Archive for the 'pregnancy' Category
Teenage Girls Attitudes on Sex and Pregnancy
I am old enough that I remember the huge uproar that happened when television’s “Murphy Brown” became a single mother. I wasn’t old enough to see the big deal because I was still in high school and I knew a number of girls who already had babies and seemed…
Cord Blood Stem Cells Treat Spinal Cord Injury in Animal Study
A study published this month in the journal Spine, found that stem cells from a human newborn umbilical cord can improve neurologic function of rats after an acute spinal cord injury. The rats treated in the study with cord blood stem cells experienced a significantly improved recovery of locomotor…
New guidelines say vaginal birth OK after c-section
Even if they aren’t staffed to handle emergency cesarean sections, hospitals should respect a woman’s informed choice to have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), new guidelines say. VBAC is known to increase the risk that the scar left in the womb from a previous cesarean will tear during…
Forever 21’s New Maternity Line
For some insane reason, my husband records “The View”. Yes, you heard me right. My husband. I never quite pinpointed why he suddenly started watching this daytime talk show. Was it because he thought I wanted to watch it when I got home from work? Does he have a…
Preterm Births Higher Among Overweight and Obese Mothers
Overweight and obese women are at greater risk of giving birth to a preterm baby compared with normal weight women, finds a study published online in the British Medical Journal. The authors believe that overweight and obese women should have counseling before pregnancy so that they are aware of…




