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Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us do.
~Jean de la Bruyere
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Triplets. Yikes! I don’t know if I could do it, but then again, we never know what we can do until we have to do it, right?
Read about this mom of four, three of whom are triplets. It’s an interesting look into the process of IVF and how multiple pregnancies are now more common as [...]
The journal, Breastfeeding Medicine, is a professional journal for physicians and other healthcare professionals. It contains reports and articles about the latest in breastfeeding news.
If you like to read this type of information, you’re in for a treat. According to a press release I just received, there will be free online access of the journal [...]
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I just found a great video that talks about the role of midwives in maternity care. Just click on the TV screen below to watch:
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According to a Canadian study published in the August edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, women living closest to expressways , especially those in affluent areas, are more vulnerable to highway pollution and have a much higher risk of delivering a low-birth -weight baby than women who live further away from [...]
And T is for:
Transition stage: This is often referred to as the toughest part of labor. It’s when the cervix dilates from 8–10 centimeters.
Transverse lie: Usually the baby in the uterus lies head down, sometimes head up and butt down (breech) but when the baby lies crosswise in the uterus, this is a tranverse lie.
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Sounds a bit like a riddle, doesn’t it?
Can you figure out what the situation would be? You have two women. Each are pregnant with twins. They deliver 22 hours apart. Yet the babies are quadruplets.
Ok, I’ll give you a hint. It involved in vitro fertilization (IVF). Still wondering? Ok, click here for the story.
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Freebirthing, delivering your child at home without any healthcare professional present, even a midwife, is becoming more popular in some circles. Some women do take advantage of health care for prenatal tests and care, but then they choose to deliver at home with only their partner and/or family and friends present.
If you read this article, [...]
Want your opinion heard? Weigh in on this topic: Give the whole baby-making thing a rest already
If you’ve been put on bedrest and live near Case Western Reserve University, you may be interested in participating in this study.
One problem that occurs with women who have to be on prolonged bedrest is how their body [...]
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S is also for:
Show: When women go in to labor, some have a vaginal discharge, often mucus and blood, which is called show.
Station: When you are in labor, you may hear your doctor, nurse or midwife refer to the baby’s “station.” This is the relationship of the baby’s head to bony knobs in [...]
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