 Aug 2008 20:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33754/diabetic-moms-linked-to-birth-defects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMothers who have diabetes before they are pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects, the AP reports. A CDC study investigating birth abnormalities found more than 40 types of defects affecting the internal organs and spine that were significantly more common in...http://www.newser.com/story/33754/diabetic-moms-linked-to-birth-defects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Jul 2008 14:07:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31326/we-are-what-our-moms-ate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLong-term health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease may begin in the womb with mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy, the Guardian reports. A new study suggests expectant mothers who eat unhealthy diets not only risk the health of their newborns, but may set the child up...http://www.newser.com/story/31326/we-are-what-our-moms-ate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Jul 2008 9:18:34 CDT