YOUNG VOICES: Parents should let nature determine child's gender

Preconception sex selection is an interesting topic that yields various opinions. Being able to determine the gender or biology of a child based on an erroneous preconceived notion changes the birth spectrum.

RICH JAMES: GOP would be stopping only safe abortions

Six years after the Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, I was covering the Indiana Senate.

Illinois takes baby steps toward 1st birth center

Certified nurse midwife Danielle Kraessig meets with patient Yakini Branch on Jan. 23 at the PCC South Family Health Center in Berwyn, Ill. The clinic may receive a permit to operate the first birth center in Illinois as soon as Feb. 5. Midwives and other supporters of birth alternatives for…

Illinois takes baby steps toward 1st birth center

CHICAGO | Rocking chairs, birthing tubs and changing tables haven't yet been ordered, but organizers in suburban Chicago are eager to start furnishing their birth center — which may become the first such facility in Illinois.

YOUNG VOICES: I am excited to join in pro-life march

Soon, I will have the opportunity to enjoy a few days in Washington, D.C., with a group from my school. We will be joining with people all across America in the Right to Life March.

It's not right to destroy one victim to help another

Concerning the topic of pregnancy by rape, it's extremely important for all of us to realize that there are two innocent victims in these horrific situations -- the mother and the baby.

Donnelly elected to U.S. Senate; rape comments haunt Mourdock

INDIANAPOLIS | A message of moderate bipartisanship and a major campaign misstep by his opponent helped elect Democrat Joe Donnelly to the U.S. Senate.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Mourdock's answer missed major points

Senate candidate Richard Murdock's answer to a senatorial debate question about abortion seems to not only be theologically wrong but also misses many of the more important points.

East Chicago hospital to offer pregnancy health fair Friday

EAST CHICAGO | Several social service agencies will be on hand at a pregnancy health fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at St. Catherine Hospital, 4321 Fir St.

How to get better sleep when you're pregnant

It can be difficult to get a good night's sleep while you're pregnant. Here are the best ways to ensure you get some shut-eye.

Weight and high blood sugar during pregnancy may cause risks for baby

Pregnant women who are even marginally overweight or with high blood sugar levels could face risks not only for themselves, but for their unborn babies.

A big misconception: Prenatal care follows pregnancy

It's never too early to get good advice from a physician when it comes to prenatal care.

Pregnant women shouldn't clean the cat litter

Pregnant women infected with parasites from handling of cat feces, raw meat and even soil can expose their unborn children to birth defects and illnesses.

Late baby? Techniques moms are trying to bring on labor

GUEST COMMENTARY: Abortion is perfect example of biopolitics

Abortion, with its every aspect subject to regulatory scrutiny, is the perfect example of "biopolitics" -- how the government seeks to control the bodies and lives of the body politic. Biopolitics has been on full display this spring in the nation's heartland.

EDITORIAL: Fighting Planned Parenthood hurts Hoosiers

The battle over government funding for Planned Parenthood is generating lots of sound and fury to rally anti-abortion forces, but it comes at high risk for low-income Hoosiers.

Prepping for baby number two

We hate to break it to you, but your second pregnancy might not be all "been there, done that." The fact is, you may have to deal with some pregnancy symptoms you didn't get the first time around. And of course, you'll have to get baby No. 1 used to the idea of a new sibling and make room at…

True-life teen moms, experts say MTV's 'reality' off the mark

Once upon a time, Kelsey Kruse was an average high school sophomore in Yorkville.

Laughing gas returning as option for laboring moms

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Labor pain is nothing to laugh at. Yet.

Luck, care help 'miracle' baby survive

HAMMOND | Tamika Harris and her fiance, Charles Hansbrough, are fully aware that their daughter Chelsey Hansbrough isn't supposed to be in the world yet.