Family Planning

FDA Approves Prevnar, New and Improved with a 30% Price Increase

Posted March 4, 2010 - 07:30 by Lela Davidson

Vaccines, New Parents

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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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Bilingualism May Begin in the Womb

Posted March 1, 2010 - 05:36 by Fred Lee

Education, Pregnancy

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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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Cell Phones Are the Latest Weapon in Fight Against Infant Mortality

Posted February 13, 2010 - 03:00 by Lela Davidson

Pregnancy, Health

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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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Depression During Pregnancy: Acupuncture May Help

Posted February 11, 2010 - 02:00 by Fred Lee

Pregnancy, Health

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Acupuncture might be a drug-free way to help ease depression in pregnant women.

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The Duggars: How Many Is Too Many?

Posted February 10, 2010 - 02:00 by Lori Kerrigan

Conceiving, Pregnancy, Etiquette, Relationships

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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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Poor Women Opting Out of Epidurals

Posted February 5, 2010 - 20:00 by Lela Davidson

Pregnancy, Birth

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Poor women are refusing epidurals and it's not for the reason you'd think, at least not entirely.

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Adopting From Haiti

Posted February 2, 2010 - 09:39 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption

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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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Notes For Your Underbelly: Great Online Pregnancy Resources

Posted February 2, 2010 - 09:37 by Rhonda Franz

Planning, Family Planning, Conceiving, Health, Pregnancy, Birth, Vaccines, New Parents, Adoption, Breastfeeding, Healthcare

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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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Trouble Getting Pregnant? PDBEs May Be to Blame

Posted February 2, 2010 - 06:29 by Fred Lee

Family Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy

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A common flame retardant may actually delay pregnancy in women.

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Teaching Abstinence-Only Leads to Pregnancy

Posted February 2, 2010 - 06:00 by Lela Davidson

Pregnancy, Sex Ed, High School

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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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Breast Feeding Problems? Antidepressants May Be to Blame

Posted February 1, 2010 - 09:40 by Fred Lee

Birth, New Parents, Breastfeeding

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Certain antidepressant medications might hinder a mother's effort to breast feed her baby.

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DHA Consumption Linked to Better Cognitive Development in Babies

Posted January 26, 2010 - 12:00 by Fred Lee

Pregnancy, Birth, Breastfeeding, Nutrition

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The addition of an essential fatty-acid (DHA) to infant formula seems to have enhanced the learning abilities of newborns.

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Routines Build Trust

Posted January 21, 2010 - 09:36 by Lela Davidson

New Parents, Relationships

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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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Adoption Finalization Party Ideas

Posted January 21, 2010 - 09:00 by Lori Kerrigan

Adoption

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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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High C-Section Rates Concern Doctors

Posted January 20, 2010 - 09:00 by Lela Davidson

Pregnancy, Birth

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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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Designer Babies: A Matter of Choice?

Posted January 10, 2010 - 22:43 by Lela Davidson

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy

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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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Scratch And Sniffle: Keeping Winter Air Symptoms At Bay

Posted January 7, 2010 - 14:00 by Rhonda Franz

Home Life, New Parents, Pre School, Healthcare, Allergies

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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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Strong Early Attachments Key To Lifetime Of Happiness

Posted December 29, 2009 - 15:16 by Lela Davidson

Social Skills, New Parents, Culture, Relationships

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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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Getting The (Right) Word Out: Important Information About Early Intervention Services

Posted December 23, 2009 - 08:10 by Rhonda Franz

Education, Birth, New Parents

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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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Fathers And Postpartum Depression

Posted December 22, 2009 - 08:32 by Fred Lee

Health, Birth

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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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