Garbh Sanskar: Nurturing the Baby’s Mind, Body, and Spirit Before Birth. Yes; Before! In the beautiful tapestry of life, the beginning of the eternal soul’s new journey is always an extraordinary chapter. God is eternal, and so are our Souls, springing from God’s very Being. When a new life begins, that’s a New Chapter for […]
Tylenol and Autism: A Parent’s Fearful Question I was born in 1980, so my childhood was filled with Smurfs and video games, WWF and metal band posters plastered on my bedroom walls, and I sported a mullet that could stop a truck. Back then, no one thought twice about popping a Tylenol—heck, it was sitting […]
The 2024 JMIR Research Protocols article “Stimulation Therapy to Induce Mothers: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial” (PMCID: PMC11393510) proves the thesis that there are alternatives to the widely-used intravenous oxytocin route most commonly used to induce labor in pregnant women. In fact, the article goes further and postulates the superiority of pulsed oxytocin, […]
As a Lactation Professional, I regard meta-studies as the best source of reliable information. This is what most of us have been trained in recent years. However, meta-studies have many potential weaknesses, and can suffer from bias at many turns. Further, conclusions are often insensible, as without the particulars of each study, contradictory results form […]
Ice Chip Torture During Labor Myth: American Society of Anesthesiologists Suggests Fasting Unnecessary The Myth of Chewing Ice Cubes During Labor Myths surrounding labor and birth are plentiful; as science advances and research moves along, myths are identified, and old ways discarded. The “Ice-Chips- During-Labor-Thing” is one such myth. And, for the most part, […]
Can A Pregnant Woman Safely Lift Weights? The Old School Philosophy Says, “No Way!” To Pregnancy And Weightlifting People of yesteryear, especially those over 70 or so, may not have the same ideas regarding weightlifting as younger folks. People of the younger generations, like myself, associate weightlifting with fitness and health. Many of our elders […]
Perhaps The Worst Pregnancy Myth So Far? There are so many myths about pregnancy, but this one is particularly insidious. Why? Because it is untrue and damaging. Unless there’s a medical reason, a pregnant person should always be getting their fair share of daily exercise! It’s actually really important. And, this isn’t just my opinion. […]
In the real world, myths have their own energy and are sustained by mindless repetition. Sometimes these myths are started by a well-intentioned, if culturally-insensitive, health professional. A pregnant woman’s doctor, a man from a non-ethnic background, discovers his patient is eating hot peppers daily, and is concerned. Among cultures with a distinct focus on […]
For many women, pregnancy is the most joyful time of their life, filled with anticipation, parties and events, picking out furniture for the baby’s room, and lots of other things that can be very fulfilling. They can also be stressful, depending on what kind of person the new mom is. However, almost universally, most pregnant […]