What to Reject When You’re Expecting
Infants in this country are more than twice as likely to die before their first birthday as those...
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Skin to Skin in the OR
Immediately after babies are born, they are stressed out by the experience, and their bodies are coursing with stress hormones — which make them more sensitive to odor and more able to root out Mom’s nipple and latch on. But after waiting too long, she says, “those stress hormones drop.”
Read MoreBiggest C-Section Risk May Be Your Hospital
While some women opt for a cesarean, and some have a legitimate emergency that requires this surgery, the majority of women who have cesareans are at a higher risk simply because of the hospital they choose. Let that sink in for...
Read MoreFree or low cost doulas? Say it isn’t so!
Many mothers in the US will be going to deliver their first or subsequent child in a...
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