Moms – Baby Care Journals https://babycarejournals.com Nurture. Love. Protect. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:21:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Postpartum Complications to Look Out For https://babycarejournals.com/postpartum-complications-look/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:47:09 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=2100 By Jamell Andrews Your body goes through a lot during pregnancy and childbirth, so it’s only natural that you’ll feel some discomfort after giving birth. Feeling sore and fatigued is perfectly normal, but other discomfort may be a sign of postpartum complications. Possible Complications after Pregnancy While most women don’t experience complications after giving birth, […]

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]]> Study Finds Induced Labor No Riskier to Mother and Baby than Natural Labor https://babycarejournals.com/study-finds-induced-labor-no-riskier-mother-baby-natural-labor/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:21:02 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=2094 By Jamell Andrews Mothers-to-be generally hope to have a natural birth; giving birth when it’s time rather than having to be induced. From old wives tales to warnings about the risks of induced labor to mother and baby, the idea of an induced labor has been a cause of anxiety for expectant mothers. A recent […]

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]]> Your Body after Pregnancy: What to Expect https://babycarejournals.com/body-pregnancy-expect/ Tue, 05 Jul 2016 18:20:01 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=2041 By Eirian Hallinan A larger family and fewer full nights of sleep aren’t the only changes you can expect once you’ve given birth. A woman’s body goes through big changes before the baby is born as well as after. The following are some of the things that you can expect from your body after pregnancy. […]

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]]> What Is the APGAR Score? https://babycarejournals.com/what-is-the-apgar-score/ Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:01:54 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1951 What Does a Newborn’s APGAR Score Mean? The APGAR score (also called “newborn scoring”) is the first test that your newborn baby will ever be given. It is performed in hospitals throughout the world by the doctor, midwife or nurse. It is usually done twice, at 1 minute after birth, then again at 5 minutes. […]

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]]> Newborns Normal Characteristics https://babycarejournals.com/newborns-normal-characteristics/ Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:21:52 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1868 Newborns’ Characteristics that May Alarm Parents, but Are Normal As new parents, you and your spouse are beside yourselves with joy over your new baby. Everything about your newborn seems magical and thrilling. But some characteristics that are perfectly normal in newborns may perhaps make you wonder if they’re something that’s peculiar to your baby, […]

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]]> Swimming Pool and Water Safety for Children https://babycarejournals.com/swimming-pool-and-water-safety-for-children/ Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:38:54 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1855 Swimming Pool and Water Safety for Babies and Children Swimming is the most popular summertime activity for children, according to the American Red Cross. But sadly, drowning is the leading cause of death for American children younger than 5. And according to emergency room doctors, children are more likely to drown in a backyard pool […]

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]]> Causes of Infertility https://babycarejournals.com/causes-of-infertility/ Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:23:07 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1840 Plus: Natural Ways to Boost Fertility Increasing numbers of couples are experiencing infertility problems these days, finding that they are unable to conceive, or that the mother is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term. Though estimates vary, most fertility experts say that 10 percent or more of all couples in the United States […]

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]]> Opioid Prescriptions and Birth Defects https://babycarejournals.com/opioid-prescriptions-and-birth-defects/ Wed, 20 May 2015 17:54:44 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1833 Many U.S. Women of Child-Bearing Age Use Opioid Painkillers: CDC Warns about Birth Defects A report released earlier this year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that close to one-third of all American women of reproductive age got an opioid painkiller prescription filled each year from 2008 to 2012. This is of […]

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]]> Smoking During Pregnancy May Slow Nervous System Development https://babycarejournals.com/smoking-during-pregnancy-may-slow-nervous-system-development/ Fri, 10 Apr 2015 20:36:13 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1809 4-D Ultrasounds Show Fetuses of Mothers Who Smoke Make More Facial Movements A study published in late March, 2015 showed that fetuses of mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy had more facial and self-touching movements, such as opening their mouths, sucking their hands, grimacing, and touching their heads and eyes with their hands. Researchers from […]

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]]> Why Is the Amniotic Sac Manually Ruptured During Birth? https://babycarejournals.com/why-is-the-amniotic-sac-manually-ruptured-during-birth/ Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:50:57 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1793 Amniotic Sac Is Ruptured by Doctors (and Midwives) More Often than Necessary, According to Studies and Experts We are all appreciative of the advances that have been made in safely delivering infants in our modern age, which have increased the number of live births, compared to many decades ago. However, just like doctors can get […]

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]]> Benefits of Natural Third Stage in Labor https://babycarejournals.com/benefits-of-natural-third-stage-in-labor/ Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:30:05 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1786 Natural (“Physiological”) Third Stage in Child Birth You may have heard about the controversy regarding what the best time is, to clamp and cut the umbilical cord once an infant is born. And you may have also heard about delivering the placenta the natural way, by letting it detach and drop down all on its […]

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]]> Are Antidepressants in Pregnancy Safe? https://babycarejournals.com/antidepressants-pregnancy-safe/ Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:27:46 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1773 Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy Raises Risk of Autism and Other Problems for Baby, According to Many Studies We hope that if you are expecting a baby, you are brimming with joy and anticipation. But we know that in every life, there is sorrow, and maybe circumstances have you feeling glum and you’re thinking about taking […]

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]]> Fetal Exposure to Chemicals and I.Q. https://babycarejournals.com/exposure-common-chemicals-birth-linked-lower-q-says-study/ Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:23:14 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1754 Exposure to Common Chemicals Before Birth Linked to Lower I.Q., Says Study Two chemicals commonly found in plastics have been linked to lower I.Q.’s in children when the mothers were exposed to higher amounts of the chemicals during pregnancy, according to a new study by researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. The […]

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]]> Most New Moms Carry Excess Weight 1 Year after Giving Birth, Says Study https://babycarejournals.com/new-moms-carry-excess-weight-1-year-giving-birth-says-study/ Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:58:16 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1740 If you gave birth recently and you’re struggling to lose the weight you gained during pregnancy, you’re like most women, says a new study published online in December, 2014 in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. The study followed almost 800 women who had given birth, from five geographic locations in the United States, and measured […]

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]]> Nursing Moms, the Let-Down Reflex and Milk Supply https://babycarejournals.com/let-reflex-milk-supply/ Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:11:02 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1723 New moms may have the best intentions in wanting to breastfeed their newborns; but sometimes, nursing the baby doesn’t happen so effortlessly. This can lead both mom and infant to feel discouraged and want to give up trying. But don’t give up! Your breast milk carries in it a large assortment of vital, life-sustaining nutrients, […]

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]]> Breast Milk Protects Newborns Against Deadly Intestinal Tract Disease https://babycarejournals.com/breast-milk-protects-newborns-deadly-intestinal-tract-disease/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:40:36 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1663 As recently as the 1950’s, American moms were being told that formula was better for their babies than breast milk. A lot of moms bought into that fallacy, and more and more babies started being fed formula, instead of breast milk, even in the decades that followed. Food allergies subsequently exploded in numbers, and other […]

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]]> Cigarettes and Nicotine Products in Pregnancy All Linked to Higher ADHD Risk in Children https://babycarejournals.com/cigarettes-nicotine-products-pregnancy-linked-higher-adhd-risk-children/ Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:30:02 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1632 For years, doctors have been urging women who get pregnant to give up cigarettes due to the many serious dangers that they pose to unborn babies and pregnant women. In the age of nicotine patches and nicotine gum, some physicians have even advised expecting women to switch to these, as they are believed to be […]

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]]> How to Protect Your Unborn Baby from Toxic Substances https://babycarejournals.com/protect-unborn-baby-toxic-substances/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:40:55 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1586 It’s always smart to do our best to avoid artificial chemicals and other harmful substances in our lives; but it is all the more important for a woman who is expecting a child. A baby developing in the uterus is much more sensitive to many substances that the mother may be better able to tolerate. […]

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]]> What Things Should a Pregnant Woman Do to Reduce Risk of Pre-Term Birth? https://babycarejournals.com/things-pregnant-woman-reduce-risk-pre-term-birth/ Wed, 21 May 2014 19:19:52 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1569 According to the March of Dimes, a woman can take important steps to improve her chances of carrying her unborn baby to full term. Pre-term birth is defined as a baby who is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Even at just a few weeks short of 40 weeks — a true full-term pregnancy — […]

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]]> E-Cigarette Poisoning in Small Children on the Rise in U.S. https://babycarejournals.com/e-cigarette-poisoning-small-children-rise-u-s/ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:35:41 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1545 Many American adults and teens have turned to e-cigarettes in the last few years, as a way to avoid the harmful smoke that conventional cigarettes produce, while still getting the nicotine they want. E-cigarettes are also allowed in some places where people can’t smoke regular cigarettes. But as more e-cigarette liquids, with their nicotine, make […]

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]]> Breast Milk’s Composition Changes Throughout the Day: https://babycarejournals.com/breast-milks-composition-changes-throughout-day/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:20:03 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1506 Day Milk vs. Night Milk The composition of human milk has been understood in great detail only in the last few decades. And even today, scientists continue to discover new components in breast milk. It has many: a handful of proteins, a handful of fats, and hundreds of carbohydrates or sugars — most of which […]

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]]> U.S. Government Calls on All Pregnant Women to Be Screened for Gestational Diabetes https://babycarejournals.com/u-s-government-calls-pregnant-women-screened-gestational-diabetes/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:18:36 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1495 New federal recommendations in the United States are for all pregnant women to be screened for gestational diabetes at 24 weeks of pregnancy, even when they have no symptoms of the condition. The new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, are now the same as […]

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]]> Can Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Moms? https://babycarejournals.com/can-breastfeeding-reduce-risk-rheumatoid-arthritis-moms/ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 23:20:43 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1490 A Chinese study has found that breastfeeding may be linked to lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women who nursed their infants. The study reviewed data from more than 7,300 women aged 50 and older from China, who filled out questionnaires asking about their health and lifestyles, including whether they had breastfed their children. Most […]

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]]> Hospitalization during Pregnancy Raises Risk for Dangerous Blood Clots https://babycarejournals.com/hospitalization-during-pregnancy-raises-risk-for-dangerous-blood-clots/ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:00:00 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1483 Women who are hospitalized during pregnancy for reasons other than to give birth have a much greater risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) during and after their hospital stay, according to a new study. Clot risk was also higher in the 28 days following discharge from the hospital. The risk was especially high for women hospitalized […]

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]]> Male Babies Are in Greater Danger Inside the Womb https://babycarejournals.com/male-babies-are-in-greater-danger-inside-the-womb/ Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:32:36 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1425 Recently published results of a global study examining pre-term births reveal that male babies face greater risks while growing inside the womb, at birth and after birth. The study, which was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, examined more than 15 million babies born prematurely worldwide. It found that boys have a 14 […]

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]]> Can a Pregnant Woman’s Oral Health Affect her Unborn Baby? https://babycarejournals.com/can-a-pregnant-womans-oral-health-affect-her-unborn-baby/ Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:24:08 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1390 Good oral health is an important part of our general health. But researchers have found that an expectant mother’s oral health also has the potential to affect her unborn infant’s health. Bacteria from the mother’s mouth can get into the mother’s blood, from where it reaches the amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby, and the […]

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]]> Why It’s Best to Wait Until Your Due Date to Give Birth (Barring Medical Reasons to the Contrary) https://babycarejournals.com/why-its-best-to-wait-until-your-due-date-to-give-birth-barring-medical-reasons-to-the-contrary/ Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:25:54 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1348 The wonders of modern science afford us conveniences that we humans never before had. But sometimes, things can get carried away. Take, for example “elective deliveries” — the term used when mothers-to-be pick the date when their babies will be born, as the actual due date draws near. Studies indicate that the number of elective […]

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]]> What Are Good Exercises to Do Before Getting Pregnant? https://babycarejournals.com/what-are-good-exercises-to-do-before-getting-pregnant/ Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:00:00 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1288 Not long after giving birth, many modern moms get busy getting their figures back through regular exercising; after all, new moms tend to have excess abdominal fat and stretched-out skin. Both of these improve or go away with regular exercising. But what about before birth? Is there any benefit to pre-pregnancy exercising, in preparing the […]

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]]> Overweight Women Have Higher Chance of Giving Birth Prematurely, New Study Shows https://babycarejournals.com/overweight-women-have-higher-chance-of-giving-birth-prematurely-new-study-shows/ Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:04:20 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1284 A study from Sweden indicates that overweight or obese women have a greater risk of giving birth prematurely in singleton births, and the risk increases in proportion to the amount of excess weight. The study, published in the June, 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, examined one and a half million […]

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]]> The Best Exercises to Do After Having a Baby and How Long Should You Wait? https://babycarejournals.com/the-best-exercises-to-do-after-having-a-baby-and-how-long-should-you-wait/ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:14:45 +0000 http://babycarejournals.com/?p=1267 Giving birth means your body has just gone through a major physically traumatic event. You want to wait at least two months or longer, before you start doing any abdomen-tightening exercises. However, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises that it’s okay to start with light, low-impact aerobic activity such as walking and stretching […]

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