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Premature Births Linked to Nitrates & Pesticides in Drinking Water
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Pregnancy RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!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 [...]
Prenatal Belly Dance
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Prenatal Belly Dance Fitness DVD — Make Your Pregnancy Fun and Sexy
New York, NY (PRWEB) — “Prenatal Bellydance Fitness” — now available on DVD (WorldDance New York) — The ancient art of bellydance is a natural and graceful way to stay active during pregnancy and prepare for motherhood.
Originating in ancient dances and rituals [...]
Older, Wiser and Pregnant
What it means to have a baby at “Advanced Maternal Age“. by Ondine Galsworth
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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 [...]
Impact of Toxins on Children in the Womb
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 links between effective clean environment policies and the life and health of the nation’s children.
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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 [...]
How to Have an Organic Pregnancy
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 [...]
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 [...]
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