The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning new mothers to stay away from the practice of placenta encapsulation after one incident where a mother’s placenta capsules infected her newborn baby with Group B Streptococcus (GBS).
Recently ACOG, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, updated their recommendations in regard to umbilical cord clamping after birth. It is now suggested that clamping is done a full 30 to 60 seconds after birth for all healthy infants, due to multiple proven benefits.
First ever double-blind placebo-controlled study on placenta encapsulation shows…disappointingly, not much. With the popularity of placenta encapsulation on the rise, everyone is wondering “does placenta encapsulation actually help?” Unfortunately, the jury is still out on that one. What we do know is that anecdotally, the women who are encapsulating and consuming their placentas are reporting big benefits that we can’t ignore. read more
If you are a first time expecting parent, something you may not know is that many babies are noisy sleepers. They grunt and squeak and snuffle. Most parents keep their babies in the same room as them for the first few weeks, but that will be expanding to longer periods of time with the new additions to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ guidelines for safe sleep. A common complaint I hear from parents is that every little peep from their newborn sets them on edge, and that even while their baby is sleeping they are frequently awakened by their noises and rushing over to make sure they are okay. This is part of why it is believed to be best to have your baby in the same room as you, but it is also a detriment to rest and recovery. So, how are you going to do this for six months to a year?
The American Academy of Pediatrics just released a new and improved set of guidelines on safe sleep for babies. These guidelines affirm much of what was stressed in the last edition from 2011, but focus more on the sleep environment as a whole and acknowledge the reality of what happens sometimes when parents are exhausted: bedsharing.
Have you heard about the new car seat requirements? It looks as though Tennessee law regarding car seats will now be in line with that of other states, reflecting recommendations of auto manufacturers and doctors.
Diaper need is a serious issue in the United States. 1 in 3 families report having not enough diapers to change their babies as many times as is recommended on a daily basis.
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a statement discouraging woman from drinking any amount of alcohol at all unless they are on birth control. Why? Just in case the woman is pregnant and doesn’t know it or that she may become pregnant and give her baby fetal alcohol syndrome.
I know a lot about pregnancy and birth, but I had no idea that alcohol consumption could make a baby! Who knew it was that easy to get pregnant! I certainly never learn that in my sex-ed classes in school!
