The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine feels that the social networking website, Facebook, would be well advised to review its policy banning photographs of breastfeeding mothers. Such a policy perpetuates the notion that breastfeeding is an unseemly bodily function best kept from public viewing, a misguided and antiquated concept that has no place in contemporary society. [...]
Nearly one in 10 obstetricians in a new study has considered giving up obstetric practice because of the emotional toll of stillbirths and infant deaths.
Three-quarters of the 804 obstetricians who responded to a survey by researchers at the University of Michigan Health System reported that the experience took a large emotional toll on them personally.
“Our [...]
Children born before the thirty-second gestational week are at greater risk than other children of developing serious brain injury. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy describes various treatments which alter inflammatory processes and may therefore reduce the development of brain injury. It is hoped that these discoveries can result in clinical treatment strategies for neonates.
In [...]
Premature infants are found to develop mental problems later in life. They are less likely to marry, have children, and be successful in education and career as adults.
Earlier, premature infants were able to survive very rarely, mos of them were dying. Nowadays, science is powerful enough to save babies’ lives, but it is not that [...]
When it comes to feeding babies, the old adage ‘breast is best’ certainly holds true, for a new study has found that it cuts the mother’s risk of developing breast cancer.
Researchers at the World Cancer Research Fund have concluded that mothers should breastfeed for six months after giving birth to a child to cut their [...]
More than 28,000 infants died in 2005.
Babies born too soon and too small accounted for a growing proportion of infant deaths, according to new statistics released today from the National Center for Health Statistics, (NCHS).
Babies who died of preterm-related causes accounted for 36.5 percent of infant deaths in 2005, up from 34.6 percent in [...]
The nearly 10-year decline in U.S. infant mortality rates has stalled and disparities between black and white infant mortality persist, according to CDC data, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the data, black infants are 2.4 times more likely to die before age one than white infants.
In 2005, 13.26 black infants died per 1,000 [...]
In honor of the 2008 World Breastfeeding Week, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) stresses the importance of providing support for breastfeeding families.
Additionally, Kentucky celebrates the month of August as World Breastfeeding Month.
This year’s theme, “Mother Support: Going for the Gold – Everyone Wins When Babies Breastfeed,” calls on health professionals, employers, families and [...]
Maternal death rates have remained constant in the United States for many decades. Are there any improvements in health care that could reduce these rates further? In a study published in the July 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics %26amp; Gynecology, researchers examined all maternal deaths in nearly 1.5 million birth records from [...]
Taking the epilepsy drug topiramate alone or along with other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects.
Research has shown that many epilepsy drugs increase the risk of birth defects, but little research has been done on topiramate. Studies have shown that topiramate increases the risk of birth defects in animals. Maintaining [...]