Sep 27 Helping Nature Along: Breeding Giant Pandas By Online DA The giant panda is an endangered species, threatened by destruction of their natural habitats and low birth rates. At zoos, like Smithsonian's National Zoo, veterinarians and zoologists attempt to understand the reproductive cycle of these large mammals to prevent their… Continue reading
May 17 When Cancer & Pregnancy Collide By Jason Kane No sushi. No caffeine. No alcohol. No Ibuprofin. Minnie Narth could recite everything she'd heard she wasn't supposed to have while pregnant. But as she entered her third trimester, her body was in desperate need of something she would never… Continue reading
May 16 Watch Fertility Treatment & Cancer: Gina Danford's Story, Part 3 Gina Danford describes her feelings after learning she had finally become pregnant. Continue watching
May 16 Watch Fertility Treatment & Cancer: Gina Danford's Story, Part 2 Gina Danford describes how she felt after doctors discovered her third mass. Continue watching
May 16 Watch Fertility Treatment & Cancer: Gina Danford's Story, Part 1 Gina Danford tells the story of her bout with ovarian cancer. Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch In Indiana School District, Dropouts Have Tech Alternative to Regular Classroom In Indiana School District, Dropouts Have Tech Alternative to Regular Classroom… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense… Continue watching
Aug 04 Reporter's Notebook: India's New Baby Boom By Fred de Sam Lazaro Indian surrogate mothers. Photo by Fred de Sam Lazaro Thursday on the NewsHour, you'll see an excerpt of the film "Made in India," which documents the journey of an infertile American couple and their Indian surrogate. It's part of… Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch Peru Eyes Innovations in Rural Maternity Health As part of his continuing series on Peru, Ray Suarez reports on how government strategies to reduce deaths from childbirth among indigenous women who live far from health services could also help women in other Latin American countries. Continue watching
Sep 02 Deaths at Birth Illuminate Tanzania's Health Challenges By Talea Miller Giving birth holds deadly risks for mothers in Tanzania, where on average one woman and six infants die each hour from preventable, birth-related complications. Continue reading