A survey done of 1,200 mothers in the UK found that 60% feel that the UK is not breastfeeding friendly. Worse, 65% stated that they would not attempt to breastfeed for fear of what others would say of them. Those who did breastfeed shared that they had experienced harassment because of breastfeeding by being asked [...]
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Unmarried mothers are a group that is growing in numbers according to recent reports. The institution of marriage is becoming less common in many countries as old fashioned values fade and new ideas of what makes a family takes way.
From the Oxford Review:
According to a recent report [...]
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Common medical thought has long been that babies in the breech position, feet or butt first, should be delivered by cesarean section. Few doctors today are even trained in how to deliver a breech baby vaginally. In Canada however, that will soon change.
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada has [...]
According to one new study breastfeeding may be linked to better performance in high school and college. The new study compared siblings where one was breastfed while another was formula fed and found that those who were breastfed had an increase in school grades.
Breast-feeding linked to high grades, college
The study, published in the Journal of [...]
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On Monday I shared a bit of old news about how Gesturing While Talking Could Help Your Child Talk. After I wrote it I began thinking about my own experiences with hand gestures and children talking. Though we all know that antidotes are not the [...]
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Parents who use a lot of hand gesturing while they talk may be helping their children learn to speak without even knowing it. According to a study from the University of Chicago parents who gesture more to their kids are actually helping them to build a rich and strong vocabulary early [...]
