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08/16/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Don’t jack with nature: Electively shortening pregnancy causes higher risk of disease for the child

Expecting women, beware: Having your babies early can increase their risk of heart- and lung-related complications later in life. This is the warning issued by the researchers behind a recent study, which joins the growing body of work connecting premature births to health risks. Led by Dr. Isabel Ferreira of the University of Queensland, the […]

05/04/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

The consequences of micro-managing nature: How medical intervention affects birth outcomes

Modern medicine gives doctors the ability to do many things that were once thought to be impossible, but is there a price to pay for all of these advancements? According to a team of international researchers, some children’s long-term health is suffering as a result of birth interventions. The researchers analyzed health and population data […]

11/29/2017 / By Rita Winters

Lifestyle diseases are now complicating pregnancies, putting mothers and newborns at higher risk of complications

Contrary to popular belief, the responsibilities of motherhood begin before, not after, conception. A woman must be in good health prior to conceiving in order to assure her and the baby’s health. Preexisting conditions, sedentary lifestyles, and unhealthy food negatively affect babies prenatally. A Michigan Medicine study reports that pregnant women, particularly poor women and […]

07/12/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

UK health care system wants to allow the MURDER of living babies right up to the moment they’re about to be born

An influential medical union/trade group wants to significantly expand abortion availability in the U.K., apparently to the extent of abortion-on-demand, for any reason, by abolishing criminal penalties currently on the books. Late last month, two-thirds of the 500 delegates at the British Medical Association’s annual meeting approved a motion to decriminalize abortions. The group will now lobby Parliament to […]

12/30/2016 / By Amy Goodrich

Doctors say delay in clamping umbilical cord could benefit health of babies

To have the partner cut the umbilical cord after birth is a common tradition for parents in our culture. To some, it plays a symbolic role in the birth process. Separating the baby from the placenta and welcoming him or her into the world is a ritual that is often completed in a matter of […]

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