UPDATE: I went ahead and set up a support topic for those who need to find each other over the holiday and talk to other grieving moms-to-be during this very tough time. Feel free to register under any anonymous name, just make sure you can check the email address to validate your registration so you can post [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Miscarriage | Permalink
Mood swings, feeling low and so on are common symptoms associated with pregnancy and now a recent study published in the Journal of Women’s Health found a particular group of pregnant women even more at risk. The study was conducted on the issue of Pregnancy and mental health among women returning from conflict zones such [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Though chest pain is something that instantly rings alarms bells for most of us, chest pain during pregnancy is a common complaint and one that may actually have a fairly innocuous explanation. Persistent chest pain may be a sign of something being wrong, particularly if it is severe or is accompanied by other symptoms. However [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
The provision of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 will now make it more possible and easier for women who choose to breast feed their babies. The act mandates certain breaks and facilities to be provided by employers to their female employees. So it has been seen that there is an unfair amount of benefit [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Here’s another addition to the list of former Peace Corps volunteers who’ve gone on to do great things: Colorado nurse Ann Moore, an inventor who did a lot to improve American parents’ bonding with their young children. Moore, who grew up in Amish country in Ohio, and her husband Mike worked as Peace Corps volunteers [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
The rate at which U.S. women are having babies continued to fall between 2008 and 2009, federal officials reported Tuesday, pushing the teen birthrate to a record low and prompting a debate about whether the drop was caused by the recession, an increased focus on encouraging abstinence, more adolescents using birth control or a combination [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
All newborn babies cry, but Anika Reese seemed to be in a category all her own. She screamed in pain nearly all the time, grabbing her own little cheeks so forcefully she sometimes drew blood. Her mother, Suzanne, describes Anika’s first four months as “living in hell with an angel.” Reese noticed her baby’s stomach [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Friends actor David Schwimmer and his wife Zoe Buckman are expecting! The couple reportedly “couldn’t be more thrilled.” Buckman, a photographer, and Schwimmer, 44, met in London in 2007, and announced their engagement in March 2010. Speaking to PEOPLE in 2006 about his desire to start a family, the former Friends star said he was [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Children in rural Nepal whose mothers were given iron and folic acid supplements during pregnancy were smarter, more organized and had better fine motor skills than children whose mothers did not get them, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. They said ensuring that pregnant women get this basic prenatal care could have a big effect on [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
A new study has revealed that the stress associated with military service in a war zone may later contribute to an increased risk of mental health problems if a woman veteran becomes pregnant. Pregnancy among women veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan appears to increase their risk for mental health problems such as depression, [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Christmas arrived a bit early for Ali Larter! The Heroes actress and actor Hayes MacArthur welcomed a healthy boy early Monday morning in Los Angeles, her rep tells UsMagazine.com. Mom and child are now resting comfortably. First-time parents Larter, 34, and Perfect Couples actor MacArthur, 33, have named their son Theodore Hayes MacArthur. “He’s our [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
A leading women’s health expert and Certified Nurse Midwife lends advice on holiday travel for pregnant women: Keep your insurance card and important phone numbers with you. If you go into labor or your water breaks while out of town, call your midwife or physician so that they can direct you to the appropriate hospital [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Thousands of U.S. women may develop diabetes during pregnancy but go undiagnosed and untreated, putting their health and that of their babies at risk. A study of almost a million women suggests that about a third of pregnant women are not screened for gestational diabetes, and that the number now reported with the condition [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Wendy Oddy at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Subiaco, Western Australia, and colleagues, examined whether having been breastfed affected the test scores of over 1000 10-year-olds. Studies have suggested that children who were breastfed have higher IQs than those who were not, but few separated out boys and girls. Mothers who breastfeed [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Could cord blood stem cells be used to help treat the wounds of a burn victim or restore hearing in a deaf child? As Heather Brown, CBR‘s Vice President of Scientific and Medical Affairs, explains in a recent interview, these treatment areas and others are being explored in rapidly-advancing research. “Cord blood stem cells really [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
It’s a girl for Vince Vaughn and his wife Kyla Weber! Locklyn Kyla Vaughn was born on Saturday, December 18 in the Wedding Crashers star’s hometown of Chicago. She weighed 7lbs and measured 20 inches long. “Both of them couldn’t be happier to welcome their sweet little girl into their family!” a source close to [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Giving expectant mothers large amounts of fluids during delivery could affect the success of breastfeeding, a new study by researchers at UC Davis suggests. The study, published online in the journal Pediatrics, found a high proportion of breastfed newborns who received little or no supplemental formula lost an excessive amount of weight. Normally, newborns are [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Pregnant? Here’s one more reason you should take your vitamins. A recent study conducted in Nepal and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that school-age kids whose moms took iron and folic acid supplements while pregnant did better on intelligence and fine motor skill tests.
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
At a recent concert in Baltimore, Julianne Hough told what she called a “funny story.” She explained that her new video for the song "Is That So Wrong" was “kinda banned” for what she believed was too much stripping in the bedroom scene. CMT, which is owned by MTV, quickly responded to the “kinda” accusation, [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Breastfeeding moms, do you wish you had a place to pump at work? Well, here’s good news: If you work for hourly wages at a place with more than 50 employees, your boss will be required to create a room that allows you to do just that. A new federal law, a provision of the [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
Most experts think autism is caused by genetics combined with some sort of environmental trigger — though no one knows what, for sure. Here’s a new theory: air pollution has an effect.
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Pregnancy | Permalink
I called me son’s teacher a couple nights ago. When she answered I started with usual question of, “Hello, how are you?” Long pause…”Ummm, fine” she unsteadily replied. “Would my son be the reason you are ‘Ummm, fine?” “Well, lets just say he is 1/29th of the problem. Whoever penned the song “It’s the Most [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Adoption | Permalink
The standard sperm analysis which measures sperm count, motility and morphology has been around for more than one hundred years. In years gone by, the method of choice was to count the sperm on a grid (“Coulter Counter”) under a microscope, assess sperm movement and progression from one point to another to determine “motility,” then [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under IVF Treatment | Permalink
I can honestly say that when we first met, I NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS would have imagined we’d end up on a tiny island in the Caribbean. Thanks for taking me on this adventure Photos by our friend, the glorious, awe-inspiring, illustrious Rebecca Cooper.
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Gynacology News | Permalink
I can’t believe that I managed to do this, but I am off both today and tomorrow. SCORE!!!!! I don’t know if I’ve ever been off both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in my years as a nurse. So, even though I won’t be there to lovingly help little ones into the world, my fantastic [...]
Read More..Posted on December 25, 2010 | Filed under Female Reproduction | Permalink