Why do they call it morning sickness when it can last all day long? What a misnomer! That queasy, sick feeling has a way of popping up any time and lingering for as long as it would like. There are a precious few women who don't experience morning sickness, but that is not the norm. It's ...
In the past, parents had to wait until their children were talking before doctors would make an official diagnosis of autism. In the meantime, months and years of therapy were lost. A decade of study by two researchers at the University of Florida indicates that watching your child's movement may be an early-warning system that might ...
Governing your life by an old wives' tale may seem a little old fashioned. But many people live by them, even though they can't be proven scientifically. Sometimes, it's just some old fashioned wisdom that seems to make sense. Other times, not. You know the ones like, "if you cross your ...
It's amazing! It's controversial! It's spectacular! It's a gimmick! It's 4-D ultrasound--3-D with movement--and moms- and dads-to-be absolutely love it! You can check out a number of them on YouTube. Apparently, the accuracy is so amazing, you'll recognize your baby when it's born. But for gathering medical information, some doctors say 4-D ultrasound adds little to what they already know ...
First, the stats. According to an article on FoxNews.com, more than 12 million U.S. women use an oral contraceptive--better known as "the pill." That pill is 99% effective in preventing pregnancy. Pretty solid, right? Between two and eight percent of women become pregnant each year while using it. Whaaaat? Yes, and guess what? It's not a pharmaceutical error. ...
I find it very annoying that people willingly hurt their children and especially babies. No one reading this will deny that second hand smoke is a major health risk for children, but that doesn't appear to stop people from doing it. Is it that they just don't care about their children or their ...
The British Autism Study of Infant Siblings (Basis) is conducting a test on 200 children that will start officially tomorrow that could help detect Autism even in infants. The test involves testing children with siblings that have Autism. The risk of Autism runs in about 1 in every 100 children, but if they ...
Mr. Christopher once again with a new finding that caught my eye today. There's an old wives tale that pregnant women should not wear seat belts because it could kill their unborn babies. Apparently, the University of Michigan just published the results of their study in the April issue of the American Journal ...
Mr. Christopher from Corner Stork Baby Gifts Blog with an interesting article I found out of New Zealand. New Zealand has a "growth chart" that is used to decide if the growth of babies is up to standard. The problem with this chart is that it's primarily based on the growth of babies ...
A lot of women are waiting to have families until later in their lives, but in the U.K. that number is getting way up there into record levels in England and Wales while girls under 18 has dropped a little. The latter part of that statement is definitely good news, but it comes with a ...
