Baby News: Breastfeeding, Medication During Pregnancy, Matthew McConaughey, more
January 4th 2010 by Dr.MOZ in Blogroll: Parenting
Hello baby fans and happy new year! Many of you are getting back online for the first time in weeks, so here’s a little update covering some of the baby news that you may have missed:
- Medication Taken During Pregnancy: A new research program called MEPREP (Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program) will study the effects of prescription medications used during pregnancy. Approximately two-thirds of women who deliver a baby are now using at least one prescription drug (more at fda.gov)
- Double Daddy: Matthew McConaughey and his girlfriend welcomed a 7 pound 7 ounce daughter named Vida Alves McConaughey on Sunday… (more at HoustonChronicle )
- New Breastfeeding Information: Researchers have known for years that breast milk has advantages that can’t yet be reproduced in formula, and new studies are finally starting to pinpoint exactly what these differences are from the transfer of live active organisms to the baby and hormones released…( more at Businessweek.com)
- Dr.MOZ’s New Giveaway Page: If you are on Facebook, you might be interested to know that you can now win fantastic baby goodies, toys for toddlers, and parenting gear on Dr.MOZ’s new giveaway page… (more at Facebook.com/DrMOZ)
- Play Yard Recalls: 213,000 play yards with bassinets were recalled on Dec 3oth due to risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation (more at CPSC.gov)
That’s all the baby info for today my friends, but be sure to visit again tomorrow for a healthy dose of fun from you favorite moose M.D.!
Have fun and stay healthy,
January 5th, 2010 at 7:02 am
Babies get a lot more nutrition from their mother’s milk. These young ones are the future, thus proper nutrition and proper care is necessary. Have a very happy year little babies of 2010!
January 5th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
I’m a huge fan of breastfeeding and it is nice to see there is finally a lot of research going into it.
January 6th, 2010 at 3:16 am
Hello Dr.MOZ,
I am a woman from Germany and I find your article very interesting.
I have a little daughter, whom I also breastfed. In the seventies in Germany were not breastfed babies, because it was not appropriate at that time. Today we know better what is good for our babies.
January 6th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Thanks.. It will be useful for me because i am going to be father soon
January 6th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
This post makes me associate Matthew McConaughey with breastfeeding… which conjures up some strange images.
January 6th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Just give McConaughey time M…something tells me he’ll be on TMZ attempting to breastfeed his daughter in the next few weeks.
~ Dr.MOZ
January 6th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
It’s hard to believe that 2/3rds of pregnant women are using a prescription drug! I wonder what the most common drugs are that they are using…
January 9th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
It is great to hear any effort that is put into breast feeding research. Breastfeeding is such a wonderful thing with so many benefits to the mother and the child. You have to be a very dedicated mother to do so it takes alot of time and patients. They wouldn’t even put me on an antibiotic for an ear infection the week before i delivered i had to tough it out the whole nine months and i never took anything but my vitamins.
January 9th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Breastfeeding is very important, but most people nowadays are using artificial crap from local drugstores. Natural breastfeeding milk is the way to go!
-Kai
February 10th, 2010 at 9:50 am
I feel women should learn more about health issues before even planning pregnancy. It is shocking to know that 2/3rd of women who deliver babies are taking prescription drugs!
August 10th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
The baby is so cute! I have a friend who is willing to do breastfeeding but she cannot because she has an inverted nipple.