Efforts to Reduce Spina Bifida and Other Birth Defects Are Working
Birth defects affect about one in every 33 babies and are the leading cause of death among newborns. Common birth defects include cleft palate, cleft lip, deformed limbs, and spina bifida, which is a...
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Mindfulness training helps during pregnancy in so many ways and researchers uncover new benefits to this body-mind training technique every day. A group of scientists has discovered that mindfulness...
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. Normal healthy red blood cells are round, but in SCD, the red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped...
View ArticleColds, Flu and the Delivery Room
Flu season in the United States typically starts in October and runs through March but expectant mothers-to-be might want to take precautions before and after that range of time. Pregnancy puts a woman...
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It’s flu season again. The season comes with aches, pains, fatigue, sniffles, coughing, and lots of questions. One of these questions that can be answered quickly and easily is how important it is for...
View ArticleFlu Vaccine Protects Baby From Much More Than the Flu
The 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic offered unprecedented opportunity to study the effect of flu vaccinations on pregnant women and the babies they carried. Before 2009, less than 18 percent of all pregnant...
View ArticleCDC Urges Pregnant Women Affected by West Virginia Chemical Spill to Remain...
More than 300,000 residents of West Virginia have been unable to use the tap water running into their homes, workplaces, restaurants, schools, and elsewhere due to a chemical spill at the Freedom...
View ArticleSafe Travel Tips for Babymooners
Couples expecting babies often choose to take one last trip before the baby comes along, bringing demands of time and energy that will likely limit the alone time new parents had come to enjoy....
View ArticleDramatic Rise in E-Cig Calls to Poison Control Centers; More Than Half...
Electronic cigarettes "represent an emerging public health concern," according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This conclusion is based on a multi-year study of calls to...
View ArticleShould I Get Vaccinated During Pregnancy?
The answer is yes, maybe, and no.The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is the group of medical and public health experts that develops the annual recommendations on who should be...
View ArticleEfforts to Reduce Spina Bifida and Other Birth Defects Are Working
Birth defects affect about one in every 33 babies and are the leading cause of death among newborns. Common birth defects include cleft palate, cleft lip, deformed limbs, and spina bifida, which is a...
View ArticleMindfulness Training Reduces Urge to Smoke
Mindfulness training helps during pregnancy in so many ways and researchers uncover new benefits to this body-mind training technique every day. A group of scientists has discovered that mindfulness...
View ArticleSickle Cell Disease, Fertility and Pregnancy
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. Normal healthy red blood cells are round, but in SCD, the red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped...
View ArticleColds, Flu and the Delivery Room
Flu season in the United States typically starts in October and runs through March but expectant mothers-to-be might want to take precautions before and after that range of time. Pregnancy puts a woman...
View ArticleFlu Vaccine, Explained
It’s flu season again. The season comes with aches, pains, fatigue, sniffles, coughing, and lots of questions. One of these questions that can be answered quickly and easily is how important it is for...
View ArticleFlu Vaccine Protects Baby From Much More Than the Flu
The 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic offered unprecedented opportunity to study the effect of flu vaccinations on pregnant women and the babies they carried. Before 2009, less than 18 percent of all pregnant...
View ArticleCDC Urges Pregnant Women Affected by West Virginia Chemical Spill to Remain...
More than 300,000 residents of West Virginia have been unable to use the tap water running into their homes, workplaces, restaurants, schools, and elsewhere due to a chemical spill at the Freedom...
View ArticleSafe Travel Tips for Babymooners
Large Image: Couples expecting babies often choose to take one last trip before the baby comes along, bringing demands of time and energy that will likely limit the alone time new parents had come to...
View ArticleDramatic Rise in E-Cig Calls to Poison Control Centers; More Than Half...
Electronic cigarettes "represent an emerging public health concern," according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This conclusion is based on a multi-year study of calls to...
View ArticleShould I Get Vaccinated During Pregnancy?
The answer is yes, maybe, and no.The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is the group of medical and public health experts that develops the annual recommendations on who should be...
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