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Botswana this year has reduced its rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission to less than 4%, the Boston Globe reports. According to some experts, the decrease is the result of policy changes and political support for programs aimed at preventing MTC transmission. About 500,000 infants worldwide contract HIV from their mothers annually, accounting for about 12% of new HIV cases in 2006, according to UNAIDS. |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.c...) Breast milk and breastfeeding are recognized to be the ideal choices of nutrition and feeding for infants. Breastfeeding is the normal method of feeding infants, and provides many benefits to both infants and mothers. In addition to receiving essential nutrients, breastfed infants have lower rates of ear infections, gastroenteritis, asthma, obesity and diabetes. |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.c...) FINDINGS: Women who lived in regions with high carbon monoxide or fine-particle levels -- pollution caused mainly by vehicle traffic -- were approximately 10 to 25 percent more likely to have a preterm baby than women who lived in less polluted areas. This was especially true for women who breathed polluted air during the first trimester or during the last months and weeks of pregnancy.IMPACT: Air pollution in Los Angeles County remains a major public health problem. |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://pregnancy.about.com/b/...) Postpartum pain is something that most people don't consider. If you've had an episiotomy or cesarean section then you will most likely need to prescribed pain medications. The majority of prescriptions written for these conditions include narcotics like codeine. |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.parenting.com/pare...) like to think my four kids will always remember the grand gestures we made during their childhoods: the time we got front-row seats at the circus and let them eat unlimited cotton candy; the pirate-themed birthday party that involved treasure buried in a sandbox and handmade skull-and-crossbones hats; our vacations to Disney World. |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.parenting.com/pare...) Once upon a time, when Game Boys were boys who played sports and "carb" was not a four-letter word, I was quietly proud that my children drank juice instead of soda. I was secretly smug that they ate pasta four times a week and snacked on granola bars and oatmeal cookies. Of course, the mere mention of weight management was forbidden: |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.parenting.com/pare...) Kids aren't usually keen on fruit and vegetable skins. Is it okay to pitch the peel? We asked Christine Sergent, nutrition team coordinator at Cornell University:AppleDon't peel. An apple with its peel provides almost twice as much fiber, 50 percent more vitamin A, and 25 percent more potassium as one without it. (Just wash the apple first.) |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.babiesonline.com/a...) As parents, we all know how easy we spend money with our children. In a blink of an eye, a diaper here, a formula bottle there adds up until at the end of the month we realize how much we have spent.We all try to get the best to our children but more and more I realize that sometimes spending more does not necessarily means getting the best for our money.This article aims to share a lesson we learned that cost us some money. We hope it may help you to save some. |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.babiesonline.com/a...) Age 1: Invite only family members and close friends only because this birthday is more for the parents than for the child. At age 1, a child doesn?t understand the concept of ?Birthday Party.? He or she is getting a lot of attention---which is all a 1-year-old wants or understands anyway. You should not go overboard on presents because too much could scare or confuse a child. You should consider getting specialty items such as a plate that says ?First Birthday,?Age 2: |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/p...) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.Name of Product: Imaginarium Wooden Coloring CasesUnits: About 27,000Importer / Retailer: Toys "R" Us Inc., of Wayne, N.J.Hazard: The printed ink on the outer packaging of the wood case contains lead. |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.parentdish.com/200...) There are days where I feel like I'm doing a pretty good job of being some body's mother. Everything goes smoothly. Meals happen on time. Laundry actually gets folded AND put away. Bedtime isn't drama. We read books, snuggle, sing. Tears are avoided for the most part. Tantrums, too. |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://girlwithaonetrackmind....) Point Break had a profound influence on me.That is not to say that this cop-buddy action movie featuring surf dudes and incompetent FBI agents was intellectual or thought-provoking or challenging in any way, because it certainly wasn’t. But this particular film had a huge impact on me regardless. |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/p...) e following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.Name of Product: Zippity Hoodie and Sherpa Full Zip Children?s Hooded Sweatshirts with DrawstringsUnits: About 400Distributor: Life is Good Inc., of Boston, Mass.Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood, posing a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://www.celebrity-babies.c...) In a recent interview, actor Ryan Phillippe, 32, talked about how his children, Ava Elizabeth, 8 on September 9, and Deacon Reese, 3 1/2, do no like having celebrities for parents. Their mother is actress Reese Witherspoon. Ryan said, |
submitted by kelly 359 days ago (via http://micheleborba.ivillage....) All are famous, all are well known, and all are siblings. But whether siblings are among the rich and famous, or just part of our own everyday lives, they do influence how we turn out. Ironically research about siblings has largely been ignored in child development. That is until now. (And that’s despite the fact that siblings actually spend more time together than with their parents!) |
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