A C-Section on "False Pregnancy" Patient?!

Doctors at a hospital in Fayetteville, NC performed a very unnecesary C-section...as in, on someone who was not pregnant. Remind me again why the C-section rate is so high? According to the Fayetteville Observer, two gynecologists were issued "public letters of concern" after … [Read more...]

Shocking New Study Finds Long Term Breastfeeding Increases Grade III Breast Cancer Deaths

It has long been believed that breastfeeding beyond a year reduces the risk of breast cancer in women. Just last year the New York Times reported: There is new evidence that breast-feeding is associated with a lower incidence of breast cancer among a group of younger women who … [Read more...]

Encouraging Your Child to Appreciate Their Taste Buds

Encouraging healthy eating is about balance - even when it comes to taste. Here are a few tips that can help you expand or improve the balance in your child's taste buds. Experiment with Tastes: Allow your child to experience and identify the four unique tastes that make up … [Read more...]

NJ Councilwoman Breastfeeds Baby During Meeting

I have been to plenty of meetings where women in the audience breastfed their babies, but New Jersey councilwoman Larissa Chen-Hoerning took it one step further. Chen-Hoerning breastfed her six-week-old baby during a public meeting. NJ.com explains: Near the end of the … [Read more...]

NIH to Recommend VBACs: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean

I have many friends and family members that have delivered their first babies via Cesarean surgery. Subsequent births were scheduled c-sections; the mothers were given no choice in the matter. Only one of these women actually experienced a vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC) … [Read more...]