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New Insight on Benefits of Breastfeeding

by | December 27th, 2010

Although women have been breastfeeding for generations and groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a child’s life, researchers are finally beginning to get a better handle on exactly what makes breast milk unique and beneficial.

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Cesarean Deliveries Increased, Total Births Declined in 2008

by | December 22nd, 2010

Births by cesarean delivery increased to nearly one third of all deliveries in 2008, a year in which the total number of births diminished, according to the “Annual Study of Vital Statistics: 2008,” published online December 20 in the journal Pediatrics.

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Rate of preemie births drops for 2nd year in USA

by | November 18th, 2010

The rate of U.S. babies born prematurely dropped two years in a row after rising steadily for three decades, according to a March of Dimes analysis of the latest figures available.

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How to Have a Happier, Healthier, Smarter Baby

by | November 5th, 2010

Fish oil may not benefit new moms or babies, but chocolate and exercise do Pregnant women have tweaked their diets, tried prenatal education tricks, and attempted whatever else baby books and doctors have recommended—all in the quest to have happier, healthier, and perhaps even smarter babies. Mothers-to-be have latched onto fish oil, to cite one…Read the Rest of Article

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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Women

by | October 14th, 2010

Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) has been linked to bacterial vaginosis (BV) among pregnant women, according to the results of a study reported online October 4 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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