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Things We’ve Read: Week of June 2nd

Pregnancy News Nine Naturals Things We've Read

Fetal Faces Hint at Mom’s Stress (ABC News): No question that there’s a strong bond between moms and their babies in the womb – here’s a newly observed manifestation of that connection.

Moms’ lead exposure could affect newborns’ brains (Environmental Health News): Scientists are beginning to find evidence that that babies in the womb also could be affected, especially if exposed during the first trimester.

Fun Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy (FitPregnancy): Great ideas for telling your loved ones #NNStories

The T.M.I. Pregnancy (NYTimes): A grandmother-to-be’s honest account of white lines in pedestrian walkways and the experience of absorbing all of the information available during pregnancy.

How Gestational Diabetes Affects Your Pregnancy & Baby (The Stir): What is it? Who’s at Risk? What are the symptoms?

New Report Recommends Iodine During Pregnancy, Breast-Feeding (WSJ): American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that pregnant and breast-feeding women should seek out prenatal supplements that contain iodine.

Having Babies May Be ‘Contagious’ Among Old Friends (WebMD): A new study shows when one woman has a baby, her former high school classmates are more likely to intentionally get pregnant within the next two years.

Do Female-Named Hurricanes Need To Lean In? (NPR): What hurricanes with female names have in common with humans with female names.

Things We’ve Read: Week of February 24th

Seven months pregnant and working in the fields (BBC): In countries like Nepal, pregnant women often labor in the fields up till the hour of their birth labor. Such is just one symptom of the general lack of regard for mothers’ health - which impacts both mother and baby.

Woman gives birth in middle of crosswalk (NY Post): A pregnant woman heading to the hospital collapsed on an Upper East Side street — then gave birth smack in the middle of a crosswalk.

Recline! Why “leaning in” is killing us (ForeignPolicy.com): ”Sheryl, have you ever stopped to consider that all this ‘leaning in’ is ruining life for the rest of us?” - a new perspective on the lean in discussion: Recline!

Tylenol use during pregnancy linked to ADHD in kids (LA Times): A new JAMA study of 64K women shows that the children of women who took acetaminophen during pregnancy were about 40% more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than children of mothers who took none.

A New Mantra for Moms: I Am the Standard (NY Magazine): ”It’s easy, if you’re a mother, to be tyrannized by an impossible set of standards.” All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood New York Magazine

Things We’ve Read – Week of January 6th

3 Under 3: (New Yorker): Whatever your expectations of your unborn child … raise them.

Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy could help babies become stronger: (University of Southhampton): Children are likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had a higher level of vitamin D in their body during pregnancy

New Mom’s Uncensored Photos Reveal The Beautiful, Messy Reality Of Home Birth (HuffPo): A must-read. Not just for the photos. For the thorough and honest narration.

Copying Other Cultures: A Questionable Parenting Strategy (NY Magazine):Great article about about taking parenting trends from other cultures, particularly the problems citing of more “authentic” cultures as automatically more knowledgeable about babies.

Experts recommend universal diabetes testing for pregnant women at first prenatal visit (The Amalgest): As many as one in five women may develop gestational diabetes – a form of diabetes that has its onset during pregnancy. Experts say the test should be done before 13 weeks’ gestation or as soon as possible thereafter.

EWG’s 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in (EWG): The Environmental Working Group makes it easy for you to eat fruits and vegetables. Fearelessly. This report outlines the foods you should buy organic and the foods that are aok to buy conventionally grown.