In addition to following long-term changes, Dr Storey was also interested in the expectant fathers' short-term responses to things infantile.
At baby showers in America, expectant mothers coo over cute onesies, baby sunglasses and cuddly toys, in China the most valued gift is imported milk formula.
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But at the other end of the trail that starts with financial woes in rich countries are underweight children and anaemic expectant mothers in poor ones.
When Leinster hooker Bernard Jackman conceded a penalty with two minutes left that Quins kicked to touch in the corner, an expectant home crowd sensed another 'Stade Francais moment' in the making.
Now with an American twist, maternity homes are sprouting up in Southern California, where wealthy expectant mothers are coddled and catered to in relative luxury.
He said that in most of the expectant mothers the deficiency was not very severe, but said the effects were still serious.
She added that 33% of expectant mothers in Wales smoked at some point during their pregnancy, a figure that reached a high of 40% in some economically deprived areas.
So far just 40% of expectant mums in Northern Ireland have received the swine flu vaccine and the BBC understands there are currently several cases of pregnant women being treated in local intensive care units.
Women like Catherine, a first-time expectant mom in northern Uganda, who is busy preparing for her new addition with the knowledge that she will have access to excellent healthcare services when she needs them most.
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This was a cold winter, everyone battened into woollen layers and readily excused from dawdling in the open, and Zwelish and his expectant young wife were more and more like figures in a snow globe, viewable but uncontactable from the human realm.
New York (CNN) -- A midnight car crash in New York left two expectant parents dead.
New York (CNN) -- A day after two expectant parents died in a hit-and-run car wreck, the crash that killed them claimed another life on Monday: their newborn son.
During that period 8, 719 expectant mothers were asked to fill in questionnaires that inquired, among other things, about their level of stress.
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After the much-fancied Spanish had slipped to a shock defeat in their opening game against Switzerland on Wednesday, they needed to produce a performance in front of a large contingent of their expectant fans at Ellis Park.
Leeds' struggles on the pitch have led to frustration among an expectant fanbase who are never shy in voicing their frustration, increasing the burden on the players at a time of the season when pressure is already high.
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From an expectant mother's first scan in an NHS hospital at about 12 weeks, future parents will get texts and emails linking to information films and advice directly relating to the development of their child at that point.
By that point, many expectant students had quit jobs and secured housing in the Boston area.
Prisons' chief inspector Nick Hardwick said seven expectant mothers were at Yarl's Wood in July.
The unspoken message: Unlike the regular stuff, this dirt is chemical free, so expectant moms and their kids can muck around in it without a care.
The Adoption Institute surveyed professionals at 100 adoption agencies across the U.S. in 2009 and 2010 and found prospective adoptive parents and expectant parents needed significant help to understand open adoption and develop arrangements that worked.
England's women will travel to the city of Rosario expectant of an improvement on the last World Cup in 2006, where they finished seventh - coincidentally beating Germany for that honour.
Nearly 3 million girls are in school, and more than 3, 000 midwives across the country save expectant mothers' lives.
"The colleges will also provide more training in this area to ensure that the policy is properly applied and that the rights of expectant mothers continue to be respected and safeguarded, " he said.
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