Browsing Tag: Mothers

Fetuses sense mom’s mental state: Cal-Irvine study

As a fetus grows, it’s constantly getting messages from its mother. It’s not just hearing her heartbeat and whatever music she might play to her belly; it also gets chemical signals through the placenta. A new study, which will be published in Psychological Science, finds that this includes signals about the mother’s mental state.
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160 Million and Counting [OP-ED]

The spread of sex-selective abortion is often framed as a simple case of modern science being abused by patriarchal, misogynistic cultures. Patriarchy is certainly part of the story, but as Hvistendahl points out, the reality is more complicated — and more depressing.
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Mother's diet during pregnancy alters baby's DNA

"It strengthens the case for all women of reproductive age having greater access to nutritional, education and lifestyle support to improve the health of the next generation, and to reduce the risk of the conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, which often follow obesity."
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MOMS on the Market ~ The Big Story

India's acknowledged 'booming market' for 'cheap' reproductive labour and IVF services is under scrutiny. For many parents, however, going onto the surrogacy 'market', is the only recourse, they say. And India, where commercial surrogacy is allowed, is the destination.
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Why is breast milk best? It's all in the genes

Is breast milk so different from infant formula? The ability to track which genes are operating in an infant's intestine has allowed University of Illinois scientists to compare the early development of breast-fed and formula-fed babies. They say the difference is very real.
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New Study Shows that More Muslim, Christian, and Sikh mothers stop breastfeeding early

A latest study finds that a greater share of Muslim, Christian, and Sikh women breastfeed their young ones for less than two years.
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Mothers in My Life

On this Mother's Day, I must open myself to learning life's insights from all the mothers in my life! I must listen to all of them more intently. I must speak to all of them more respectfully. I must treat all of them more divinely. What's more, I'd better learn quickly how to be more thankful!
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Maternity Ward Tourists

Expectant foreigners are using Canadian hospitals for passports, doctors say
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