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This journal article did research about the causal effect of breastfeeding on postpartum depression (PPD). They did research on mother’s mental health at different time, for example, 8 weeks, 8 months, 21 months and 32 months postpartum and inspected the effects of breastfeeding on the mothers. The research found out that the effect of breastfeeding on maternal depression is heterogeneous. Whether or not the women had a desire to breastfeed their babies or any signs and symptoms of depression…

Kick counting is the daily systematic recording of a mom’s perception of her baby’s movement during the third trimester and is a reliable, simple and effective way to monitor a baby’s well-being. Kick counting can document changes in the fetal movement pattern and can help moms-to-be notify their healthcare provider of potential problems. Fetal movement is an important sign of a baby’s health. Studies have shown that decreased fetal movements are associated with pregnancy complications,…

Breastfeeding is one of the healthiest ways of feeding your baby. So come out a let us inform you how it benefits you and your baby. QCCocoa B.E.A.N.S. Functions as a sponsor organization of the NCBC program. B.E.A.N.S. stands for Breastfeeding, Education, Advocacy, Normalcy and Support. The event they are having is the Its Natural Baby Shower on April 9,2016 from 1:30-4:30 at Johnson C. Smith University; Mosaic Village. This event is to inform expecting mothers and families how natural…

Tabitha idly circles her index finger around the rim of her Manhattan’s glass. She is thinking about the new information she received only a few moments ago. She has already forgotten which of the three twits surrounding her brought it up, and if those screechy giggles that keep breaking into her thoughts are any indication, the girls have already moved on to criticize the maiître d’s new dye job. But the information itself keeps resurfacing in Tabitha’s thoughts. A new family has joined the…

on the children periodically for the first 7 years of their life. These 468 infants were born to non-smoking mothers of all classes, races, and socioeconomic statuses. Some of the mothers exclusively breastfed, some both breastfed and bottle fed, and some only bottle fed. This broadness of a population makes the article very generalizable and applicable to my population. The data concluded that the children “on mixed breastfeeding achieved lower total IQ scores at each of IQ check-ups compared…

In 1998, Elizabeth Whitaker wrote “Ancient Bodies, Modern Customs, and Our Health”. This article focuses on how culture plays a role in our health, well-being and raising our children. When going about our everyday lives, no one ever thinks about how culture plays a big part in how we raise children and how we care for our bodies. When it comes to the health of our babies and breastfeeding, I believe that it is very important. There are so many chemicals going into everything that we eat…

With roughly 7 billion people inhabiting our planet, it should not be a shock that there are many hungry infants looking to be fed at the exact moment someone decides to head into the city for lunch or a shopping trip. Breastfeeding in public is a hot topic on the should you or should you not scale, and many are in favor for it not being allowed. Choosing to ignore the advantages it can give to a child, quite a few see public feeding to be wrong and distracting and ask for women to not do it.…

Heartbeat of Toledo is a pro-life pregnancy support center in the city of Toledo, OH which main purpose is to help women with unplanned pregnancies, as well as helping the parents and the babies with basic needs. Heartbeat services include: free pregnancy tests with ultrasound confirmation, options counseling, Heart to Heart Prenatal and Parent learning Center, six week relationship smart program for women, Hope and Healing Abortion Support Group, Just for Dads Group, and Emergency Assistance.…

In conclusion, breast milk consumption through exclusive breastfeeding meets all nutrition and fluid requirements in an infant’s diet up until around six months of age and continues to be an important nutritional source up to one year of age when coupled with the gradual introduction of complementary solid foods. This gradual introduction of complementary foods is essential in order to meet the infant’s high energy needs and increased nutritional requirements for normal growth and development to…

Alabama will join Ohio and New Jersey as one of three states in the nation to offer expecting mothers a free Baby Box. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley announced earlier this week the program, a partnership with The Baby Box Co., Alabama Rural Development Office, Alabama Department of Public Health and numerous others, expects to distribute 60,000 Baby Boxes in 2017. The boxes, available after a mother watches a 15-20 minute video online at the Baby Box University website, are made of durable…