The Center for Disease Control (CDC), strongly encourages breastfeeding because of the many healthful benefits imparted to infants, women and children.  According to statistical information from the CDC, within the United States, 74.2% of infants were breastfed, 43.1% were still breastfeeding at 6 months of age, with  21.4% still breastfeeding at 1 year of age.  There comes a time when the decision must be made as to whether ...

More than 85% of women who have delivered a child, experience some sort of mood disturbance.  For most women, the symptoms are moderate and last for a short period of time, however, between 10-15% of women develop more serious symptoms of depression, coupled with anxiety.  Postpartum psychiatric illnesses are divide into three categories: •    Postpartum Blues (“Baby Blues”) •  &nbs ...

Maternal psychiatric illness and newborn deaths Mothers with any form of serious mental illness are more likely to have children who are stillborn or who die within the first month. But the links between the causes of stillbirth and newborn death depend on the type of mental illness of the mother. Many perinatal deaths have been found in babies of women with psychiatric inpatient histories across a range of psychiatric illnesses, including schiz ...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical building block used in polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins production. Polycarbonate plastic is lightweight, tough, has optical clarity and high heat resistance. Due to these characteristics, polycarbonate is being used for a variety of common products including digital media (like CDs and DVDs), electrical and electronic equipment, automobiles, sports safety equipment, reusable food and drink containers and man ...

Postpartum weight is a problem for all the women out there that want to keep their body figure after pregnancy. So, how to lose those extra pounds? Women are often advised that lactation accelerates loss of the excess weight gained during pregnancy, but the evidence underlying this advice is conflicting. How much of a weight gain are we talking about here? The average weight gain during pregnancy is 25 to 35 pounds. During the birth, new moms she ...