During Pregnancy your need for all nutrients increases. For example, you will need more calcium, more protein, and more folic acid. But calorie needs increase only modestly during pregnancy. In fact, you will need to pack all of that extra nutrition...
First, a tried and true quotation heard many times during my adolescence from my father... "this too will pass." You're thrilled, all your relatives are thrilled, you're starting to dream about darling infant outfits, researching the best...
Why is it that so many physicians seem to think that birth is a surgical solution to a nine-month disease? Although good medical care is so important for the health of the mother and infant in high risk situations, physicians intervene too often in...
Today there seems to be an endless array of fitness programs and equipment for persons to use to enhance fitness. However, the emerging component of exercise and fitness program is health enhancement. In pregnancy, every task performed during the...
Fainting is a brief loss of consciousness. Someone who faints may pass out for several seconds or up to an hour. There are many reasons people faint. Medical reasons include: Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) which is common in early pregnancy; anemia;...
Pregnancy is a special time for both mother and baby. This relationship is so close that almost everything the mother consumes, be it drugs, alcohol or food, is shared with baby across the placental barrier. Nursing babies receive these same...
Breastfeeding is an important part of the pregnancy and birth process and the best way to nourish the new infant. It is also helpful for the mother to balance her pregnancy. Nursing not only is a calorie and fluid outlet, helping mother reattain her...
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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Dana Ullman MPH
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
Elson M. Haas MD
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH