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Impact of Toxins on Children in the Womb
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Pregnancy RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!America is using “children as our test rodents” for thousands of new chemicals that have never been tested for toxicity to human life in the womb.A conference on April 30 highlighted the scientific, ethical and moral [...]
Are Vaccines to Blame for Skyrocketing Childhood Illnesses?
Visit American Chronicle to check out this excellent article on the relationship of vaccines and methyl mercury to the rise in childhood illnesses such as autism. Unfortunately the ones most at risk from mercury exposure are fetuses and newborns. No amount of mercury exposure is considered safe. The article is very well researched and cites [...]
Importance of Vitamin D in Pregnancy
Vitamin D is important for everyone and with our modern, indoor lifestyle, most of us are deficient in this wonderful sunlight vitamin. A recent study has found that Vitamin D plays a crucial role in pregnancy as well, because prenatal deficiencies can lead to early childhood tooth decay. “Two hundred six pregnant women in [...]
UTI and STD in Pregnancy Increase Birth Defects
STDs and pregnancy never mix well, but a new study finds that a UTI/STD combo causes a higher incidence of birth defects than STDs on their own. The study, which was published in the online British Medical Journal, found that the babies of women who suffered from both a sexually transmitted disease and a [...]
Can Ectopic Pregnancies Survive?
Apparently an ectopic pregnancy is not the kiss of death for both fetus and/or mother. A woman in Australia gave birth at 38 weeks to a perfectly healthy baby that developed inside of her ovary, rather than her uterus. While ectopic pregnancies can be life threatening to both mothers and babies, some individuals [...]
Pregnancy and Domestic Violence
Did you know that homicide is a leading cause of death in pregnant women? Even more sinister, the homicide is usually committed by the baby’s father. Domestic violence is a very real problem in pregnancy. Something about pregnancy crosses the wires in some men’s brains. Either they feel trapped, they feel [...]
Dental Treatments and Pregnancy
According to a recent study published in the June issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association, essential dental treatments are safe for pregnant women in their 13th -21st weeks of pregnancy. The study was specifically looking at the safety of deep cleaning and treatment of moderate-to-severe or fractured or abscessed teeth [...]
Music to Your Baby’s Ears
Have you ever watched parents who place earphones on their pregnant belly to try to increase their babies IQ with a little Mozart? While that may be a stretch, the type of music your baby hears while you are pregnant will have an impact on his or her overall health. Check out this [...]
Pregnant Man? It’s For Real!
A man in Oregon is currently pregnant with a daughter due in July of 2008. He is happily married and the couple wanted to have children, but his wife, Nancy had undergone a hysterectomy years ago and was unable to have children.
Thomas Beatie, was born a woman and became a legal man through a [...]
More Pregnancy Safety Issues
According to the article: Household chemicals causing “silent pandemic” found at www.canada.com:
In nine months, the fetal brain grows into ”a complex organ consisting of billions of precisely located, highly interconnected and specialized cells,” the report says.
The growth occurs within ”a tightly controlled time frame, in which each developmental stage has to be reached on schedule [...]
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