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Your Body: What You Can Do to Help Avoid a Preterm Birth

DigitalVision/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor About 1 in 10 babies are born preterm, or before completing the normal 37 to 40 weeks of pregnancy. These babies miss out on the important growth and development that happens in these Read More

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Twin Girls Joined at the Chest to Be Separated Tuesday

Stanford Children’s Health(PALO ALTO, Calif.) — A pair of twin girls conjoined at the chest and abdomen will undergo a lengthy surgery to finally be separated. Erika and Eva Sandoval, of Antelope, California, were born joined at the lower chest and upper Read More

The Top Baby Names of 2016

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — When it’s time for your baby to attend school, you can bet there’s going to be a little Sophia or Jackson in the classroom. There may even be a few Aidens, Emmas, Lucases and Olivias. That’s because these names top the Read More

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Your Body: Are You an Early Bird or Night Owl?

iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Are you more of a morning person or do you tend to be more productive at night? According to a new study, whether or not you’re an early bird or a night owl is actually in your DNA. Read More