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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

The Influence of Obesity Stigma on Breastfeeding Rates

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Artwork by Lajos Tihanyi, 1908 Image from Wikimedia Commons A number of studies over the years have consistently found lower breastfee...
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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Restricting Prenatal Weight Gain Does Not Make for Skinnier Children

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Many care providers promote restricting prenatal weight gain in "obese" women with the hopes that this will reduce obesity in ...
Thursday, July 7, 2016

Reducing Failure-to-Wait Cesareans

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A while ago, experts developed guidelines to help reduce "failure to progress" cesareans, called the Consensus for the Safe P...
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Lipedema, Part 8: Living Your Best Life

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" Lipoedema does not define us. It's the disease we share. " Image from Lipoedema Australia Support Society Last ye...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Skin-to-Skin Care After Cesarean

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Image by Nicole Monet Photography Although cesareans are generally over-used in most developed countries, sometimes they are truly need...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Your Hospital Choice Significantly Influences Your Cesarean Risk

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Image from Consumer Reports  Consumer Reports has a new report out for Cesarean Awareness Month, focusing on the variations in cesar...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Forced Cesareans Because of Weight

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Photography by Leticia Valverdes, Birth Marks Photography Photo and story at  A Beautiful Body Project April is Cesarean Awareness ...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Can Inositol Prevent Gestational Diabetes?

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We have written before about the use of inositol (either myo-inositol or d-chiro-inositol) to reduce insulin resistance in women with Po...
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