Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• FDA overruled: No to younger teens getting morning-after contraception without prescription

  December 7, 2011 in Nation/World In a surprise move with election-year implications, the Obama administration’s top health official overruled her own drug regulators and stopped the Plan B morning-after pill from moving onto drugstore shelves … 2

• Hells Angel will stay in jail

  September 17, 2011 in City on Page B1 A federal judge refused Friday to allow Hells Angels sergeant-at-arms Ricky W. Jenks out of jail so he can help with his girlfriend’s pregnancy. U.S. District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush …

• Teen fakes pregnancy for school project

  April 23, 2011 in City on Page A5 YAKIMA – Gaby Rodriguez would worry whenever anyone asked to touch her baby bump. It wasn’t because she felt shy or embarrassed. It was because the bulge – fashioned from … 1

• Study examines how much exercise is safe for pregnant women

  November 16, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Her Asics laced up and her water bottle at her side, Meredith Dobrosielski stepped onto the treadmill for a robust half-hour walk. For the Towson, Md., runner, this wasn’t just …

• Pool aerobics class helps pregnant women

  October 31, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 The class description reads: “Got a bun in the oven? Get your heart rate cookin’ and help make your pregnancy experience a healthier one!” It is an advertisement promoting a …

• Pregnant woman shot in drug raid faces charges

  October 6, 2010 in City The unarmed pregnant woman shot during a drug raid in Spokane nearly two weeks ago has been identified Keamia D. Powell, 24. 9

• WSP sergeant who shot pregnant woman is 25-year vet

  September 28, 2010 in City The Washington State Patrol sergeant who shot an unarmed pregnant woman during a drug raid in Spokane early Friday has been identified as Lee Slemp, a 25-year veteran. 43

• State patrol officer shoots pregnant woman

  September 24, 2010 in City A Washington State Patrol detective-sergeant shot and wounded a pregnant woman while serving a search warrant in Spokane this morning. 149

• Programs target late preterm infants

  June 8, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Bill and Marcia Stlaske’s first pangs of fear coincided with her labor pains. Stlaske, 31, had given birth to two early-but-healthy sons, but their third, Tyler, was on the way …

• Health experts: Repeat C-sections usually unnecessary

  March 16, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Michelle Williams is three months pregnant and determined to experience childbirth the way nature intended. But because her previous baby was delivered through an incision in her abdomen and uterus …

• The loftier the belly, the higher the risk

  August 18, 2009 in Features on Page C3 ST. LOUIS – The scene plays out repeatedly in Dr. George Griffing’s Brentwood, Mo., office: Big round bellies come through his exam-room door well before the rest of his patients’ …

• Guidelines address heavier mothers-to-be

  May 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 More than 60 percent of U.S. women of childbearing age are overweight or obese – a significant increase from 20 years ago. And recent studies strongly suggest that either too …

• Obesity increases risk of birth defects

  February 24, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Obesity has become a common complication of pregnancy. About one-third of U.S. women of reproductive age are obese, according to recent data. Obesity during pregnancy raises the risk of numerous …

• In vitro less effective after 40, study finds

  January 15, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – In vitro fertilization, which thousands of women undergo each year in the hope that it will give them the same odds of having a baby as when they …

• Poll Shows Conflict On Unwed Motherhood

  September 21, 1996 in Features on Page E3 The superheated debate over welfare reform has intertwined morality issues of unwed motherhood with issues of public policy. And in the view of some observers, the two are fundamentally different. …