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American Family Physician December 1, 2003 |
Returning to Work While Breastfeeding Breastfeeding is good for your baby -- and for you. It provides the best nutrition for your baby and protects your baby against many illnesses. Before you return to work, you may want to make a breastfeeding plan. This plan can help you with problems that could keep you from breastfeeding your baby. |
American Family Physician March 1, 2006 |
Caring for Your New Baby An informative guide: How many wet diapers should my baby have?... How often should my baby have a bowel movement should I give my baby vitamin D?... What is jaundice?... How should I care for my baby's umbilical cord?... etc. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2005 |
Taking Care of Yourself After Having a Baby A patient hand out on the issues new mothers face, including postpartum depression, breastfeeding, and birth control. |
American Family Physician February 15, 2002 |
Jaundice and Your Baby What is jaundice?... Why do some babies get jaundice?... How can I tell if my baby has jaundice?... How is jaundice treated?... |
American Family Physician September 15, 2001 Keith Sinusas & Amy Gagliardi |
Initial Management of Breastfeeding This article describes ways in which family physicians can facilitate the early initiation and long-term success of breastfeeding in their patients... |
American Family Physician August 15, 2004 |
Colic: What You Should Know A patient guide to crying in babies lasting more than three hours a day, for several days a week and for longer than three weeks. |
Salon.com June 19, 2000 Lisa Moricoli Latham |
Tough titties I was looking for nipple relief in all the wrong places. |
American Family Physician January 1, 2001 |
HIV Infection and Pregnancy-Protecting Your Baby and Yourself Why should I be tested for HIV if I am pregnant?... How do babies get HIV?... What can I do to keep my baby from getting HIV?... What antiretroviral medicines should I be taking?... Should I have an elective cesarean section?... |
Science News September 23, 2006 Janet Raloff |
Babies Motor Better with Breast Milk Even a few months of breastfeeding appear to confer important motor-coordination benefits on an infant. |
Salon.com August 3, 2000 Tracie White |
My second daughter I never saw her alive, but I will miss her for the rest of my life. |
AskMen.com Dustin Driver |
Get Your Baby To Sleep: 4 Steps There are a few simple tricks to get your baby to sleep that can work wonders; tricks that calm a seemingly hysterical baby. |
Fast Company Elizabeth Segran |
IBM Does Nursing Moms A Solid: New Program Allows Business Travelers Ship Breast Milk Home IBM has just announced a plan to help nursing moms easily send breast milk home while they are on business travel in an effort to attract and retain more female workers. |
The Family Room Ann Douglas |
How to Encourage Your Older Child to Welcome The New Baby |
Salon.com August 30, 2000 Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
To toke or not to toke Is it OK for a breast-feeding mother to get high -- just once? |
American Family Physician December 1, 2004 |
Your Baby's Teeth A caregiver's guide to infant oral hygiene including guidelines on feeding and fluoride. |
The Family Room November 2000 Lauren Bradway |
The Importance of Talking Baby Talk to Your Baby It's time to confess. I'm a speech-language pathologist who talks 'baby talk' to babies. And not only do I enjoy doing so, I maintain that it's good for them! |
ifeminists August 25, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
On Breastfeeding, Rights, and Good Manners Breastfeeding need not devolve into cultural warfare. The issue will yield to courtesy, common sense and a bit of respect for the other person's rights. |
The Family Room Dawne Brooks |
Buying Baby's Layette on a Budget One of the first things you hear when you get pregnant is how expensive babies are.... |
U.S. CPSC March 12, 2010 |
Infant Deaths Prompt CPSC Warning About Sling Carriers for Babies The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is advising parents and caregivers to be cautious when using infant slings for babies younger than four months of age. |
American Family Physician May 1, 2001 |
Galactorrhea Sometimes a woman's breast makes milk even though she is not breast-feeding a baby. This is called galactorrhea. Galactorrhea has many causes... |
IDB America January 2004 Daniel Drosdoff |
Good health starts with breastfeeding Health experts urge women everywhere to breastfeed their children, but that advice is especially important in Guyana. The program described in this article tries to promote breast feeding to help solve this counties problem of undernourished children. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2001 |
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Causes of high blood pressure during pregnancy and possible problems and treatments. |
Chemistry World November 6, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Breast is Best for IQ - if Your Genes Say so Researchers examining the relationship between breastfeeding and higher IQ test scores in later life have uncovered a link with a gene responsible for modifying fatty acids in the diet. |
The Family Room November 2000 Laurie Boucke |
Infant Potty Training It started out innocently enough. My third son was just 3 months old when something inside me said, "Not another bout of diapers, please!" I knew there had to be a better way than the conventional toilet training used with my first two sons... |
The Family Room Amy Coggins & Danielle Schultz |
Shower Moms To Be... ...If for whatever reason, you cannot fulfill the new mom's request, here are some ideas for practical and thoughtful gifts almost any mother-to-be would enjoy.... |
American Family Physician March 1, 2006 Robert C. Langan |
Discharge Procedures for Healthy Newborns Physicians should use a checklist to facilitate discussions with new parents before discharging their healthy newborn from the hospital. The checklist should include information on breastfeeding, warning signs of illness, and ways to keep the child healthy and safe. |
American Family Physician August 15, 2000 |
Down Syndrome: What You Need to Know When You're Pregnant |
The Family Room November 2000 Teresa Higginbotham |
Baby Costs-The Frugal Way Now that I have had three children, I've learned a few things. Mainly, I don't have to follow the cookie cutter supply list that all the stores put out for expectant parents, and I don't have to pay their prices! Here are a few suggestions for baby items the frugal way... |
Salon.com August 28, 2002 Susanna Stromberg |
Embracing death A recent study says that parents who hold their stillborn infants may be traumatized by the experience. Yes, the moments I spent with my dying newborn were the most painful of my life -- but they were also the richest. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2005 Blenning & Paladine |
An Approach to the Postpartum Office Visit The postpartum period (typically the first six weeks after delivery) may underscore physical and emotional health issues in new mothers. A structured approach to the postpartum office visit ensures that relevant conditions and concerns are discussed and appropriately addressed. |
U.S. CPSC October 9, 2002 |
Baby Walkers Recalled by Bikepro, Inc. The baby walkers can fit through a standard doorway and are not designed to stop at the edge of a step. Babies using these baby walkers could be seriously injured or killed if they fall down stairs. |
Salon.com June 25, 2002 Susan Straight |
Flour power The authorities have decided that hauling around sacks of flour will teach middle schoolers not to get pregnant. My daughter and I think it's a half-baked idea. |
Salon.com July 26, 1999 Roxanne Beckford Hoge |
The lactating feminist The lactating feminist: I'm not a porn star. I'm not burning my bra. I'm just feeding my baby in public. |
Science News October 19, 2002 Janet Raloff |
West Nile Worries Are No Reason to Give Up Breast-feeding The case of the youngest person in the United States thought to have been infected with West Nile Virus -- a newborn -- almost certainly resulted from transmission of the virus in breast milk. Still, the new findings don't warrant changing current breast-feeding guidelines. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2003 |
Pregnancy: Prenatal Care What will happen during prenatal visits?... What should I eat?... Is it okay to take medicine?... How long can I keep working?... What about exercise?... Is it okay to have sex?... What can I do to feel better while I'm pregnant?... etc. |
AboutSafety March 13, 2001 |
Workplace VDT Use Not A Risk Factor For Reduced Birth Weight, Premature Birth, NIOSH Finds Working with video display terminals does not increase a woman's risk of delivering a baby of reduced birth weight or delivering prematurely. |
Salon.com September 21, 2000 Paige Evans |
A bosom brainteaser Should one breast-feed on a blind date? |
American Family Physician August 1, 2000 |
Screening Yourself for Breast Cancer Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Women more than 20 years of age should know the signs of breast cancer and the best ways to find it early. How do I perform a breast self-exam? When should I have my mammogram? Clinical Breast Exam. Ultrasound exam. Breast Biopsies. |
Salon.com March 27, 2001 Lisa Moricoli Latham |
My son the biter Why does he always chew the one he loves? |
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 |
Respiratory Infections During Pregnancy An informational patient hand-out for expectant mothers and the risks involved with these infections. |
ifeminists March 26, 2009 Gordon E. Finley |
Demography and Economy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The release of preliminary childbirth data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) shows records births for 2007. This is bad news when the economy is struggling. |
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 |
Prenatal Diagnosis: Amniocentesis and CVS An informational patient hand-out on these fetal diagnostic tests. |
Salon.com June 5, 2000 Emily Bazelon |
Need a great place to raise a kid? Try Yale Law School: You'll find flexible hours, sympathetic professors, a baby room and more! |
Reason November 2005 Jacob Sullum |
Ice, Ice Baby Stigmatizing terms, such as `ice babies' and `meth babies,' lack scientific validity and should not be used, said a group of nearly 100 physicians, researchers, and addiction specialists in an open letter to the news media. |
ifeminists December 30, 2003 Katie Allison Granju |
The Milky Way of Doing Business How has the American Academy of Pediatrics been influenced by the $3 billion U.S. infant formula industry? |
American Family Physician March 1, 2002 |
Triple Screening in Pregnancy -- What It Is and What to Expect A triple screen is a blood test that measures three things called alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin and unconjugated estriol. The results of the blood test can help your doctor see if your baby may be at higher risk for certain birth defects... |
U.S. CPSC September 5, 2002 |
Sweet Dreams...Safe Sleep For Babies CPSC, industry & safety groups mark Baby Safety Month with Safe Sleep Campaign. |
The Family Room Jennifer McCormick |
The Second Time Around What is that saying about things being better the second time around? Whoever first made this profound statement was obviously not a working mother with a two-year-old son and a baby on the way!... |
American Family Physician October 15, 2006 |
Hirschsprung's Disease: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is Hirschsprung's Disease?... What are the symptoms?... How is it treated?... Where can I get more information?... |
The Family Room November 2000 Brandie Valenzuela |
The New Parent's Guide To Saving Memorabilia I think the most interesting baby books and scrapbooks have some memorabilia in them. I personally have a big box for each of my children, which I have kept those other important items that just won't fit in the baby book or scrapbook... |