ROLE OF WOMEN’S CHOICE IN RISE OF C-SECTION RATES LIKELY SPURIOUS
Publication Date: May 2011A new analysis of data on nearly 20,000 women from around the globe suggests that the steadily rising Cesarean-section rates over three decades is not because “women are...
View ArticleAMERICAN WOMEN: BIRTHING BABIES AT HOME
Publication Date: May 2011Time magazine ran an excellent, comprehensive article on the state of home birth in the U.S., including a discussion of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s...
View ArticleDEPRESSION IN NEW DADS
Publication Date: June 2011Postpartum depression affects new dads, too, and it can negatively affect parenting, according to a large observational study published in Pediatrics. The study of more than...
View ArticleEFFECTS OF PREGNANCY LOSS PERSISTS MANY YEARS
Publication Date: June 2011A study of 13,000 British women found that the 2,800 who had suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth were much more likely to be anxious or depressed during their next...
View ArticleHINTS ABOUT THE FURTHER MYSTERIES OF THE FETAL BRAIN
Publication Date: June 2011New research finds that full-term babies are born with a key collection of networks fully formed in their brains. The findings, reported in Proceedings of the National...
View ArticleBIRTH SIZE AND MENTAL HEALTH
Publication Date: June 2011Scientists have discovered the first evidence linking brain function variations between the left and right sides of the brain to size at birth and the relative weight of the...
View ArticleIVF MAY NOT HAVE “DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS” ON CHILD’S INTELLIGENCE.
Publication Date: June 2011In the face of recently emerging research (much of it reported here in past issues) raising questions about the long-term health effects of IVF, a recent study of children’s...
View ArticleCHILDHOOD ABUSE AND FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH
Publication Date: June 2011A Norwegian population-based, cross-sectional study of over 2,300 women examined the association between a self-reported history of childhood abuse and fear of childbirth....
View ArticleNatural Birth -- But Not C-Section -- Triggers Brain-Boosting Proteins
Publication Date: August 2012ScienceDaily (Aug. 8, 2012) — Vaginal birth triggers the expression of a protein in the brains of newborns that improves brain development and function in adulthood,...
View ArticleYoga Reduces Depression ~ Boosts Bonding
Publication Date: August 2012Yoga Reduces Depression in Pregnant Women, Boosts Maternal BondingScienceDaily (Aug. 8, 2012) — University of Michigan study the first to show evidence that mindfulness...
View ArticleBED REST NOT SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE
Publication Date: May 2011Bed rest may not be the best option for preventing preterm labor and may even cause harm to the mother and baby, according to an integrative literature review in a special...
View ArticleROLE OF WOMEN’S CHOICE IN RISE OF C-SECTION RATES LIKELY SPURIOUS
Publication Date: May 2011A new analysis of data on nearly 20,000 women from around the globe suggests that the steadily rising Cesarean-section rates over three decades is not because “women are...
View ArticleBED REST NOT SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE
Publication Date: May 2011Bed rest may not be the best option for preventing preterm labor and may even cause harm to the mother and baby, according to an integrative literature review in a special...
View ArticleROLE OF WOMEN’S CHOICE IN RISE OF C-SECTION RATES LIKELY SPURIOUS
Publication Date: May 2011A new analysis of data on nearly 20,000 women from around the globe suggests that the steadily rising Cesarean-section rates over three decades is not because “women are...
View ArticleBED REST NOT SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE
Publication Date: May 2011Bed rest may not be the best option for preventing preterm labor and may even cause harm to the mother and baby, according to an integrative literature review in a special...
View ArticleROLE OF WOMEN’S CHOICE IN RISE OF C-SECTION RATES LIKELY SPURIOUS
Publication Date: May 2011A new analysis of data on nearly 20,000 women from around the globe suggests that the steadily rising Cesarean-section rates over three decades is not because “women are...
View ArticleBED REST NOT SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE
Publication Date: May 2011Bed rest may not be the best option for preventing preterm labor and may even cause harm to the mother and baby, according to an integrative literature review in a special...
View ArticleAMERICAN WOMEN: BIRTHING BABIES AT HOME
Publication Date: May 2011Time magazine ran an excellent, comprehensive article on the state of home birth in the U.S., including a discussion of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s...
View ArticleBIRTH IS NO REASON TO GO TO HOSPITAL
Publication Date: September 2012ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services. They should also provide...
View ArticleC-SECTION INCREASES RISK OF ALLERGIES
Publication Date: January 2013Researchers found that babies born by C-section are five times more likely to develop allergies than babies born naturally when exposed to high levels of common allergens...
View Article
