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Image by Getty Images via Daylife Source: Forbes.com FRIDAY, July 17 — Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are often initially diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, since the two problems can manifest in similar ways, a new study shows. However, children with FASD have more difficulty interpreting social information than children with ADHD, and [...]
The miracle of pregnancy comes with an enormous responsibility for the healthy development of your unborn child. Some women are consumed by this responsibility. Others may have a total disregard for the health and well being of their fetus. Most women fall somewhere in between. If you are reading this then you probably fall somewhere [...]
This is a March of Dimes public service announcement ad regarding the dangers of smoking and drinking during pregnancy. Please just do not do it. Drinking during pregnancy causes physical and mental defects. Everything you eat or drink passes to the baby through your placenta. Alcohol can be exceptionally toxic to a developing fetus’s neurological [...]
The first few weeks of a pregnancy are essential to a growing baby. During this time, the brain and other organs begin rapidly forming. Poor lifestyle decisions such as obesity, smoking, drinking alcohol, and drug use are not only bad for your own health; they can be extremely harmful to a growing baby. Certain chronic [...]
This is a great video about pregnancy for first time moms (or any parent for that matter). It answers many pregnancy questions about pregnancy nutrition, pregnancy weight gain and exercise during pregnancy. There are a couple of points in the video that I do not agree with. I would never ingest Nutrasweet, Splenda or any [...]
By having a healthy prenatal diet, you can give your baby the best start that you can, and you will also reap the health benefits. Women who have well-balanced diets during pregnancy are far more likely to return to their pre-pregnancy weight in a shorter period of time than those who eat foods that are [...]
by Juzaily Ramli A miscarriage is the natural end of pregnancy when the developing embryo or fetus is less than 20 weeks old and incapable of surviving outside the womb. Miscarriages that occur less than six weeks after your last menstrual period are referred to as an ‘early pregnancy loss’, whereas miscarriages that occur after [...]
Drinking While Pregnant Damages Fetal Brain White Matter We all know that drinking and pregnancy don’t mix. We generally contend that a glass of wine with a meal is fine but getting buzzed or drinking heavily is a huge no- no. It is so dangerous that most doctors and health care professionals simply make a [...]
In 1968 French medical researchers identified a collection of abnormalities in children born to alcoholic mothers. These abnormalities came to be known collectively as the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). The defects associated with FAS are caused when alcohol drunk by the mother crosses the placenta, enters the unborn child’s bloodstream, and interferes with normal biological [...]
