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Hospital’s pregnancy consultation division receives its most queries from junior high and high school students ever.
Sola Aoi’s C-section to be highlight of program that will stream throughout Asia.
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May her noble act one day help eliminate a rare genetic disease that occurs in one out of every 6,000 pregnancies.
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18-year-old’s two-year relationship has angry fans calling the development a “betrayal.”
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