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01/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

The science of remedies: Baking soda found to encourage natural labor, saving women from the dangers of a C-section, according to new research

According to a recent study, bicarbonate of soda (also known as baking soda,) “helps women avoid Caesarean-sections.” The findings of the study, which were published in The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, revealed that baking soda dissolved in water can help at least 17 to 20 percent of women to give birth naturally if they are experiencing […]

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 […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

One-third of cesarean births justified by fear, obesity or age

According to figures from the National Health Service, more women in the United Kingdom are opting to have cesarean deliveries. In 2016, almost 28 percent of women who gave birth underwent a cesarean, which is a three-fold increase since the 1980s. This is including the 12.1 percent of the pregnant women who planned a cesarean […]

11/04/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

International studies prove what midwives have known for eons: Don’t cut umbilical cords right after birth

Waiting 30 to 60 seconds before clamping the umbilical cord after the birth of the baby instead of doing so right after the birth happened can save thousands of pre-term babies’ lives, according to international studies coordinated by the University of Sydney’s National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Centre. The review, which was […]

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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