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Morning Sickness So Bad Mom Had Abortion

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Unaware of options, a mother with debilitating morning sickness had an abortion. Ashli Mcall described her pregnancy as “torture, isolating, & alienating”. She went on to describe vomiting six times a day, hallucinating and losing 14% of her total body weight. She was suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum which afflicts approximately 5 out of 1000 pregnancies. [...]

Fetal Senses and Development

Ever wonder what babies experience in the womb? See what the research says about what babies are capable of even before birth! Learn at what stage the fetus develops vision, hearing, taste and smell and more. This is simply more compelling evidence to avoid costly, painful, unnecessary and potentially harmful amniocentesis (and other unnecessary prenatal [...]

Study Shows Phthalate Exposure in Womb Leads to Less Masculine Play

Image via Wikipedia According to an article at WebMD.com, a recent study found that higher concentrations of phthalates during pregnancy leads to less masculine play in little boys.  According to the article: “Nov. 16, 2009 — Mothers exposed to high levels of chemicals known as phthalates during pregnancy may have boys who are less likely to play [...]

Fetuses Soil the Womb

Dear Cecil: Excerpt from The Straight Dope Do unborn babies pee and/or defecate in the womb? –Realtime, via e-mail Cecil replies: That’s two questions, so two answers. Number one: yes, and it’s a good thing they do. Number two: yes, but you better hope they don’t. Fetal urination is normal. It’s part of that “miracle [...]

Study Shows Babies’ Language Learning Starts From The Womb

According to an article in Medical News Today, babies begin developing and learning language patterns in womb. According to the article: “From their very first days, newborns’ cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The findings [...]

Study Shows Ultrasound May Affect Fetal Brain

Previously postedUltrasound may affect fetal brains: study ET CTV.ca News Staff Scientists are investigating whether ultrasound scans during pregnancy may harm the brains of unborn babies. The move follows a U.S. study which showed the developing offspring of pregnant mice suffered brain abnormalities when they were exposed to ultrasound waves. Click here to read the [...]

Typical Female Diet Deficient in Nutrient Linked to Infant Brain Developmnent

www.marketwire.com ST LOUIS, MO — (MARKET WIRE) — A study by researchers from three of America’s top universities suggests U.S. women aren’t getting adequate amounts of a nutrient thought to promote normal fetal brain development. Sponsored by the National Institute of Health, researchers found the average American consumes just 314 milligrams of choline each day [...]

Acupuncture Can Help Relieve Pelvic Girdle Pain In Pregnant Women

www.allheadlinenews.com Nidhi Sharma – AHN Staff Writer Washington D.C. (AHN) – Acupuncture is effective at relieving back and pelvic muscle pain during pregnancy, a common complaint among pregnant women as they enter into the final trimesters. A study has found that one in three pregnant women suffer severe back and pelvic pain as the pregnancy [...]

Premature Births Linked to Nitrates & Pesticides in Drinking Water

A study which analyzed over 27 million U.S. births between 1996 and 2002 found that the percentage of premature births peaked in summer months when the levels of nitrates and pesticides in the drinking water also peaked from agricultural runoff. The correlation existed regardless of the mothers socioeconomic status or geographic location. While choosing locally [...]

Older, Wiser and Pregnant

What it means to have a baby at “Advanced Maternal Age”. by Ondine Galsworth read full story at Babble.com This is a sweet and moving story about a woman who becomes pregnant for the first time in her mid thirties. While it is very touching, the majority of the article focuses on the prenatal tests [...]

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