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    No C-section = child abuse

    Here is an article about a New Jersey woman who refused to sign consent papers for a c-section (unless the procedure were necessary for her child's safety). The baby was born vaginally without incident. But the hospital authorities accused her of child abuse and her parental rights were...
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    Good Prenatal Vitamins

    Does anyone here know of some good prenatal vitamins that pass the dissolve test? (The dissolve test is a test where you put a vitamin in either water or warm vinegar to see whether the vitamin will dissolve. If not, the idea is that it won't dissolve in your body and you won't get the nutrients).
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    High-Deductible Health Insurance vs PPO

    So I need to decide between health plans soon. There are several options, but only two that are reasonable ones. One is a typical PPO. For the whole family it costs about $180 per month. Copays are typically $30, prescriptions $15. We've visited the doctors office about 9 times between...
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    How much sleep do you really need?

    How Much Sleep Do You Really Need? - Yahoo! News Turns out my amount of sleep isn't unhealthy after all. I rarely get more than 7 hours of sleep in a night. I actually have trouble sleeping that long.
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