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1.02.09 Hits of the week


  • A 14-pound baby made his big entrance two days before Christmas in Southern California. Two doctors were needed to lift up the newborn boy during his C-section delivery. Our own Ask the Labor Nurse blogger says she's seeing a surge in bigger babies than when she first started working.

  • A TV producer of a birth show headed for the Discovery Health Network is in search of a mom-to-be having a home birth this month. Take a real life look at some of our readers' home births.

  • New research links infertility and stress. Got stress? We show you other reasons why women need to relax.

  • A dad's participation during pregnancy is key to future bonding with children, a new study says. Take a look at how we dish on dads.


Maria Vega is Fit Pregnancy magazine's copy editor.