A new study by the University of North Carolina suggests that pregnant women exposed to bisphenol A’s (aka BPAs) are more likely to have hyperactive or aggressive daughters. The urine of 249 pregnant women in Cincinnati was tested for bisphenol A between 16 and 26 weeks of pregnancy, and nearly all of the women were [...]
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s “Kids Count” data book provides a statistical look at children’s well-being in the US, and the new 2009 book was released today showing mixed results. Although improvements were made with six of ten key indicators since the last
And now for today’s baby news: Moms Spanking Infants? – “We were pretty surprised, actually, to find the high prevalence of infant spanking because, on average, the children were about 9 months old…” (more at Reuters) Babies “R” Expensive – The big-box baby retailer Babies “R” Us is accused of forcing manufactures into a price-fixing [...]
The studies are in and the researchers are giving a lot of advice to pregnant women covering everything from Vitamin E to the dangers associated with being overweight. In short: Vitamin E: A study by Dutch researchers is showing that the likelihood of having a baby with a heart defect was 70 percent higher for [...]
As regular readers already know, I’m a huge fan of handmade products and dedicate a large number of posts to every type of indie product I can find. From hand sewn baby booties to handmade furniture, I cover them on the baby blog. Unfortunately, nearly every product highlighted (books, embroidered hats, diaper cakes, bicycles, etc) [...]
The weather has been insane in the US this week with parts of the Midwest and Northeast experiencing some of the coldest temperatures in the last eight years. By “cold” I mean crazy-cold temperatures with wind chill in Massena, NY hitting 33 below zero during the night and a record low of 19 below zero [...]
