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...egnancies should now be defined as follows: Early term: 37 weeks through 38 weeks Full term: 39 weeks through 40 weeks Later term: 41 weeks Postterm: 42 weeks and late The goal of the new definitions is to help patients and doctors understand that...
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...ankfully, that’s not true … at all. Let me try and help you make sense of this (dramatic) declaration. First, what is a late-term abortion? This term is used to describe an abortion that generally occurs after the 20th week of pregnancy. Other...
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...h, you know where to go. Use the information in conjunction with your pediatrician, OB, or healthcare provider. For example, search Bundoo for “4 month well child visit” to prepare for the upcoming visit. Or search Bundoo.com for “molluscum...
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...anged in November 2013 by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). You are now only considered “early term” at 37 weeks of pregnancy and “full term” when you hit 39 weeks. This was done because we now have better information...
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...ed the name “Vernix Worthington” for the rest of his life. 6. Pueperium. This refers to the six-week period after labor. The term “pueperium” was also the inspiration for the refrain in the beloved carol “The Little Drummer Boy.” 7. Mucus Plug and...
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...tors around. Her answer? Well, I can’t remember. But that’s not the point. I know that whenever a pregnant patient uses that term and I clarify what she means (which for many is a vaginal delivery, sans any pain medications), I tend to replace it...
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Whether your baby enters the world vaginally or by cesarean section, pre-term or full-term, research has shown that all babies benefit from immediate and ongoing skin-to-skin contact with mom, sometimes called “Kangaroo care.” Right after birth,...
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...elderly, housekeepers, and even tutors. The site has since expanded in scope and services. You can create a free profile and search for babysitters in your area. You pay a subscription service that ranges from monthly to yearly, depending on your...
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Norovirus, sometimes called the “stomach flu,” is the most common cause for viral gastroenteritis and affects people of all ages. Symptoms include stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Millions contract Norovirus each year and thousands...
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...heal more quickly. They will also receive medication to help them breathe, including surfactant. PPHN can also occur in full term infants (approximately 2 per 1,000 babies) and is actually more common in full term infants than premature infants....
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...wever, lower birth weights were seen in babies, but ideally more information is needed to know for sure. In addition, longer-term studies that looked at these babies when they were older did not see a difference in growth patterns. Some women who...
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...rm may be damaged, resulting in a condition known as Erb’s palsy. While these injuries often heal with time without any long-term problems, it can be stressful for new parents. Macrosomic babies are also more likely to be overweight later in life as...
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...et. At 37 weeks, your baby is still not considered full term. As recently as October 2013, a baby born at 37 weeks was “full term,” according to the American College of Obstetricians/Gynecologists (ACOG). However, late in 2013, ACOG announced new...
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...diatrics. Contrary to what a third-party payer (i.e. insurance company) may tell you, the timing of discharge for a healthy, term baby should be evaluated by the healthcare provider after consultation with the family, other providers, and hospital...
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...into the head-down position. Success rates vary but usually run about 50–60 percent for ECV. This is often done once you are term, and usually on labor and delivery so your baby can be monitored. The benefits (if it works) are pretty obvious:...
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...or mom wants a certain birthday). The goal here is to keep those babies cooking inside where they belong until they are full-term or ready to come out on their own – which we know leads to healthier babies (of course any medically necessary...
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...specially for deliveries that are post due date Although MAS can be dangerous, in most cases MAS does not result in any long-term lung damage or complications. The severity depends on how much meconium was inhaled and how quickly the baby is...
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...gestation. Women who are having their first baby or have gone past their due date before are more likely to be delivered postterm (or at the very least late term). An incorrectly calculated due date can also be a reason for being “overdue”! The...
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...otherwise normal hearts, the ductus arteriosus might close on its own over time. A small patent ductus arteriosus in a full-term baby might not cause any problems. But if the baby is showing signs of a patent ductus arteriosus, this can be a...
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...onal Academy of Sciences (US), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, among others. Currently, no long-term studies have showed negative consequences on human health from eating GMOs, but research is continuing on this...
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...22 weeks ultrasound revealed an abnormaly thickened placenta which is between 4.5-6cm. Normal is max 4cm-5cm max which is at term. Very mature to gestational age per the perinatalogist. The worry here if the baby is getting enough nutrition through...
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...consists of your profile name and an image or avatar you choose (profile picture), as well as basic information such as your term of membership in the Bundoo community and any family/personal information you wish to divulge. As mentioned in the...
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...bad stuff. We needed to figure out how to regulate the bad stuff. In other words, we wanted to treat her disease. The Search for a Cure Treating the extra chromosome is something we began to research almost immediately after Jaime was born....
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...or being arrested Rather than using older terms such as opioid addiction or dependence, opioid use disorder is the preferred term. It can then be broken down into mild, moderate, or severe based on how many symptoms a person has when screened. It is...
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...chemicals are nearly impossible to avoid in modern life—they are present in our food, water, and many of our products. The researchers studying this are careful not to draw any long-term conclusions, partly because widespread exposure to these...
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...rsenic in drinking water is 10 ppb (parts per billion). There are currently no set limits for food, but we do know that long-term exposure to arsenic is linked to long-term health problems. How does arsenic get into rice? Because arsenic is found in...
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...ing for all newborns, no longer reserving this practice for preterm babies only. They have changed their stance since more research has suggested that even term infants benefit from the extra blood they receive during delayed cord clamping. They...
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...ren. With both short-term and long-lasting benefits, fiber can help your child grow into a healthy young adult. In the short-term, increasing your child’s intake of insoluble fiber — a type of fiber that can’t be digested and is found in foods like...
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...ver, or heart may also be affected. As a result of this attack on the kidneys, HUS is the most common cause of sudden, short-term acute kidney failure in children. While most children with an E. coli O157:H7 diarrheal infection never develop HUS,...
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...the bad food for kids. The foods on this list have been shown to have little to no nutritional value and are linked to long-term health problems like obesity and diabetes. If you recognize your toddler’s diet on this list, it might be time to...
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...hat status carefully when presented with an ill baby. Infections in the short-term lead to hospitalization and possibly long-term disabilities. GBS remains a particular concern for pre-term babies, who generally don’t recover as quickly from serious...
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...d steroid medications include: Advair Flovent Pulmicort Qvar Side effects of inhaled steroids One common side effect of long-term use of inhaled steroids is an increased risk of yeast infections, or thrush, in the mouth. It’s important to have your...
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.... National Library of Medicine, babies born to mothers who receive an epidural do not suffer any disadvantages over the long term. However, it’s possible for the baby to experience a decreased heart rate or respiratory depression due to the...
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..., using the peanut butter as “glue” to hold them together. Witches’ Broomsticks Ingredients: 12 thin pretzel sticks 6 string cheeses Directions: Cut string cheese in half. Peel cheese three-quarters of the way down. Insert pretzel at the...
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...ddlers try to: Show an early interest in reading books on their own Sing the words, or at least the tunes, of familiar songs Search for lost objects Identify a few pictured items by pointing and naming Solve problems via trial and error (“This...
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...y trust. Your obstetrician is another option but that comes with the same caveats. Still not sure where to go? Try an online search to find an IBCLC or La Leche League leader near you. What might they do? First they will get all the details about...
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...an has also given birth before 34 weeks in another pregnancy). This stitch is then kept in place until the woman is close to term. Many women who are found to have a short cervix with no other risk factors or issues go on to have healthy, full term...
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...ting pregnant. Once a diagnosis of PCOS is made, it is important to manage the condition for multiple reasons: to avoid long-term health issues, to increase a woman’s chance of conceiving if she desires, and to avoid the negative emotional issues...
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...eat while feeding. Parents who notice these symptoms should report them right away to their physicians. A pediatrician can determine if the problem is a ventricular septal defect with a clinical exam and an echocardiogram. Babies with large...
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...redient lists of foods — manufacturers are required to list them. While some research in children exists, we don’t have long-term studies of the health effects of artificial sweeteners on growing children. In other words, we don’t have studies that...
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...d and kelp, as well as iodine-enriched table salt. It’s important to monitor and treat the disease because hypothyroidism can affect a child’s growth, appearance, and intelligence. Hypothyroidism can also lead to long-term health issues, including...
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...U staff. They will be able to coordinate a plan for breastfeeding as a goal. For babies born close to their gestational full-term, breastfeeding can generally be initiated in the NICU, along with skin-to-skin contact. To help your baby gain weight,...
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...ASD) is an umbrella term used to describe the devastating effects that alcohol consumption can have on a baby in utero. This term includes several related conditions, resulting in physical, behavioral, and learning problems. While it is difficult to...
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Parenting
...k out every time this happens, it may become a way to get a lot of attention, according to Dr. Wittenberg. During this short-term phase, parents should temporarily limit the child’s diaper access by dressing the child in onesies, zip-up pajamas, and...
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...y trip to the park to play. Keep in mind, however, that children of this age are not truly capable of understanding the long-term consequences of a poor diet, and they don’t make their own food choices. Consequently, it’s never a good idea to use...
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...Colen’s article, stating that breastfeeding’s benefits have been dramatically “overstated.” However, an enormous amount of research points toward the benefits of breastfeeding for both the mother and infant. For the infant, breastfeeding is...
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...in caesarean deliveries, even a small increase in the number of children with autism could have large effects on society. Researchers have long searched for an identifiable cause of autism, hoping to explain the rapid increase in the diagnosis of...
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...rtable and waiting for labor to begin. It could be anytime this week! Your Body There’s no getting around the fact that full-term pregnancy is just uncomfortable. It’s common for women at this point to be achy, experience joint pain and pelvic pain,...
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...there is music. In fact, a recent study showed that infants as young as 10 months old are already beginning to develop short-term memory for music and melody. Babies in this study consistently turned toward familiar melodies, even when new...
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...red preterm before, there are definitely some things that will be different the second time around. Having a history of a preterm birth is a risk factor for delivering preterm again. In fact, this almost doubles the risk of having a preterm baby in...
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...hurt their children’s ability to speak. Fortunately, research shows that learning to speak two languages will not cause long-term speech or language problems in children. There are lots of benefits to learning more than one language, especially when...
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The term “food security” means that people at all times have access to enough food to lead an active, healthy life. Anything less than that is referred to as food insecurity. In 2012, 14.5 percent of households the United States were food insecure...
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.... Note that some of this material may include mature themes and humor. ($0.99 for iPhone/iPad only) Contraction Monitor/Full-Term Labor Contraction Timer: The big day is finally here. Leave the watch at home and time your contractions with...
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...see what your baby will look like on the Big Day. That said, though, your baby is still much smaller and leaner than a full-term baby. At 24 weeks, your baby’s fetal age is 22 weeks. He or she is likely between about 8 and 11 inches in length and...
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...recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes an important step toward answering those questions. Researchers gave pregnant moms a recording to play in their last few months of pregnancy. On the recording, the made-up word...
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...undary-free environment where there are no consequences for bad behavior and every whim is indulged can actually create long-term problems at home and school. Timeouts, setting rules, and talking calmly to your child about expectations can help them...
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...n when they don’t have many symptoms, children might be treated to prevent heart problems that can occur decades later. Long-term complications from atrial septal defect include right heart failure, arrhythmias (or irregular heartbeats), stroke, or...
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...before 39 weeks, 0 days gestational age. The reason for this recommendation is that we now don’t consider babies to be full term until 39 weeks (previously, we used 37 weeks as a cut-off). Lots of important development happens in those last few...
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...ed, “No!” In fact, research shows that lack of sleep or disordered sleep can be a serious problem for toddlers over the long term. A recent Norwegian study followed more than 32,000 pairs of mothers and children to examine the effects of interrupted...
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...lly have some screening blood tests and may be put on intravenous antibiotics to treat any suspected infection to avoid long-term complications. The good news is that most moms and babies whose deliveries are complicated by chorioamnionitis recover...
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...d can be stressful, but we’re just now beginning to understand how stress can damage kids over the long term. According to researchers at Johns Hopkins, adults often “fail to recognize” just how much stress their kids are under and the effect it has...
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...r even eczema, your pediatrician has probably prescribed a corticosteroid at some point. But what exactly is it, and is long-term use safe for your child? Corticosteroids are potent anti-inflammatory drugs that resemble cortisol, a hormone naturally...
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...at’s a concerned parent to do? First, it’s nearly impossible to make across-the-board conclusions about the long-term impact of daycare. Each child is unique, and parents — even those who rely heavily on outside help — play the most...
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...n rejected food. It’s easy to understand. Who wants to keep buying, cooking, and offering food the kids won’t eat? But the research is clear on this one too: it may take a child up to 15 food exposures before they will be tempted to try a new food....
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...ge to actually register. Don’t go hungry. Eat a light snack before holiday parties. Try a piece of fruit, light yogurt, or a string cheese before you go. Don’t go without eating before parties. Combine the comfort foods of the holiday season with a...
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...ut what my body should be. I was on my first diet when I was in the third grade. I read all those teen magazines trying to determine my shape and size. I’m a pear, by the way. I went through the low-fat phase, I’ve joined Weight Watchers and LA...
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...about our sons and daughters Are we more focused on brains for our boys and beauty for our girls? The proof is in the Google search pudding. 6. SNL covers the Victoria’s Secret breastfeeding story They said what we all thought, only funnier. 7. 23...
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...that the doctor is board certified. Ask your peers who they take their kids to see. Do they like the doctor? Does the child? Search online. Many great pediatricians have websites. Doctor rating websites may be helpful but are often biased. What to...
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...st our BEST gifts grandparents can give. If you want to avoid the doghouse your grown children could potentially put you in, search for these gifts for your grandchildren. 1. Wooden trains. Train sets have withstood the test of time, and there are...
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...ery. Similarly, we cannot say that it will help with bleeding, milk supply, or postpartum depression. While a quick Internet search will find testimonials regarding all of the above, we don’t know if it’s scientifically true. It’s quite possible...
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Chickenpox parties. Chickenpox lollipops. A simple Internet search can yield a plethora of information to the vaccine-wary parent. Yet as with all things Internet-related, misinformation abounds. Is exposing an unimmunized child to the varicella...
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...How would I feel if my mom posted this of me years ago, and now it pops up when a potential future boss is doing an Internet search of me?” Same thing for this mother. She wanted to make a statement that motherhood has its days that just aren’t...
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...it used to be. 3. #BabyEyebrows The baby eyebrow trend may be old, but it’s getting fresh update thanks to Instagram. Search #babyeyebrows for a laugh. 4. Cat can’t “Let It Go” Ever want to turn out the lights on Frozen parodies? 5....
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This past Saturday heralded a revolution. That seems like a strong term, but the impact the Women’s March on Washington had on me as a woman, mother, daughter, and physician felt just that strong. This past year has been an interesting one to say...
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...dded thought that these food regimens will release “toxins” from your body. These methods of weight loss are questionable in terms of their long-term efficacy (that is, you may lose some weight quickly, but it often tends to come right back when you...
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...s are or what your children actually become when they grow up, there are some basic developmental skills that will have long-term benefits into adulthood. Here are some skills you can start to instill in childhood that could prepare your...
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...od Whole grains Nonfat yogurt and milk When choosing snacks for your toddler, good low GI snacks include: Veggies and hummus String cheese Low fat yogurt with fruit Olives Fruit smoothie Fruit salad Whole wheat crackers with salsa Edamame Cottage...
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...en to be introverts. So what can introverted parents do? Is there a way introverted parents can manage the seemingly endless string of play dates, parent groups, and daily functions without increasing their own stress levels? First things first:...
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...t the inner sac surrounding the baby, or the amnion, ruptures, leaving behind fibrinous strings in the amniotic fluid. These string-like bands can then wrap around the arms, legs, fingers, and/or toes. As the baby grows, these bands put pressure on...
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...eal) Respond to sounds by making sounds Doesn’t respond to sounds Bring things to mouth Has trouble bringing things to mouth String vowels together when babbling (ah, eh, oh), begin to say consonants (m and b) Doesn’t make vowel or consonant sounds...
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During the second year, children become increasingly able to use speech and language for a variety of purposes. Not only will they be able to tell you their wants and needs, but as their vocabularies increase, they will also learn to use language...