World Breastfeeding Week begins today and will come to an end on the 7th, although events will continue for months ahead. The theme of WBW this year is “Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Response, Are you ready?” OBJECTIVES OF WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2009 * To draw attention to the vital…
Physicians should recommend low to moderate levels of exercise to their pregnant patients, even if they have not exercised prior to pregnancy, states a report published in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). According to this review article, exercise can…
According to a latest study, consuming alcohol during pregnancy and small body size at birth may perhaps predict poorer sleep and increased chances of sleep disorders in 8-year-old children born at term. At least that’s what experts from the organization of American Academy of Sleep Medicine have to say….
To combat the many fetal deaths that occur annually because the placenta is too small, researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a method to measure the volume of the placenta, which provides nourishment to the fetus. Limits in current technology keep doctors from being able to monitor…
Premature labour, the major cause of death and disability among babies, may be prevented by blocking a key protein, a study suggests. Infection is now a recognised trigger of preterm birth, but some women seem to go into labour early even when the infection is trivial. Researchers at Imperial…
As predicted, pregnant women are, indeed, on the government’s list of the first folks to be vaccinated against the H1N1 “swine flu” virus. The panel of experts convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended yesterday that the new vaccine be provided first to pregnant women and…
She may have strutted her baby bump down a Brazilian runway just a little over a month ago, but when it comes to her latest ad campaign, Gisele Bundchen’s bump is no where in sight. The supermodel, who is expecting her first baby with husband Tom Brady, shows off…
She’s graced the covers of Elle and Glamour magazines. She’s posed for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition and Playboy. She’s acted in films such as Last Action Hero and Bare Witness, as well as television series including Celebrity Mole and The Ex-Wives Club. And now, supermodel Angie Everhart is…
Now the good news: Cheaper alternative yields safer results than big-name brand, Health Canada finds. A top brand of baby bottle leached more than double the amount of a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to breast and prostate cancer than a cheaper house brand, new Health Canada tests show. The tests…
Many couples do exactly what Greg and I did, says Carol Ummel Lindquist, Ph.D., author of “Happily Married with Kids: It’s Not Just a Fairy Tale” and a mom of two. We give plenty of attention to our children and not nearly enough to each other. And over time,…