Ramadan fasts vexing for moms-to-be Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:37 a.m., Friday, July 20, 2012 [...] despite the counsel of her gynecologist and the worries of her husband, the bubbly University of Houston biochemistry graduate wants to fast for as many days as she can during Ramadan, which begins Friday.