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,…
The Cesarean section rate in the United States reached 32 percent in 2007, the country’s highest rate ever, health officials are reporting. The rate has been climbing steadily since 1996, setting new records year after year, and Cesarean section has become the most common operation in American hospitals. About…
The debate over “preggo brain” continues with the release of a new study: Pregnant women had reduced spatial recognition memory during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, and this effect persisted for at least three months after birth, new study results suggested. Researchers assessed the influence of sex…
Looks like deciding to breastfeed depends on whether or not you get formula at the hospital. A study of Canadian women reveals that moms who left with free samples of formula are less likely to breastfeed their children. Women who don’t get formula samples (nearly 60 percent) are 3.5…
Sift through all the rhetoric surrounding the health-care reform legislation sent by Congress last night to President Obama, and it could signal some big changes in many people’s juggle. Health insurance has increasingly been the tail wagging the dog in many households-the first consideration in deciding who, if anyone,…
University of Maryland graduate student Anupama Kothari went into labor on a Friday afternoon two years ago. After a Cesarean section, she was a first-time mother, with a baby girl with huge brown eyes. But there wasn’t much time to settle into motherhood, bond with her daughter or follow…
Most babies should take a daily vitamin D supplement, a new study shows. That will be a big change for most parents – and even many pediatricians. Only 1% to 13% of infants under 1 year now get a vitamin D supplement, available in inexpensive drops, according to a…
A few months ago, a French obstetrician suggested that if fathers really wanted to help their partners in the delivery room, they would just stay away. They may think they are helping, Dr. Michael Odent said, but they are probably only making the mothers stressed, slowing their production of…