French Study: An Increase In Maternal Deaths After C-Section

Just a couple of days after I posted the piece on Elective Cesearean Births there is a report out of London Stating that a caesarean delivery more than triples a woman’s risk of dying in childbirth compared to a vaginal birth.
The risk is still quite small, but many developed countries have seen a dramatic rise [...]

End Of Summer Maternity BathingSuit Sale!

Bellablue maternity has a great selection of really cute bathingsuits that have been discounted. They are great for the downsouth vacation in November, December when you know cute styles won’t be available.
The Pink Polka Dot Swimsuit $35.00
The Pink O-ring Maternity Swimsuit $39.00

The Black Tube Top Maternity Swimsuit $39.00

New Vaccine For Babies

An oral vaccine that protects babies against a nasty bug that causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea – and sends thousands of kids to hospital each year – will be available this fall in Canada.
RotaTeq, which protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis, is expected by doctors and pharmacists to be distributed in September.
The vaccine is coming [...]

Could Daycares Be A Haven for Germs?

A daycare in New Brunswick was closed last week while Public health officials determine how and where a four-year-old girl became infected with E. coli.

Dr. Cristin Muecke, the district medical health officer for Fredericton, said that a day-care centre the child attended in the city was closed for precautionary reasons.

Four other [...]

Breastfeeding Past Two…Too Much? Pt. 2

BY CLEO

In the beginning, pumping was all I seemed to be doing with little results, so I had to finger feed formula to my baby. It was upsetting but I did what I had to do until my milk came in. Once it did come and we got the whole latch thing sorted [...]

Elective Cesarean Sections

Would you schedule a surgery to have your baby rather than push for a few minutes? Do you want to have complete control over where and when your baby arrives? If you said yes than you are not alone. C-Sections are up by 50% over the last 10 years and [...]

Taking Antidepressants While Pregnant May Effect Baby

Canadian researchers have reported that babies born to women who took the newer type of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs during pregnancy appear to be at increased risk of having a low birth weight and to develop respiratory distress.
“our study was undertaken to distinguish the effects of maternal mental illness — pregnancy-related [...]