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Experts are discovering that obesity can begin to take shape even before children enter elementary school. A recent study found that prolonged bottle-feeding can actually contribute to obesity in children. What’s “prolonged” defined as? According to the study, “The prevalence of obesity at 5.5 years was 22.9% in children who at 24 months were [still] [...]

A simple vitamin supplement could boost the odds for women over the age of 35 trying to conceive safely, say researchers.  By Sharon Kirkey, Postmedia NewsSeptember 21, 2011 Canadian scientists are working on a way to make older human eggs young again — and maybe even slow menopause — experiments that could make it easier [...]

  Smoking is such a well-known hazard to the mother that it only follows that it is also harmful to the baby. Yet hundreds of thousands of pregnant women still smoke. Second-hand smoke from smokers who live or work with pregnant women can also affect the foetus. Exposure to smoke can result in spontaneous abortion, [...]

By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog September 6, 2011, 1:11 p.m.   Taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during the early stages of pregnancy may be linked with a higher risk of miscarriage, a study finds.Canadian and French researchers evaluated 4,705 miscarriage cases up to the 20th week of pregnancy among [...]

by Foot Levelers on Friday, 06 May 2011 at 09:19 Pregnancy can have a profound effect on a woman’s body. The body changes due to the added weight of a child; which can induce back pain, loose ligaments and a poor center of gravity. Chiropractic care and comfortable, supportive footwear can benefit women in all [...]

According to a recent study, expectant women who drink one or more artificially sweetened soft drinks, have a 38% greater risk of preterm delivery compared to women who consume no artificially sweetened soft drinks during pregnancy. Risk of preterm delivery is 78% higher in women who consume four or more artificially sweetened drinks daily versus [...]

I am in the midst of putting together the second edition of my book “Natural Pregnancy, Natural Baby”.     Thanks for taking the time to share your stories and opinions!   I really want to add personal success/birth stories of my practice members and would love it if you would be willing to share what [...]

From:  http://www.chiroaccess.com/Articles/The-Deplorable-US-Infant-Mortality-Rate.aspx?id=0000155 Despite great technology, the United States has an infant mortality rate like that of a third world nation.  The procedure intensive approach to childbirth in the U.S. is believed to be a significant contributing factor.  A survey of 1,573 pregnant women reported significant interventions such as “regional analgesia (76%), ruptured membranes (65%), forceful [...]

From biking and hiking to walking and jogging, today’s parents are keeping fit and bonding with their babies in the process. With an array of products unheard of a generation ago – like baby carriers, joggers and trailers – even the tiniest among us are enjoying the great outdoors. But while these items can make [...]

New Research Shows: Chiropractic Care for Children is Safe and Effective The International Chiropractic Pediatric Association’s (ICPA) ground breaking study, “The Safety and Effectiveness of Pediatric Chiropractic: A Survey of Chiropractors and Parents in a Practice-Based Research Network,” was published in October 2009 in the prestigious, biomedical journal, Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. [...]