“Mama,” my young son informed me yesterday, “I know how you can sneak an explosive onto an airplane.”
Pregnancy
Study: Depression, Fear of Abandonment Can Lead Moms to Kill Babies
Media reports of women killing their newborn babies always rocket to the top of websites’ most-read lists. The prospect of moms killing newborns is so grotesque it’s as if everyone is wondering the same thing: who are these …
C-Sections on the Rise, Especially for Black Moms
Get that scalpel ready: Nearly one of every three births in 2008 — 32% — was a C-section, according to an annual report that tallies trends in births and deaths. Black mothers were most likely to deliver their babies that way.
A Baby Is Born. His Mother Dies. Read About It on Facebook
We are a world powered and consumed by technology. What that means is that plenty of people who don’t know us very well are now privy to lots of intimate details about our personal lives that used to be kept private. Entire …
Chris Rock to the Rescue, as He Amuses a Woman in Labor
Laughter may be the best medicine, and it’s also a great way to take your mind off pain, as evidenced by a little episode that played out Friday at a New Jersey shopping mall.
Mothers’ Epilepsy Medication May Be O.K. for Breast-Feeding Babies
Breast-feeding is urged on moms from all sides, from doctors to friends, but there are some women who can’t breast-feed for medical reasons. Some medications are incompatible with breast-feeding, too. Consider women with …
Study: Moms Who Smoke During Pregnancy Might Have Criminal Kids
Betty Drapers of the world, listen up.
George W. Bush, His Mom and Her Fetus: Not So Weird After All
It’s America’s fixation with happily ever after that’s partially responsible for the uneasy silence with which we approach miscarriage.
Why are Anorexics More Likely to Have Unplanned Pregnancies and Abortions?
Many women — and doctors too — believe that women with anorexia stop menstruating. First of all, that’s not true. And secondly, here’s a quick fertility refresher: just because a woman doesn’t get her period doesn’t …
Could Painkiller Use in Pregnancy Cause Problems in Baby Boys?
There are plenty of medications pregnant women are advised to avoid, but over-the-counter pain relievers like Tylenol and Advil are not among them.
Of Pandas and Pregnancy: Cub Born in Atlanta
Are expectant pandas subject to ultrasounds in the bamboo thickets of China? Probably not.
Eating Poppy Seeds in Pregnancy, an Ill-Advised Habit
The advice to stop eating once labor kicks in has always seemed a bit draconian to me. Giving birth is hard work; why not munch if you’re hungry?
Study O.K.’s Light Drinking During Pregnancy. Too Good to Be True?
A glass of wine or two a week — and not more than one large glass on any occasion — may be safe during pregnancy, according to a large study just published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
