New Calif. Law Eases Sperm Donor Testing Rules

New Calif. law eases sperm donor testing rules

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California women who want to get pregnant using sperm from a donor they know should find the process easier and less expensive next year, thanks to a new state law scheduled to take effect on Jan 1. Crafted with … Mitchell Rosen, director of the …
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Pregnant addicts to get treatment

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The numbers shocked Dr. Jeremy Corbett – nearly one in five pregnant women enrolled in the Medicaid managed-care program where he works were using narcotics or other harmful drugs. So he decided to do something about it. Corbett, medical director of …
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State OKs closing of Bon Secours maternity ward

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The new plan, said Horsham, would require emergency room staff at Bon Secours to deliver babies if women had progressed too far in labor to transfer to Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill. "What about … "Our percentage of high-risk …
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Gaston County opens teen wellness center

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The center is funded by the Gaston Youth Connected initiative, a $ 5.8 million project of the Durham-based Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina. … A teen may come in for birth control advice and then be referred to a specialist …
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