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4%of women in the U.S. are pregnant right now.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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3 in every 10 teen girls in the U.S. get pregnant.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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49% of pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended. That's more than 3 million children per year.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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10%of pregnanciesendin miscarriage.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The longest pregnancy in humans on record is 375 days (12.5 months).♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Every 90 seconds, one woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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During pregnancy, if the mother suffers organ damage, the baby in the womb sends stem cells to repair the damaged organ.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S., due to their mothers' use of the drug during pregnancy.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Pregnant women, at a healthy weight, only need to eat an extra 300 calories per day.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Women who snore during pregnancy are more likely to have smaller babies, according to a study.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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30%of pregnant women crave nonfood items, an eating disorder called pica.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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TV show "16 and pregnant" and spin-offs may have prevented about 20,000 teen pregnancies in 2010, a study says.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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1 in every 200 young American women claims to have experienced a "virgin pregnancy".♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In England, you may urinate anywhere in public, including inside a policeman's helmet if you are pregnant.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Pregnant women have about 50% more blood by week 20 of pregnancy than they did before they conceived.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 31 states of the U.S., Rapists can legally sue for child custody if the rape results in pregnancy.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A woman can get pregnant while she is already pregnant.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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If your laptop feels hot, don't put it on your lap if you're a man, it may cause infertility.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Eating probiotic yoghurt could boost male fertility, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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37%of all pregnancies in New York City end in abortion.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The "99% effective" label on birth control pills means that 1 out of 100 women who use the pill in a year will get pregnant.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Shorter women have shorter pregnancies, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Worldwide, around one quarter of pregnancies end in abortion. Nearly half are illegal.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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An Austrian fertility doctor fathered up to 600 children by using his own sperm to impregnate customers between 1943 and 1962.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A woman's vaginal muscles can take up to 6 months to get back to their normal shape and size after childbirth.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Low vitamin D levels during pregnancy have been linked to autism.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Providing birth control to women at no cost substantially reduced unplanned pregnancies and cut abortion rates by 62% to 78% over the U.S. national rate, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Texas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, a study found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A woman's brain shrinks during pregnancy.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Morning sickness in pregnant women has been linked to a significantly reduced risk of suffering a miscarriage, new research has found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Ancient Egyptians had a 70% accurate method for detecting pregnancy: a woman would pee on some seeds. If they sprouted, she was pregnant.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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