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The Adventures of a Preterm Daddy: Part II

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Preterm Births, Dr. McCombs, Pregnancy, Cedars-Sinai, Rhogam Vaccine, Birth, Preterm-Babies, Babies, Living News
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember an old marine saying about rats leaving a sinking ship, so as the last weekend of April approached, we had the setting for a perfect storm.

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How To Save Our Nation's Budget and Start Nurturing American Families

Shaana Keller | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Children, Health, Midwife, Hospitals, Childbirth-Death, Childrens Health, Babies, Maternal Health, Health Care, Maternal Mortality, Childbirth, Living News
Shaana Keller

In the United States today, more than 95% of our pregnant moms deliver in a hospital setting. Yet, for normal pregnancies, science has proven that it is safer to use a midwifery model of care.

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Smog Increasing Risks Of Premature Births By 128%

treehugger.com | Posted 06.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Asthma, Premature Birth, California, Mother, Baby, High Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Los Angeles, Premature Baby, Moms, Babies, Green News

A comparison of medical records from 81,186 single child births to air pollution levels in the area revealed that high pollution exposure raised the r...

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Incorporating Mindfulness into Motherhood

Cassandra Vieten | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting Tips, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness, Newborns, Motherhood, Parenting, Babies, Mothers, Living News
Cassandra Vieten

Mindful Motherhood is a way of approaching all of the experiences you'll encounter as a mom with open eyes and an open heart.

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Kids Safe Chemical Act: The Chemical Industry Takes on the Mommy Lobby

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 06.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Toxic Chemicals, Babies, Kids Safe Chemical Act, Environmental Working Group, Robyn O'Brien, Allergykids, Green News
Robyn O'Brien

The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act would require manufacturers to first prove a chemical is actually safe before it's allowed into a consumer product.

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STUDY: Women Are More Squeamish About Abnormal-Looking Babies Than Men

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Unconditional Love, Health and Beauty, Parenting, Babies, Beauty, Love, Family, Living News

WASHINGTON — Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise findi...

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How Happy Is... 5 Fears Of Getting Pregnant, Dispelled

Sophie Keller | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Career, Relationships, Money, Work, Pregnant, Exercise, Weight Gain, Freedom, Jobs, Pregnancy, Identity, Diet, Babies, Recession, Happiness, Family, Living News
Sophie Keller

Making the decision to have a baby is not an easy one and one that is not to be taken lightly. Caring for a new soul takes a lot of delicate handling...

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The Human Bomb (Happy Father's Day?)

John DeBellis | Posted 06.18.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Childbrith, Dads, Children, Kids, Ex Wives., Parenting, Babies, Father's Day, Seniors, Parenting Advice, Family, Fathers, Parents, Parenthood, Daddy, Comedy News
John DeBellis

Personally, if I were a woman I wouldn't breast-feed a child. I don't think they're emotionally mature enough to appreciate it.

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How Happy Is... 5 Tips For First Time Dads

Sophie Keller | Posted 06.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Dads, Kids, Children, First Time Dads, How Happy Is, Parenting, Father's Day, Babies, Date Night, Family, Fathers, Living News
Sophie Keller

Some of you might have noticed that I disappeared off the Huffington Post for three months and that is because I just had a baby, who is now three mon...

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Women Document Childbirth, Share On YouTube

nytimes.com | Malia Wollan | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Women, Youtube, Babies, Pregancy, Health, Midwife, Childbirth, Living News

By her eighth month of pregnancy, Rebecca Sloan, a 35-year-old biologist living in Mountain View, Calif., had read the what-to-expect books, taken the...

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STUDY: TV May Impede Babies' Cognitive Development

TIME | Alice Park | Posted 06.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Television, Cognitive Development, Parenting, Tv, Development, Babies, Children, Family, Living News

As most parents of small children will reluctantly admit, nothing can occupy a child quite like television. Unfortunately, the scientific evidence sug...

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Market for Green Goods for Babies is Booming

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 05.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Green Business, Green Living, Baby Bottles, Babies, Baby, Green Jobs, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

Want to make millions with the environmental movement? Target junior. The market for green goods is booming in the baby arena, and the trend makes sen...

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Why Nursery School Might Be Bad For Young Boys

Times Online | Sue Palmer | Posted 05.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Cognitive Development, Nursery School, Children, Kids, Balance, Work-Life Balance, Parenting, Boys, Babies, Childhood Development, Living News

To provide the best start in life for a boy, his parents have to provide the personal care he needs in a way that fits with a 21st-century lifestyle. ...

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Hoping For A Boy Or Girl? Sweden Legalizes Gender-Based Abortion

Babble | Cole Gamble | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Parenting, Babies, Sweden, Abortion Sweden, Gender, Living News

Now, according to a Swedish medical ruling, if a mother or couple discover the gender of their baby and decide "that's what we were hoping for" they c...

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Baby Names: Ten Underrated Beauties

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 05.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Names, Most Underrated, Baby Names, Underrated Names, Parenting, Babies, Style News
Pamela Redmond Satran

Sometimes, the answer is that a name was just too popular too recently for parents to appreciate its intrinsic wonderfulness: for example the lush biblical Deborah.

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'Having Kids Is So Gay': The Rise of a New Male Demographic

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Babies, Feminism, Gender, Breeding, The Baby Bailers, Homophobia, Men's Issues, Gender Issues, Living News
Vanessa Richmond

This type of juvenile language only makes sense when you understand the near-hysteria about family life that exists in a new tribe of middle aged, North American males: the Baby Bailers.

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Goliath and the Gnats: The Resuscitation of an April Fools' Joke that Should Have Been Allowed to Die

Jay Gordon, MD | Posted 04.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Milk, Jokes, Science, Babies, Medicine, Breastfeeding, Lactation, Living News
Jay Gordon, MD

The fake press release stated that the AAP would end the ethical problem of receiving money and sponsorships from the pharmaceutical industry.

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Maddie Spohr: Tragic Death Inspires Web Community

Michelle Lamar | Posted 04.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Blogs, Internet, Bloggers, Motherhood, Parenting, Moms, Babies, Blogging, Twitter, Matt Lauer, Today Show, Demi Moore, Jimmy Fallon, Celebrities, Health, Maddie Sphor, Living News
Michelle Lamar

Since Maddie passed, almost $24,000 has been raised for the March of Dimes.

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Men Are Idiots to Not Fight for Paternity Leave

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 04.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Parental Leave, Fear, Sweden, The Doctors TV Show, Baseball, Dr. Phil, Maternity Leave, San Francisco Giants, Travis Stork, Buffalo Bills, Welfare State, Paternity Leave, Naps, Nba, Fatherhood, Babies, Living News
Nathan Hegedus

It's really about the lifestyle, the pace. It is all about naps. When, as a father of small children, do you get to nap anymore? I was home for only six months. And I got to nap almost every day.

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Life Beyond Poop

Meredith Lopez | Posted 04.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Virginia, Sleep Logs, Poop, New Parenthood, Fema, Parenting, Lost, Babies, Excel, Living News
Meredith Lopez

Poop is not only a topic of conversation among new parents, it's pretty much the only topic for any new parents.

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They're Not Water Bottles, They're Babies

Max Mutchnick | Posted 03.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gay Families, Living, Humor, Gay Parenting, Max Mutchnick, Babies, Children, Entertainment News
Max Mutchnick

Before the birth of our twin girls, life used to be about working out, haircuts, long brunches, lively dinner parties with near-beer flowing, and art galleries in SoHo. Now it's so different.

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We Are Mommy

Meredith Lopez | Posted 03.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Barnes & Noble, Toddlers, Motherhood, Spring, Parenting, Babies, Dr. Seuss, New York City, Living News
Meredith Lopez

I am, by my nature, a homebody. I chose life as a stay-at-home-mom so I could, you know, stay at home. I am exhausted.

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'The Parent Review' Free Newsletter In Sync With Baby's Timeline

George Spyros | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Expecting, Opposable Thumb, Dads, Children, Fathering, Baby, Toddlers, Email, Motherhood, Free, Parenting, Cause and Effect, Babies, Mothers, Mother’s Day, Dad, Mother, Mothering, Mom, Father, Fatherhood, Moms, Newsletter, Expectant, The Parent Review, Fathers, Sustyparent, Parent, Susty, Living News
George Spyros

While pregnant with twins, my wife discovered this amazingly helpful FREE, weekly email newsletter. Having two babies born at once actually streamli...

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Post-Its On the Baby

Meredith Lopez | Posted 02.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Middle of the Night, New York Apartments, The Ring, Parenting, Babies, Sleep Sacks, Post-Its, Living News
Meredith Lopez

Husband and I have been known to leave funny little Post-Its for each other in random places. Did he...but no. He couldn't have.

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Let's Have a Heart to Heart

Anne Dunev | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Exposure to Chemicals, Valentines Day, Flu, Immunity, Germs, Green Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day, Heart Disease, Gardening, Blood Pressure, Medicine, Love, Environmental Chemicals, Flu Season, Valentine's Day Gifts, Ohio State University, Personal Health, Therapeutic Touch, Pediatrics, Chemicals, Babies, Valentine's Day Ideas, Immune System, Toxic Chemicals, How to Be Happy, Heart, Daily Life, The Ohio State University, Romance, Hospitals, Being Happy, Gardens, Living News
Anne Dunev

We can be a big influence on each other's health. A warm smile, a greeting, a hug to a dear one, can brighten anyone's life -- and may have more of a therapeutic effect than you realize.

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