Topic: Women’s Health: Essential Steps for Taking Good Care of Yourself These steps can boost your well-being and protect your health (and energy!) for years to come. If you’ve ever put your own needs on the back burner because you have so many other demands on your time — job, partner, kids, parents or even…
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Topic: Why doesn’t the US have mandated paid maternity leave? The US is the only rich nation offering no national paid parental-leave programme. Why is that – and could it change? The US might be one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but on one key metric it comes in last: it’s the only rich country…
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Topic: Advice from a dietician: Good nutrition is important during pregnancy Good nutrition during pregnancy is vital not only for a good healthy baby but also to ensure the good health of the mom. The old saying of ‘eating for two’ is not actually accurate as your calorie requirement only increases by a small amount…
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Topic: New recommendation issued on weight gain and pregnancy: What to know A new government recommendation on healthy weight gain during pregnancy calls for more counseling from health care providers, and emphasizes working routinely on this with all women throughout their pregnancy. The recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent and…
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Topic: Study suggests online coaching can help pregnant women make improved choices The findings, published in the journal Reproductive Biomedicine Online, show that digital healthcare could be a cost-effective way to deliver tailored advice to women who experience difficulties in pregnancy. A recent study has suggested that in the period before and shortly after women…
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Topic: A Vet Explained Why Pregnant People Really Shouldn’t Be Cleaning Cats’ Litter Boxes When you’re pregnant many things — like undercooked meat and fish and caffeine — are off-limits. Pet parents should also add cleaning the family cat’s litter box to the list of no-nos, if possible. While this daily task is a chore…
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Topic: Doctor urges people to get mammograms, cancer screenings delayed amid COVID Cathlamet resident Sue Johnson drove 30 minutes to PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center on Monday to get a mammogram, but said the drive was “well worth it.” Johnson, 76, said she’s regularly gotten a mammogram for the last three decades. “I’m a firm…
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Topic: 6 Scenarios When You Shouldn’t Drive While Pregnant When you’re pregnant, you pump the brakes on a lot of fun stuff to keep you and your baby healthy: riding roller coasters, taking dips in hot tubs, going on pub crawls… you get the gist. With everything you’re banned from doing during pregnancy, we wouldn’t…
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Topic: Bacteria are connected to how babies experience fear New research from MSU shows that an infant’s gut microbiome could contain clues to help monitor and support healthy neurological development Why do some babies react to perceived danger more than others? According to new research from Michigan State University and the University of North Carolina,…
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Topic: What to Know About Bronchitis During Pregnancy While people who are pregnant are not truly immunosuppressed, the delicate balance of the immune system during pregnancy can be upset by viral infections, including bronchitis. Bronchitis Symptoms Bronchitis often develops along with a viral infection. Symptoms may include: A cough that may be dry or productive…
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