When I was seeing large numbers of pregnant women, I was told to do many things, because they were safe and beneficial. Reality check – they were not!! For example, I was told I could give Acetaminophen and now we know it can cause deformities of male genitalia. Years ago it was encouraged to give…
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Heart Health and Pregnancy Women who have the fewest number of reproductive years during their lives have a higher than normal risk of heart failure, according to a new research article published by the American College of Cardiology. As well, women who never gave birth are also at an increased risk for heart failure. It…
Does Taking Antidepressants During Pregnancy Cause Autism? The data on the effects of taking antidepressants during a pregnancy on the developing brains of babies is not definitively known, as no one can do a controlled trial with such drugs. All data is based upon women’s memories and data obtained from medical records – all well…
How to Protect Yourself from BPA Exposure While Pregnant The world in which we all live is quite different from the one inhabited by our grandmothers. Our world is filled with well over 80,000 different chemicals, most of which have no safety data whatsoever. Others are recognized as dangerous by leading scientists, yet no alterations…