Women's Health
Vitamin D: Got it?
June 30, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | No questions or comments
It shouldn’t be too difficult to get enough vitamin D—after all, unless you have specific liver or kidney problems that interfere with the process, your body makes it all by itself just by being in the sun. However, new research is suggesting that ... (read more)
Hope for Sufferers of Postpartum Depression
June 19, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | No questions or comments
“Why am I such a terrible mother?” It’s a question put to author and baby gooroo contributor Elizabeth Pantley in a recent post regarding postpartum depression. Have you or someone you know ever felt that way? If so, as ... (read more)
More C-Sections = More Preterm Deliveries?
June 11, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments
Can you believe it? In 2005, nearly 1 in 3 births were delivered by primary or repeat cesarean section. One in three. That’s a whopping 1.2 million births, and it makes c-sections the most common surgical procedure for U.S. women. How ... (read more)
Obese Mothers Need Breastfeeding Support
June 2, 2008 by Heidi Green | 1 question or comment
A newly-published study compared breastfeeding practices and perceptions of women who were obese before pregnancy with those who were of normal weight. It also looked at changes in their infants’ weight during the first three months after ... (read more)
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act Gets Congressional Hearing
May 28, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
On Wednesday, May 21, the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on HR 536—Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act. This hearing is an important first step toward passage of a ... (read more)
Does Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
May 22, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
A recent study published in the May issue of Annals of Rheumatic Diseases found that breastfeeding for more than a year reduced women’s risk for rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers also found that women taking oral contraceptives, reported in a previous ... (read more)
The Business Case for Breastfeeding
May 14, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Did you know that women with infants and children are one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. work force? It's estimated that 70 percent of women with children under 3 years of age work full time. And one-third of mothers ... (read more)
Pregnant? Buckle up!
May 11, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | 3 questions or comments
Near the end of my pregnancy, my stomach was large enough that strangers at the mall asked if I was having twins. (I was not. Thanks, strangers!) My feet only fit into the ugliest pair of sandals I’ve ever owned, but mercifully, my stomach ... (read more)
No Butts About It!
April 23, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Second hand smoke is hazardous to your health. A recent study published in the April 2008 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, found that women and children who live with smokers are at increased ... (read more)
HP2020: For the Health of It!
April 22, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Healthcare spending in the United States reached $2.3 trillion in 2007 and is projected to reach $4.2 trillion by 2016. In an effort to stem rising healthcare costs, every ten years the United States Department of Health ... (read more)
Keep Track with kickTrak
April 22, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments
I am not the most gadget-focused person around. I don’t have an iPod. My cell phone is primitive. I don’t even have cable TV. But here is one device that has me feeling tech-envy: kickTrak. Nearly all pregnant women are being asked ... (read more)
My Office Is My Dining Room Table
April 14, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | 3 questions or comments
It was with a lot of relief that I realized the woman I was interviewing on the phone for an article was someone I actually knew—we were both members of the same local parenting e-mail group, one that skews to the “crunchy” side of ... (read more)
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