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Heartbreaking Video About Why Psychiatric Drugs and Pregnancy Do Not Mix

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Sugar and Pregnancy

Everyone knows that sugar is not good for them but most people do not know the real toll that sugar can take on their health. The health effects of sugar are unfortunately compounded during pregnancy for a number of reasons. Excessive or even moderate sugar intake during pregnancy can have a very direct and negative [...]

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Who Is At Risk for Postpartum Depression?

A study completed at the University of Iowa that included over 4,000 women, concluded that African American women were at the highest risk of postpartum depression, and Latina women at the lowest risk. Socioeconomic status was a factor in the incidence of postpartum depression. This factor seems to be even more significant than race in [...]

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Emotional Changes during Pregnancy

“Do you dissolve into tears at the slightest provocation? Is your husband starting to call you “Mariah Scary”? Do your friends say you’re a “diva” and you know they don’t mean the operatic kind?” – You Know You are Hormonal When…… An I Village Top Ten Author: Belinda Johnson Finding out that you are pregnant [...]

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Pregnancy and Faith, Hope and Love

Pregnancy and the Three Strands of Faith, Hope and Love Author: Dave Pipitone Isn’t learning that a woman is pregnant with an unborn baby one of life’s most beautiful events? Pregnancy is a time when mom and dad share a marvelous task to bring their child into the world feeling appreciated and wanted. And this [...]

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Paxil Directly Linked to Birth Defects

by Nick Johnson Recent studies have shown that the use of Paxil during pregnancy increases the chances of birth defects. In December 2005, the Food and Drug Administration moved Paxil from a class C drug to a class D drug. A class C drug is one that has been proven to harm animals; and a [...]

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