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I first heard this “myth” from my midwife while expecting one of my children. The heart rate was 155 beats per minute and she accurately predicted I was having a female child.
Being the curious type, I asked her for more information. If the heart rate is over 145 beats per minute she [...]
Scientists in Australia have found that pregnant women who become depressed in the later stages of their pregnancy are more prone to postnatal depression. The results of the study were published online on April 18, 2008 in the open-access peer review journal, BMC Psychiatry.
The researchers, Dr. Bronwyn Leigh of Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Austin Health [...]
While the rate of accidental deaths in children in the U.S. have been declining steadily over the years, there is still room for improvement. Safe Kids USA has recently published the findings on their study. Some of the revelations show that childhood injury deaths have declined from a high of 15.4 per 100,000 [...]
Beco Baby Carrier Recalls “Beco Butterfly” Infant Carriers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Beco Baby Butterfly Carriers
Units: About 2,000
Manufacturer: Beco Baby Carrier Inc., [...]
During my first pregnancy I generally abstained from chocolate because I had heard about the possible dangers of caffeine consumption while pregnant. After all, chocolate has a bit of caffeine, doesn’t it? I wanted to be as careful as possible.
When my second pregnancy came along I was a little more relaxed about the whole [...]
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