Study Shows Babies’ Language Learning Starts From The Womb

By naturalpregnancy ⋅ November 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Prenatal Financial Incentives Improve Birth Outcomes

By naturalpregnancy ⋅ August 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Image by nicora via Flickr Source: Health Behavior News Service – While most health care professionals tout the importance of regular prenatal care throughout pregnancy, many women still do not get the care they need. Could providing financial incentives to patients or health care providers help improve compliance and —ultimately — outcomes? That was the [...]

Fetal Heart Rate Can Adjust Itself Based on Maternal Breathing

By naturalpregnancy ⋅ August 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Image by faeryboots via Flickr Source: RT Magazine – A pregnant woman’s breathing may influence the presence or absence of fetal-maternal heart rate coordination, European researchers have found. According to their report, which appeared online July 13 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition, Dr. Peter Van Leeuwen of Witten/Herdecke University [...]

Daughter’s Obesity Risk Linked to Mothers Pregnancy Weight

By naturalpregnancy ⋅ July 9, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Image via Wikipedia A mother’s weight and the amount she gains during pregnancy both impact her daughter’s risk of obesity decades later, according to a new study by Alison Stuebe, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. “The findings are especially important because [...]