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Things We’ve Read: Week of January 27th

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More Women Try to Get Pregnant With Medical Help (WSJ): The CDC & WSJ report on the increased share of women using medical assistance to get pregnant (up 12.5%). And it’s not unrelated to the increased share of women waiting till later in life to get pregnant.

Beauty Moment: Drew Barrymore on Pregnancy (Vogue): On beauty regimens during pregnancy. Drew Barrymore-inspired. Vogue-approved.

How to Turn Fetal-Monitoring Data Into Flowers (Fast Company): An app that will connect with monitoring devices in the delivery room to give a woman in labor information on her progress. Would you use this if you had a chance?

Home Birth Study Finds No Increased Risk For Mom Or Baby, Experts Still Divided (HuffPo Parents): Considering a home birth? If you’re doing research, you probably know that doctors and other experts are divided. Here’s another study to help you weigh the pros and cons.

Low Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Severe Preeclampsia (U Pittsburgh): Researchers recently found that vitamin D sufficiency was associated with a 40 percent reduction in risk of severe preeclampsia.

Celebrity Mama-to-Be featuring Halle Berry

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Congratulations to Halle Berry and beau Oliver Martinez! The couple were married over the weekend. They held a quaint ceremony in a village church in France’s Burgundy region.

Already a mother to a five-year old daughter, the pregnant actress, Halle Berry, who was recently interviewed back in April by CNN, describes her pregnancy as the “biggest surprise of my life”. She noted, ““I thought I was kind of past the point where this could be a reality for me”. However, Halle Berry also noted that she “feels fantastic!”

In the interview, she went on to explain how her pregnancy made her think more about the pre-natal healthy of her baby. “Especially now, being a pregnant woman and already having a child … it’s so important what happens to the baby while they’re in utero. And the first 1,000 days is fundamental,” said Berry. She revealed her pregnancy has inspired her to act on behalf of hungry children and pregnant women who struggle with maintaining proper nutrition during pregnancy, teaming up with the Word Food Programme in the fight against hunger.

We’d like to commend Halle Berry for being an inspiration for mothers who believe that a healthy life starts in the womb.