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Today β€” 29 June 2024Main stream

Keir Starmer’s most personal interview yet, the woman who gave birth to her granddaughter, and why do we have the dreams we do?– podcast

βœ‡The Guardian
By: Hosted by Savannah Ayoade-GreavesοΌ› written by Charlotte Edwardes， Sam Pyrah and Kristi SchmidtοΌ› narrated by Laura Shavin and Evelyn MillerοΌ› produced by Holly Fisher， the executive producer is Ellie Bury
29 June 2024 at 00:00

Charlotte Edwardes interviews the Labour leader as he closes in on power, but who exactly is the man who wants to run Britain? Plus the extraordinary story of the woman who stepped in as a surrogate for her daughter’s baby, and Sam Pyrah examines the latest scientific understanding about why we dream what we do

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Β© Photograph: Harry Borden/The Guardian

Before yesterdayMain stream

Pregnant, Addicted and Fighting the Pull of Drugs

βœ‡NYT: Science
By: Jan Hoffman and Ilana Panich-Linsman
16 June 2024 at 09:27
Many pregnant women who struggle with drugs put off prenatal care, feeling ashamed and judged. But as fatal overdoses rise, some clinics see pregnancy as an ideal time to help them confront addiction.

Kim Short, pregnant and staying at a sober living house, has struggled with drug and alcohol use since her early teens.

Medical Experts Alarmed by Out-of-Hospital Cesareans in Florida

βœ‡NYT: Science
By: Roni Caryn Rabin
15 June 2024 at 08:56
A new state law will permit surgeons to perform cesarean deliveries in β€œadvanced birth centers,” despite the risk of complications.

Β© Eric Fowke/Alamy

A newborn’s head was measured moments after birth via cesarean section in a hospital in Massachusetts.

Dr. Paul Parkman, Who Helped to Eliminate Rubella, Dies at 91

βœ‡NYT: Science
By: Sam Roberts
21 May 2024 at 22:13
He also identified the virus, which can cause infants to be born with severe physical and mental impairments as well as causing miscarriages and stillbirths.

Β© National Institutes of Health

Dr. Paul D. Parkman, right, and Dr. Harry M. Meyer Jr. inspecting a culture of the rubella virus in 1967. Working with a team of researchers, they created a vaccine for the disease.

Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.

βœ‡NYT: Science
By: Carl Zimmer
16 May 2024 at 14:00
In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories β€” far higher than previously believed, a new study found.

Β© Dr. G. Moscoso/Science Source

Researchers estimate that a human pregnancy demands almost 50,000 dietary calories over nine months, the equivalent of about 50 pints of ice cream.
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