Alcohol and cigarette smoking can significantly hinder fetal development, and pregnant women are even expected to steer clear of soft cheeses and caffeine. But, certain habits in pregnancy, two studies revealed over the past week, have negative effects on a child’s development later on. The University of Warwick revealed that pregnancy stress is a potential [...]
Archive for the ‘Baby Health’ Category
September 7th, 2012
What’s the Status of Immunization?
Two news stories, this week, conflict each other. On one hand, the CDC released a report showing that the majority of children are vaccinated. On the other, a Slate health and science writer points out that cases of whooping cough are on the rise. In one sense, the CDC report is good news. With vaccination [...]
Posted in Baby Health 
Tags: cdc report, healthy people 2020, immunization, measles, vaccinations, whooping cough 
No Comments »August 24th, 2012
Older Fathers Have Greater Chance of Contributing Autism and Schizophrenia Genes
When it comes to passing along behaviors and condition to children, women have long been scrutinized. When a child’s anxiety can be attributed to how a child is carried to a mother’s habits or birthing to obesity, parenting, from conception through adolescence, begins to feel like two decades of micromanaging. But does the father, at [...]
Posted in Baby Health, Conception, Parenting Tags: autism, genetic mutation, older fathers, schizophrenia No Comments »June 28th, 2012
Online Retailer Dada Baby Boutique Rolls Out New Bumper-Less Crib Bedding Products
Crib bumpers appear to be the drop side cribs of 2012. As you may recall, these cribs with moveable sides were banned on a national scale last year after attention was given to the large amount of related recalls. While concern surrounding crib bumpers has not reached this level yet, just two weeks ago Maryland [...]
June 22nd, 2012
Benzocaine Contained in Baby Teething Products
Teething is a necessary part of development, but babies, in the process, end up with aching, sore gums. Teething rings and gels are designed to make this developmental stage go smoother, but the FDA recently issued a warning regarding such products. Benzocaine, a numbing agent found in teething toys and gels, can cause a rare [...]
Posted in Baby Health, Baby Safety Tags: benzocaine, fda warning, teething gels, teething products, teething rings No Comments »May 26th, 2012
Childhood Obesity May Start in Birth
By this point, everyone knows childhood obesity is a serious concern. But, where could this drastically-increasing risk stem from? First off, the childhood obesity increase comes out of nowhere. Since 1980, the condition has tripled, and in the present, one third of all children and adolescents are overweight or obese. However, is obesity simply a [...]
February 23rd, 2012
Arsenic Found in Baby Formula
A nerve agent and known carcinogen, arsenic was found recently in certain brands of baby formula. As the latest baby product undermined by chemical contamination, baby formulas containing rice syrup – organic or conventional – spark the most concern, although any food can contain this thought-to-be-healthy high fructose corn syrup alternative. After BPA and fire [...]
February 13th, 2012
Should Bumbo Baby Seats Be Recalled a Third Time?
Three times isn’t the charm for Bumbo baby seats. Recalled twice already in the past, the seat has come under fire by various consumer safety organizations, which want the Consumer Product Safety Commission to address it again. Designed to assist a child with sitting up, Bumbo seats are linked to 33 fall-related skull fractures – [...]
Posted in Baby Gear, Baby Health, Baby Safety, Parenting Tags: bumbo, bumbo baby seat, bumbo recall, bumbo seat 2 Comments »January 28th, 2012
Jessica Alba Debuts Line of Eco-Friendly Diapers
Whether you realize it or not, many baby products are made with toxic chemicals, which enter the space a child lives in. As a result, organic and eco-friendly baby products are growing in popularity, from green toys and diaper bags to baby shower diaper cakes. Actress Jessica Alba is venturing into this side of baby [...]
January 21st, 2012
Sleeping With Your Baby: Just How Dangerous?
Have you been sitting on the fence about cosleeping? A bonding method similar to baby-wearing, cosleeping involves bringing all family members, from parents to infants, into the same bed. You might have even heard other parents say, “Why, I would never use a crib! Don’t you know that it creates separation anxiety or [insert mental [...]
