Post-partum depression is more common than was previously thought. With early intervention, PPD can be treated. Signs of PPD include weepiness, anxiety, panic attacks, detachment and withdrawal from family and friends. Babies exposed to PPD may suffer from emotional neglect. There has been evidence that this neglect can actually affect brain development. Sleep deprivation and isolation contribute …
Continue ReadingCord Blood Banking Saves Missouri Girl’s Life
A Pineville, Missouri mother is spreading the word about cord blood banking and how it saved the life of her child. Tonya Morris is spending quality time with her daughters Sunshine and 5-year-old Sparrow. These special moments are especially important for Sparrow. In 2008, at 1 year old she was found face down in …
Continue ReadingPreeclampsia, Premature Birth, and Cord Blood Banking
This article originally appeared in the newsletter of the Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood Foundation, http://parentsguidecordblood.org/newsletter_archive/newsletters_2012-03.php#preeclampsia Preeclampsia is a life-threatening medical condition that complicates about 5% of the pregnancies in the United States. Onset of this disease commonly occurs after 32 weeks gestation but can occur late in the second trimester, and …
Continue ReadingMothers on Antidepressants Less Likely to Breast-Feed
Women who take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, or SSRIs, during pregnancy are much less likely to breast-feed their babies, researchers have found. The new study was conducted by researchers associated with the Connecticut Pregnancy Exposure Information Service (CPEIS), a state-funded service that provides women with information about exposures during pregnancy and …
Continue ReadingGetting healthy before you get pregnant leads to healthier pregnancy and baby
Getting a physical before you get pregnant might help you avoid such prenatal issues as gestational diabetes, which can lead to early delivery and Cesarean sections as well as increasing the baby’s risk of developing diabetes and obesity later in life. For more information read this article and start planning now!!!
Continue ReadingWhat to Eat During Pregnancy
In this video series brought to you by www.whattoexpect.com, Heidi Murkoff tell expectant parents how to go about eating healthy when they are pregnant. First, she says, eat 5-6 mini meals a day instead of the usual three. This will help when you are too nauseous to eat by adding nutrients a little at …
Continue ReadingCord Blood Stem Cells to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
In order to understand how to treat Type 1 Diabetes with cord blood stem cells we’ll begin with what cord blood stem cell is. Cord blood is the blood that remains in the newborn’s blood after birth. Collecting cord blood cells is a simple, safe, painless procedure that usually takes less than five …
Continue ReadingChildren Cured With Cord Blood Transplant
An extremely rare and often fatal disease —Malignant Infantile Osteopetrosis — was the basis of an unlikely friendship that formed between the Shaffers from Landsdowne, Pa. and the Albornoz’s from Ecuador when both of their sons were diagnosed. You can read the whole story here. While this story has a happy ending …
Continue ReadingChildbirth: Limited Gains From Supplemental Calcium
Most doctors encourage women to increase their calcium intake during pregnancy to protect against birth complications and thinning bones caused by the loss of calcium to developing babies. But supplemental calcium does not prevent preterm birth or improve bone density in pregnant women, according to a new report, and may be helpful only in lowering …
Continue ReadingPhillies Pitcher Cliff Lee’s perspective on a ‘ good day at work’
Ever since Cliff Lee’s son, Jaxon, was diagnosed with leukemia ten years ago, the major league pitcher never takes one day for granted. Through several rounds of chemotherapy and ultimately an umbilical cord transplant, Jaxon has made a full recovery and is now considered to be in remission. Because his doctors were able use stem cells to …
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