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Posted March 4, 2010 - 07:30 by Lela Davidson
Vaccines, New Parents
The latest FDA approval for Pfizer's infection immunization comes with a hearty price increase. Is this wonder drug better for the health of your family, or your stock portfolio?
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Posted March 1, 2010 - 05:36 by Fred Lee
Education, Pregnancy
A new study has found that unborn babies hear bilingual moms before they are born, and this may predispose them to eventually speaking more than one language.
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Posted February 13, 2010 - 03:00 by Lela Davidson
Pregnancy, Health
The United States has a new tool to help expectant mothers stay healthy. A new service provides timely messages to expectant mothers in the hopes of decreasing our national infant mortality rate.
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Posted February 11, 2010 - 02:00 by Fred Lee
Pregnancy, Health
Acupuncture might be a drug-free way to help ease depression in pregnant women.
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Posted February 10, 2010 - 02:00 by Lori Kerrigan
Conceiving, Pregnancy, Etiquette, Relationships
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are parents to 19 children with no current plans to stop adding to their brood. How many kids are too many? And why do we care?
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Posted February 5, 2010 - 20:00 by Lela Davidson
Pregnancy, Birth
Poor women are refusing epidurals and it's not for the reason you'd think, at least not entirely.
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Posted February 2, 2010 - 09:39 by Lori Kerrigan
Planning, Adoption
Are you feeling a tug on your heart to help the many children left without a family in Haiti after the devastating earthquake? Adopting a child from Haiti may not be an option right now, but don’t let that stop your adoption or humanitarian efforts.
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Posted February 2, 2010 - 09:37 by Rhonda Franz
Planning, Family Planning, Conceiving, Health, Pregnancy, Birth, Vaccines, New Parents, Adoption, Breastfeeding, Healthcare
The World Wide Web has some fantastic resources for pregnant women. These sites have some of the best pregnancy tools and resources available.
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Posted February 2, 2010 - 06:29 by Fred Lee
Family Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy
A common flame retardant may actually delay pregnancy in women.
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Posted February 2, 2010 - 06:00 by Lela Davidson
Pregnancy, Sex Ed, High School
Just say no. When it comes to sex education, preaching abstinence isn't working. For the first time in a long time, teen pregnancy rates are rising. Experts agree the fault lies with abstinence only sex-ed.
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Posted February 1, 2010 - 09:40 by Fred Lee
Birth, New Parents, Breastfeeding
Certain antidepressant medications might hinder a mother's effort to breast feed her baby.
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Posted January 26, 2010 - 12:00 by Fred Lee
Pregnancy, Birth, Breastfeeding, Nutrition
The addition of an essential fatty-acid (DHA) to infant formula seems to have enhanced the learning abilities of newborns.
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Posted January 21, 2010 - 09:36 by Lela Davidson
New Parents, Relationships
I never realized the routines I relied on to to survive my children's earliest years would become the foundation for so much more than survival.
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Posted January 21, 2010 - 09:00 by Lori Kerrigan
Adoption
The finalization of an adoption is an exciting day for a family built through adoption! When deciding how to celebrate this special day, finding decorations, themes and invitations designed for this event can be frustrating. Check out these creative, special and fun ways to celebrate your family’s special day!!
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Posted January 20, 2010 - 09:00 by Lela Davidson
Pregnancy, Birth
C-section rates worldwide are up, way up. The procedure may seem safe, and even preferable, but it's not without risk.
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Posted January 10, 2010 - 22:43 by Lela Davidson
Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy
There is a big difference between testing for life threatening genetic disorders and screening out embryos that may grow into kids with crooked teeth. Experts believe the next decade will bring a huge demand in embryonic screening. At some point, we're going to have to decide how far we go down the path of genetically selecting our children. Otherwise, someone else will.
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Posted January 7, 2010 - 14:00 by Rhonda Franz
Home Life, New Parents, Pre School, Healthcare, Allergies
It’s one thing to know what to do for the body’s response in winter; but it can be exhausting to get young children to go along. Here are a few tips to help improve the dry conditions in your home, and ideas for encouraging children to stay healthy and well.
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Posted December 29, 2009 - 15:16 by Lela Davidson
Social Skills, New Parents, Culture, Relationships
What is happiness? And how as parents can we give our kids the best chance at achieving it later in life? It all starts with the earliest interactions.
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Posted December 23, 2009 - 08:10 by Rhonda Franz
Education, Birth, New Parents
In spite of efforts by states to inform families of infant and toddler services, many people are still unaware of the resources. It's important for parents to have the correct information about their rights to access Early Intervention evaluation and services.
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Posted December 22, 2009 - 08:32 by Fred Lee
Health, Birth
A recent article in the New York Times has revealed that paternal postpartum depression is more common than people may think.
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