Expectant Parents
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2.9KNewborn Protection: Preventative care, including shots, safeguards infants against serious conditions
Groups and websites that discourage immunizations are fueling a movement away from vaccines through scare tactics and misleading stories. Like a dangerous...
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1.9KMaking Milk: Breastfeeding is doable but sometimes challenging
If you’re pregnant and considering breastfeeding, it’s useful to gather information before you’ve actually got a hungry baby on your hands. For...
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2.0KIn a Family Way: Love, marriage and babies—with some technical assistance
Carrie and Stacy Portzline-Large were married in September 2012 and soon after began to discuss having a family. They decided to go...
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1.4KDanger Ahead! What to tell our kids about the hazards of life
My daughter grew up. I try not to blame her, as this apparently just happens. Spoiler alert: If you feed kids enough,...
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1.8KGrowing a Family: How one couple coped with infertility
Infertility is an increasingly common problem that affects each woman — and her partner — differently. The physical and emotional stress can...
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1.0KPages on Pregnancy: Books can offer information, and even some humor
After the initial shock, joy and other emotions expectant parents experience, they find that when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth, they...
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1.1KA Partner’s Role in Childbirth: A spouse or partner can do a lot to help an expectant mother
When I was pregnant with my first child, I had no idea what I would want or need from my support team...
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1.2KBooks About Babies: Reading to an older child helps prepare for a new sibling
Anticipating a new baby is one of the most enjoyable and exciting times in family life. Preparing a child for the birth...
