Archive for April, 2009

Advantages of Breastfeeding

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

As a mamma to be you have probably thought whether or not you should breastfeed your newborn. There isn’t a mom in the world that does not know that when it comes to providing the best for your baby. Here are some of the advantages of breastfeeding… read full article…

Lane County Prevention Program | Healthy Babies, Healthy Communities

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Lane County Health and Human Services, Prevention Services read full article

Tips For A Healthy Pregnancy – a comprehensive view – Wellsphere

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Expert articles, personal stories, blogs, Q&A, news, local resources, pictures, video and a supportive community. Tips For A Healthy PregnancyHealth Knowledge Made Personal. read full article

How a Baby Changes Your Life

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Many expectant parents are swept up in the romance of having a new baby. There are major lifestyle changes that will take place…but in the end it more than worth it… read more…

Pregnancy and Benefits of Kegel Exercises

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

There are several benefits to doing kegel exercises regularly, in pregnancy, during birth and in the years after you are finished having children. Toning these muscles throughout pregnancy helps strengthen them in preparation for giving birth. In addition, you will find that it is easier to relax the muscles of the perineum, which is helpful for natural pain relief during labor. read full article…

Fatimah Ali: The morning after . . . – Philadelphia Inquirer

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Fatimah Ali: The morning after . . .
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
Unlike the so-called "abortion pill," RU-486, Plan B, if taken within 72 hours after having unprotected sex, gives a woman an 89 percent chance of preventing an unwanted pregnancy. But, what about Plan A, a sure-fire pregnancy-prevention plan?

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Teen Pregnancy a Hot Topic Right Now

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

It’s a situation that touches a lot of families. Now teen pregnancy takes the spotlight. This week Governor Sarah Palin announced her daughter Bristol is expecting a baby.  In read full article

Stem Cell Assurance and Traxxec Inc (TRXX.PK), launches Premier … – PR Newswire (press release)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Stem Cell Assurance and Traxxec Inc (TRXX.PK), launches Premier
PR Newswire (press release), NY
The urgent need to bank stem cells for your family and yourself is based on the lack of adequate public source of healthy and safe adult or cord blood stem cells. Today, public cell banks can fulfil less than 5% of the therapeutic demand if we all were

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Marijuana and Pregnancy

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Then, they go on to have higher rates of spontaneous abortion, pregnancy complications, and problems with labor and delivery. Birth defects are associated with read more

How should we combat pregnancy among teens? – Culpeper Star Exponent

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The issue of teenage pregnancy is everywhere. In some countries, it’s worse than others. We have to be watchful that it doesn’t take over locally, as from my accounts, I believe there has been an increase in teen pregnancy this year in our read full article