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FAQs About Delivery, Breastfeeding and Postpartum Care with Multiple Sclerosis
Read More: FAQs About Delivery, Breastfeeding and Postpartum Care with Multiple SclerosisPregnancy is an exciting time. But if you’re living with multiple sclerosis (MS) you probably have questions about how the chronic disease may impact your birthing plan, treatment plan and plans for breastfeeding. MS can be unpredictable and relapses can have a severe impact on your quality of life. So, it’s important to talk to…
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Why Aren’t Pregnant Women Getting Vaccinated?
Read More: Why Aren’t Pregnant Women Getting Vaccinated?Can pregnant women get vaccinated? There is well-documented evidence of the efficacy, safety and benefits of maternal immunization. But, despite that evidence and the recommendations of healthcare providers, many pregnant women do not receive essential vaccines during pregnancy that protect their babies against influenza (flu), tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough (Tdap). In 2019 and 2020,…
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What’s Behind the US Baby Formula Shortage – and How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Happen Again
Read More: What’s Behind the US Baby Formula Shortage – and How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Happen AgainBy Steven A. Abrams, University of Texas at Austin A baby formula shortage has added to the woes of American parents already confronted with the pressures of raising an infant during a pandemic in a country ranked low for family-friendly policies. Media reports have highlighted the plight of mothers, fathers and caregivers across the U.S.…
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I Made a Promise to My Son
Read More: I Made a Promise to My SonAs told to Jaimie Seaton When our son Aidan was in pre-K, the teachers wanted to put him in a gifted school. But I felt like he was still a baby, and I wanted him to have a normal childhood and not be overwhelmed with schoolwork, so my husband and I opted to keep him…
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Eczema and Children: What Parents Can Do to Keep Their Kids Healthy
Read More: Eczema and Children: What Parents Can Do to Keep Their Kids HealthyWhen Laura Fellows’ daughter was just 2 months old, the first-time mom noticed some rough, red, dry patches of skin on her cheeks and behind her knees. The skin looked inflamed and her baby couldn’t stop itching. Luckily, she had a newborn monthly appointment already scheduled. At that visit, her daughter was diagnosed with atopic…
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Folic Acid and Birth Defects: What’s the Connection?
Read More: Folic Acid and Birth Defects: What’s the Connection?Design by: Megan Schofield Medically reviewed by: Patricia Geraghty
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New White Paper Seeks to Improve Maternal Immunization Rates
Read More: New White Paper Seeks to Improve Maternal Immunization RatesDespite well-documented evidence of the efficacy, safety and benefits of maternal immunization and the recommendations of healthcare providers, many pregnant women do not receive essential vaccines that protect their babies against influenza, tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough (Tdap). Only 40.3 percent of pregnant women in 2019–2020 received both flu and Tdap vaccines, and rates were…
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When it Comes to Vaccines, Better Data Collection & Coordination of Education Efforts Will Help Close Lifesaving Maternal Immunization Gaps
Read More: When it Comes to Vaccines, Better Data Collection & Coordination of Education Efforts Will Help Close Lifesaving Maternal Immunization GapsVaccines have been saving lives since the first smallpox vaccine was developed in 1798. For most people, vaccines are a routine part of life, starting when we’re newborns, continuing through our pediatric check-ups to attend school, and continuing with annual flu shots and travel requirements. But vaccines have recently been thrust into the spotlight thanks…
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Anxiety, Breastfeeding, Childcare, Delivery, Infant, Labor, mental health, Midlife pregnancy, Newborn, Parenting, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Pregnancy & parenting, Stress, Toddler
Pregnant Women’s Brains Show Troubling Signs of Stress – but Feeling Strong Social Support Can Break Those Patterns
Read More: Pregnant Women’s Brains Show Troubling Signs of Stress – but Feeling Strong Social Support Can Break Those PatternsBy Rebecca Brooker, Texas A&M University and Tristin Nyman, Texas A&M University Even before the pandemic, there was plenty for expectant mothers to worry about. Pregnant women must withstand a barrage of arguably well-intentioned, but often hyperbolic, warnings about their health and what’s to come, including concerns about everything from what to eat, to what…
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Breastfeeding, Fourth trimester, Health disparities, Infant, Newborn, Postpartum, Pregnancy & parenting
Closing the Racial Gap in Breastfeeding
Read More: Closing the Racial Gap in BreastfeedingLike nearly every new mother, Sanpri Purdy-Porter was exhausted after giving birth. Breastfeeding while recovering from a Cesarean section was difficult, and the North Carolina physical therapist didn’t get the help she needed to nurse successfully. “With my first child I definitely lacked support and knowledge for breastfeeding,” said Purdy-Porter, who is Black. “I was…
