A recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association links breastfeeding with reduced blood pressure later in life. Colostrum, the first breast milk produced by a mother after delivery, is connected to...
Because of the drastic shift in hormones, maternal weaning symptoms can mimic those of pregnancy. This can include depression and moodiness during weaning and bloating and weight gain, breast tenderness and sporadic and irregular periods after weaning. Dr. Jordan Rush, Obstetrician/Gynecologist at Pediatrix affiliate Northside Women’s Specialists in Atlanta, shares insight on the causes of these.. ...
Baby Harper weighed 11.3 ounces, less than a can of soda, when she was born four months early this summer at Covenant Medical Center in Saginaw, Mich. “She’s the smallest baby that we’ve ever resuscitated...