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World Breastfeeding Week
August 1-7 every year is World Breastfeeding Week, a joint effort of the World Health Organization and UNICEF to encourage and support breastfeeding around the world. This year, one of my ...Read Full...
View ArticleMiscarriage Follows Aurora Shooting
My heart goes out to Ashley Moser and her family. Moser was one of the victims of the July 20, 2012 shooting spree in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Moser's 6 year-old daughter, Veronica, was...
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Humorous Blog Post Hits Home
Canadian Infertility Counselor, Erica Berman, has plenty of personal experience in the realm of infertility, and miscarriage. In a recent humorous blog post for the website The Huffington Post, Berman...
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New Site Offers Tobacco Counseling
We already know the risks of smoking during pregnancy. On this site, I've previous covered smoking-related information, such as the reduction in preterm deliveries in Scotland after a smoking ban, and...
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August 19th is International Day of Hope
On August 19, 2008, Australian pregnancy and child loss advocate Carly Marie started an informal tradition of writing her son's name in the sand at Mullaloo Beach Western Australia. Since then,...
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Air Pollution Linked to Stillbirth in New Study
A New Jersey based study from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School compared estimated daily concentrations of various air pollutants with risk of stillbirth. The study covered delivery information...
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Neonatal Death Linked with Obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Obesity is a growing problem in sub-Saharan Africa. This region of the world is already host to one of the highest infant-mortality rates in the world, and now the increasing rates of obesity have...
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September Awareness Days
Once again, I'd like to bring you a list of all the non-profit organizations raising awareness this month. It seems like the calendar is particularly busy with awareness days and weeks in the month of...
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New Down Syndrome Test with Lower Risk for Miscarriage
Currently, pregnant women are offered a screen test for Down Syndrome during the first trimester of pregnancy. Although the test, the nuchal fold or nuchal translucency test, is a simple ultrasound,...
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Is Recurrent Miscarriage Actually Super Fertility?
In a remarkable new study, a multi-national team of scientists may have found a break-through in the causes of recurrent miscarriage. The conclusions, published in PLOS One Journal, may surprise you....
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Higher Stillbirth Rate for South Asians in Australia
In January, I reported on the increased risks of diabetes for South Asian women. Now, a new study out of Australia reveals an increased risk of stillbirth for South Asian women....Read Full Post
View ArticleLesbian Mom's Name Removed from Death Certificate in Iowa
In February of this year, an Iowa same-sex couple filed a lawsuit against the Iowa Department of Public Health after Jenny, the non-gestational mother's name from the death certificate of ...Read Full...
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September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, sponsored in partnership by a host of organizations, including: Office of Minority Health National Health Start Association March of Dimes...
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October is Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month
In 2006, the first National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Memorial Day was celebrated on October 15. This year will mark the 6th anniversary of that event, but there are events going on all over the...
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