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Early weight gain during pregnancy puts mother at risk of gestational diabetes
February 23, 2010 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under News, Pregnancy
Excessive early weight gain during pregnancy puts a mother at risk of developing gestational diabetes later in the pregnancy.
New research out of the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Northern California has linked excessive weight gain — especially during the first trimester — with the development of gestational diabetes later in the pregnancy.
The research, published online in [...]
Baby makes entrance into world on hospital CCTV
February 12, 2010 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under News
Baby Alice made her entrance into the world when her mother collapsed in the foyer of a British hospital and gave birth while being recorded on CCTV.
Caroline Meech, already a mother of three, didn’t expect that her fourth child would be brought into the world under such interesting circumstances.
Meech, 32, of Chandler’s Ford, Hants, went [...]
Link confirmed between autism and mother’s age
February 11, 2010 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under News
A link has been confirmed between a mother’s age and her risk of giving birth to an autistic child.
New research out of the University of California, Davis shows that older mothers have a higher risk of giving birth to an autistic child, but older fathers only increase the autism risk when the mother is under [...]
Scotland’s historic Queen Mother’s maternity hospital closes after 46 years
January 14, 2010 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under News
Scotland said goodbye yesterday to its Queen Mother’s Hospital, one of Europe’s most modern when it opened 46 years ago.
On January 11, 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland, the Queen Mother’s Hospital opened its doors. A day later, the hospital’s first baby, James Wright, was born into the world to parents June and Nicholas. Yesterday, Wright visited [...]
Britain’s famous surrogate mother pregnant with eighth child
January 6, 2010 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under News
Britain’s prolific surrogate mother, Jill Hawkins, revealed that she is pregnant with at least one more child.
Jill Hawkins is at it again, this time playing surrogate to at least her eighth baby, if not more.
Hawkins was “absolutely ecstatic” when she found out last night that at least one of the embryos implanted in her womb [...]
Father plays important role in future health of baby
December 17, 2009 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under Baby Health, News, Pregnancy
A father’s lifestyle and age likely play an important role in the future health of his child.
When it comes to pregnancy, women get all the press. After all, they carry most of the burden, right? Media constantly tells pregnant women to avoid certain foods, keep certain habits and maintain certain routines.
But should the father be relegated [...]
Breast-feeding may aid heart health of mothers
December 3, 2009 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under Baby Health, News
The act of breast-feeding may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in mothers years later according to new research.
The simple act of breast-feeding a child may be beneficial not only to the baby, but also the mother, according to new research out of the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California.
Researchers found that breast-feeding [...]
Community of moms volunteers to breast-feed after baby’s mother dies
December 2, 2009 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under News
A community of moms in Michigan has been breast-feeding a baby whose mother died shortly after being born into the world.
Robbie Goodrich is thankful for the impromptu group of women that have passed through his home for the last ten months. If it weren’t for the more than 20 women, arrangements to take care of [...]
Adriana Lima’s baby arrives, “Valentina Lima Jaric”
November 17, 2009 by Baby Chums
Filed under Celebrity Baby News
Adriana Lima, the Brazilian bombshell is ecstatic after giving birth to her first child.
The Supermodel who’s just 28-year-old and her basketball player husband Marko Jaric, 31, welcomed baby girl Valentina, (Meaning, ‘healthy and strong’) Lima Jaric on Sunday.
As well as birthing this year, she was also the fourth highest earning supermodel, making a cool £4.75million. [...]
Last call for Baby Sophia’s mother
November 15, 2009 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under News
Authorities are making one final attempt to reach out to Baby Sophia’s mother after being abandoned in a Sydney hospital.
Six months ago, a woman going into labor checked into the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia. What hospital officials didn’t realize was that the woman gave false information about herself, and after birthing Baby [...]




