The Girl Who Doesn’t Grow Up
It’s something most parents have said at least once, a wish that their sweet baby would never grow up. Just to stay the little snuggly bundle of joy forever. What if it was actually a reality? Can you imaging your child never growing up physically or mentally past a few months? Brooke Greenburg looks like [...]
3D Ultrasounds Under Fire
While they aren’t used much in a typical and uneventful (although, that use of term can be debatable), 3d ultrasounds give parents a glimpse at their child before they hold them. They’re in use in some small shops scattered around the country, and parents flock to them.
Folic Acid: Debate Over Forced Fortification
Folic acid is shown to be helpful to pregnant women and the babies they are carrying. That little fact has been around for a bit now, and due to the success of the Canadian fortification of bread and pasta the British government wants to try it too.
Pediatricians: Board Certification to Protect Children?
Pediatricians: Board Certification to Protect Children? The New York Times has on it’s website an absolutely heartbreaking essay. It’s a look into the world of child abuse through the eyes of a pediatrician, who touches on his own story of coming across abuse in his own practice, and leads into the piece of a [...]
Air Pollution May Lead To Smaller Babies
It’s no secret that air pollution is a bad thing, it causes many different problems including one maybe not all that surprising one: smaller babies. From an article from by CBS News: Heavy exposure to the traffic exhaust pollutant nitrogen dioxide during all three trimesters was linked to an increased risk for restricted fetal growth. The [...]
