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A Birth Plan: Obstetrician’s Disclosure Sent One Mom Running
A pregnant woman posted a document she received from her obstetrician to a forum on AllNurses.com prefaced with the following:
I’m 26 weeks with my 3rd (1st 2 were hospital births) and at my last appointment my OB folding a piece of paper in half and handed it to my husband. He told us it was [...]
Diet changes helpful for pregnancy diabetes
CBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 | 6:54 PM ET
Treating mild diabetes that develops during pregnancy helps prevent serious problems that can occur when an infant gains too much weight, a new U.S. study suggests.
Women with gestational diabetes — temporarily high blood sugar levels during pregnancy — have a higher risk of [...]
Almost half of obstetricians back C-section by request
By Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News ServiceSeptember 21, 2009
Nearly half of obstetricians in Canada say a woman should have the right to choose a caesarean section when there is no medical reason to warrant one.
The finding comes from a nationwide survey of maternity care providers that found many obstetricians appear to support the wide use of [...]
Pregnancy and H1N1
By Sabriya Rice
CNN Medical Producer
(CNN) — For the past several months, Amy Wolf has been glued to the television, intently watching for information on how best to prepare for H1N1 flu.
She usually does not worry about the flu, but this year is different: Wolf is eight months into her second pregnancy. “I watch the news [...]
Many prenatal vitamins lack enough iodine
Associated Press, updated 4:33 p.m. PT, Wed., Feb. 25, 2009
60 multivitamins’ claims fall short; too little iodine ups developmental risks
LOS ANGELES – Many brands of multivitamins for pregnant women may not contain all the iodine they claim, potentially putting babies at risk of poor brain development, a new study suggests.
Tests on 60 brands that listed [...]
The Backlash to Breast is Best
Babble: Why exactly is breastfeeding under attack? by Jennifer Block
April 21, 2009
The worldwide “Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative” is a great campaign — get the baby skin-to-skin with mom first thing after birth, leave them be for an hour to start nursing, and basically phase out the nursery. A centerpiece of the initiative is to ban [...]
Dad’s involvement during pregnancy is key: Study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fathers who are involved in their children’s prenatal care are more likely to be around for the long haul, whether they marry the child’s mother or not, new study findings suggest.
The findings, say researchers, suggest that such early involvement — even more so than marriage, per se — is crucial [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Maternity-care failings can be remedied with cost-saving fixes
Updated 10/7/2008 11:16 PM
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
It’s a problem seen throughout health care, but it might be of particular concern when the patient is a healthy pregnant woman: the overuse of tests and potentially risky procedures that, at best, might benefit only a limited number of patients, and the underuse of proven techniques with [...]
Pregnancy Boom at Gloucester High
As summer vacation begins, 17 girls at Gloucester High School are expecting babies—more than four times the number of pregnancies the 1,200-student school had last year…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Happy Mother’s Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child
Mother’s Day draws a crowd in the home of an Arkansas woman – she is pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, said she is six weeks along in her pregnancy and that everything is going well…
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