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Should You Limit Folic Acid Supplements in Late Pregnancy?

by Kimmama

06 Nov 2009 06:32 PM

It really amazes me how much medical advice and knowledge surrounding pregnancy changes from year to year, even month to month. Just when you think you know what you need for a healthy pregnancy, someone throws a curve call.

H1N1 and New Families - Part II

by Kimmama

05 Nov 2009 08:43 PM

Yesterday I talked about how the H1N1 virus has impacted families in the mother/baby ward. As it turns out, I learned today, more and more hospitals are banning children and teens from hospitals unless they are patients.

Smoking During Pregnancy May Lead to Behavior Problems in Children

by Kimmama

03 Nov 2009 08:53 PM

I spend a lot of time reading through blogs and news related to pregnancy. Pregnancy has been around since the beginning of mankind (obviously), and yet there are always new headlines.

Antibiotics and Birth Defects

by Kimmama

02 Nov 2009 08:11 PM

A link between birth defects and certain antibiotics commonly used to treat urinary tract infections has been found according to research funded by the CDC. The drugs associated with the birth defects were Thiosulfil Forte, Bactrim, Furadantin and Macrobid.

Why the High Maternal Mortality Rate in America?

by Kimmama

27 Oct 2009 07:41 PM

Women in America more likely to die during childbirth than they are in most other developed nations.

Lose the Weight Before You Conceive

by Kimmama

23 Oct 2009 09:49 AM

A new study shows that obese women are more likely to retain some of their pregnancy weight gain postpartum. Researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research studied 1,700 obese women that gave birth between 2000 and 2005.

Are You In Line for the H1N1 Vaccine?

by Kimmama

19 Oct 2009 07:49 PM

I'll be the first one to admit I was initially skeptical of the severity of the H1N1 virus when it first hit the media this past summer.

Never Take Health Care for Granted

by Kimmama

09 Oct 2009 08:35 PM

I read an interesting and sad article this evening about the high mortality rate among women in India during childbirth. A large number of women die from preventable causes, and the numbers aren't even accurate, since many of the deaths are not even recorded.

The Effects of Antidepressant Use on Newborns

by Kimmama

07 Oct 2009 06:35 PM

A few months ago I wrote about the new guidelines submitted by the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists concerning treatment of depression during pregnancy.

Untreated Asthma During Pregnancy May Put Infant at Risk for Future Asthma

by Kimmama

06 Oct 2009 08:30 PM

Once again, research indicates that treating health issues during pregnancy, such as diabetes, for example, decreases the health risks for the child.



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