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Swimming sperm

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Sperm-binding beads could work as fertility aid or contraceptive

Microbeads coated in a human egg protein work as a contraceptive in mice and could also be used to select the best sperm for IVF  

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A pregnany woman having an ultrasound scan

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Records reveal gender-selective abortion taking place in Canada

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A very pregnant lady

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Some stillbirths are avoidable if we know enough to act in time

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Human embryo at the 4 cell stage

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Embryo cells decide their future only two days after conception

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Microcephaly brain scans

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Zika virus disease renamed to reflect range of impacts on fetus

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A premature baby

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Urine from premature babies could repair damaged kidneys

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A newborn baby wrapped in blue hospital drapes and held in a person's arms, lying down

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Push for natural birth a dangerous flaw in UK maternity review

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IVF

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Multiple births, not heart disease, is biggest IVF health risk

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Effects of being born prematurely shouldn't have to last forever

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Children shadow playground

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Premature birth: How its effects can stay with you for life

As more babies born early enter adulthood, the lifelong effects are finally becoming clear. But there are ways to make up for that lost time

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Life

Whole Zika genome recovered from brain of baby with microcephaly

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Don't let ignorance triumph in the US debate on family planning

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'Ditch booze' advice to sexually active US women is step too far

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Zika virus outbreak: What you need to know

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