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• Pregnant Women Under Stress May Be at Higher Risk for Stillbirth

  Support for stress should be part of prenatal care, study author says

• Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby

  Large Danish study looked at women who had lost a close relative while expecting

• Child Health Experts Come Out in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

  Kids benefit from having stable home, two loving parents, regardless of sexual orientation, AAP says

• Anxiety, Depression May Triple Risk of Death for Heart Patients: Study

  Researcher recommends stress-reducing measures

• False-Positive Mammograms Can Trigger Long-Term Distress

  For some, anxiety persisted up to 3 years after being declared cancer-free, study finds

• Meth in Pregnancy May Blunt Child's Reaction to Stress: Study

  Combination of methamphetamine, troubled home environment muted toddlers' responses

• Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study

  Researchers found they were less likely to suffer PTSD, depression or anxiety later

• 'Violent Behavior' Occurs in Many Adult Sleepwalkers, Study Finds

  Those with disorder risk injury, fatigue and other health problems, researchers report

• Health Tip: Protect Kids From Stress

  Many factors can cause childhood anxiety

• Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies

  Research pins cardiac problems on severe stress

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