http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/10/22/498843225/can-mental-illness-be-prevented-in-the-womb (click link above to read on npr.org) Every day in the United States, millions of expectant mothers take a prenatal vitamin on the advice of their doctor. The counsel typically comes with physical health in mind: folic acid to help avoid fetal spinal cord problems; iodine to spur healthy brain development; calcium to beContinue reading “Can Mental Illness Be Prevented In The Womb?”
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Moms Share How Counting to 10 During Pregnancy Saved Their Babies
Moms Share How Counting to 10 During Pregnancy Saved Their Babies **This purpose of this post is to educate & inform, not cause scare pregnant mamas! If we could just save one baby, it would all be worth it. That was our wish for the Count the Kicks campaign that started in Iowa in 2009. WeContinue reading “Moms Share How Counting to 10 During Pregnancy Saved Their Babies”
Mother’s Exercise May Boost Baby’s Brain
Mother’s Exercise May Boost Baby’s Brain If a woman is physically active during pregnancy, she may boost the development of her unborn child’s brain, according to a heart-tugging new study of expectant mothers and their newborns. The findings bolster a growing scientific consensus that the benefits of exercise can begin to accumulate even before someoneContinue reading “Mother’s Exercise May Boost Baby’s Brain”
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