What are the Benefits of Breastfeeding Baby?
Breastfeeding has been part of motherhood since the beginning of time.
Before there were formulas and baby bottles, there was breastmilk.
Today, mothers have more options than ever when choosing how to feed
baby, but breastfeeding is still the best choice.
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Vitamin D Supplementation May Lower Autism Risk
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have less of the hormones attributed to social behavior: oxytocin, serotonin, and vasopressin. But vitamin D can stimulate the production of these hormones.
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Pregnancy Hormones Ease Chronic Pain
During pregnancy, childbirth, and thereafter, many women don't experience pain to the degree expected. Many who use opiates for pain management find they don't need as much of it during this time.
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Lower Sexual Interest in Postpartum Women
After giving birth, women often report having lower sexual interest. It is often accepted as just being a part of giving birth and moving from pregnant woman to new mom. The revelation could help women feel less negative about looming sexual interest.
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Labor Induction: Methods and Potential Benefits
If the time has come to give birth and the natural labor process has
not begun, doctors can choose to induce labor in a variety of ways.
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Unproductive Labor
Unproductive labor occurs when mom successfully makes it through the first stage of labor only to have the cervix become unresponsive to contractions and hormonal changes. If the cervix does not dilate and efface, the baby cannot pass through the cervix and into the birthing canal.
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Induction of labor
In most women, labor induction is not necessary because labor begins spontaneously without anyone having to do something about it.
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Weight Gain Guidelines Adjusted for Obese Patients
Women who enter pregnancy with a BMI in the obese range may have less weight to gain to stay within normal limits, according to a study presented at The Pregnancy Meeting in San Francisco.
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IV Oxytocin Often Not Needed During Normal Labor
Oxytocin is commonly given via IV during birth is progress is slow, but researchers reveal this extra boost of labor inducing hormone may not be needed in many cases ' when given during normal labor.
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What Happens After the Baby is Born?
Once the baby has moved through the birth canal and out of the vagina, the labor process is almost over. However, a few more contractions are needed to detach the uterus and push out the placenta.
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Oxytocin Does Not Reduce Risk of C-Section
Slow labor is often treated with an oxytocin drip. Oxytocin is a pregnancy hormone that speeds up labor progression. Oxytocin is given as Pitocin.
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Mom’s Respond Stronger to Baby’s Cry After Breastfeeding
According to a study just published in The Journal of Child Psychology,
new mothers who choose to breastfeed are more likely to bond with baby
than those who choose to breastfeed and bottle feed or bottle feed
alone.
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Oxytocin: The “Cuddle Chemical” Drives Male Monogamy
Oxytocin is a pretty amazing thing. Some scientists call it the cuddle chemical, others call it the love hormone. A recent study calls it the driving force behind male monogamy.
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Inducing Labor Does Not Induce Autism
Studies in recent years have hinted at a link between using thissynthetic hormone ' oxytocin ' to induce or augment labor and theincidence of autism in the child.
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Does Synthetic Oxytocin Affect Prefeeding Cues?
Oxytocin is commonly used during labor to speed up the process. There is no current study information on the possible connection between oxytocin use and prefeeding cues.
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The Effects of Tachysystole on the Fetal Heart
Researchers from the University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare published a study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that examined the various effects of tachysystole on the fetal heart.
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Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD)
Cephalopelvic Disproportion is a rare condition where the baby's head or body is too large to fit through the mother's pelvis.
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Oxytocin May Help Children with Autism
A single dose of oxytocin enhances brain activity while children with autism engage in social information, according to results of a recent study performed by researchers from Yale University.
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Procedure to Reduce Postpartum Bleeding is a Step Closer to Reality
A procedure that promises to prevent the fatal loss of blood after childbirth (postpartum bleeding) in women residing in developing countries moves closer to becoming a reality.
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