Bedrest might be recommended while you are at home or you might be admitted to the hospital for bedrest. Bedrest is recommended for various reasons and for various lengths of time. Sometimes your doctor will want you to stay off your feet for a few days after a procedure early in your pregnancy or if […]
If you have an older child or children, finding someone else to care for them during bedrest may make bedrest easier on you. Perhaps grandparents can assist or a neighborhood teenager/tween. Some times contacting the local college or high school or place of worship can get you in contact with helpers.
This can be challenging, but […]
The U.S.’s leading group of obstetricians and gynecologists is warning against a new trend where babies born by C-section are “seeded” via cotton swabs with vaginal microbes from the mother.”Vaginal […]
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Infants should sleep in the same room as their parents — but not in the same bed — to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics advise.
The recommendations call for babies to […]
Serious pregnancy complications are more likely when women are carrying baby boys, new research suggests.
After analyzing more than half a million births in Australia, researchers said the baby’s gender could be linked to the health of both mother and child.
“The sex of the baby has […]