The absence of menstrual periods for a minimum of one year is the hallmark of menopause. Premature ovarian failure (POF) is the term usually used to describe women entering menopause before the age of 40. Surprisingly, about 25% of these women may ovulate and some even conceive after the…
Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don’t appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer, a new study says. Doctors have long worried pregnancy might spark hormonal changes in breast cancer survivors that could spur the disease’s return, and many breast cancer patients…
Talking has a bigger impact on their developing minds than other sounds, even musical ones, according to a new study. Infants as young as 3 months old who were exposed to words, not baby talk, were more capable of “categorizing” pictures than babies who just listened to tones. “For…
A new study suggests that our brains develop specialized circuits to process human voices long before we learn to speak. The study, which appears in the journal Neuron, looked at brain activity in 32 infants as they listened to recorded sounds. Half the children were 4 months old and…
Over the past decade, the U.S. maternal mortality rate has nearly doubled, with about 500 women dying of pregnancy-related complications each year. That’s a tiny percentage of the 4 million American women who give birth annually. But what’s shocking is that among industrialized countries, the U.S. ranks an abysmal…
Nearly two weeks after the Consumer Product Safety Commission warned parents that over-the-shoulder baby slings can be deadly for children younger than 4 months old, San Diego-based Infantino LLC is pulling two of its carriers — SlingRider and Wendy Bellissimo — off the market altogether. The deaths of at…
Pregnancy isn’t easy for most women but here is a list of perks: EATING. Most pregnant women have carte blanche to eat all they want. I’m talking Blizzards at midnight, countless snack-sized candy bars from the candy drawer and rich buttery dishes served far more often than three times…
Breastfeeding expert Donna Dowling, associate professor of nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, could sympathize with the new mom next to her in a large baby store as she was also overwhelmed by the variety of bottle choices in the 12…
Herbs For Infertility Fertility problems continue to afflict 15-20 percent of couples in contemporary society. Many of these couples are “normal results” according to the standard medical tests and evaluations of fertility have taken place. By definition, these couples have ” unexplained infertility ” and marked with unanswered questions….
If you’re a breast man, pregnancy is better than Christmas. But this growth spurt isn’t solely for your viewing pleasure. Those mammaries are about to be put to work. Be an extra set of ears : While many expecting fathers sit quietly in the back of the breastfeeding classroom,…