Would impoverished 3rd World
mothers give birth to babies who will suffer and die?
Eating fish more than three times a week during pregnancy was associated with
mothers giving birth to babies at increased risk of rapid growth in infancy and of childhood obesity, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.
Not exact matches
when your
mother / sister / cousin / daughter gets r / a / p / ed by some ass, remember you want her
to give birth to that child because «GOD» made that
baby and don't expect a dime from the governement
to help with that «love child» seeing you want the governement
to «stay out of your life»... but it's ok if they mess with everyone else based on your idea of «GOD» and what you think is right and just in fairy land.
It was Dr Walley, who has witnessed first - hand the horror of young
mothers dying for want of appropriate medical facilities, who suggested that
to the Seven Sorrows of Mary an eighth sorrow should be added: the suffering of thousands of women who die
giving birth to their
babies and the millions who, in despair, turn
to abortion.
Commercial production of dairy involves killing the
baby calf and selling it as Veal when a dairy cow
gives birth to a male calf; as if separating the calf from its
mother isn't bad enough already.
Women are also
mothers, and malnourished women are more likely
to give birth to underweight
babies.
But a
mother who WANTS her
baby can't «choose»
to give birth at home alone, w / all the things that are needed, with all the necessary preparation.
Expectant
mothers who want
to learn more about how
to breastfeed their
baby before
giving birth
When a whale is just about
to give birth, the cord and the
baby separate, the «calf» is born and when the placenta is born, it falls
to the bottom of the sea and the
mother is not able
to ingest it.
Australian researchers found that new
mothers were more likely
to be breastfeeding their newborns a few months after delivery if their hospitals followed the
Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) guidelines, than if they
gave birth in a hospital accredited by the Initiative.
Though most
mothers still
give birth in a hospital setting, more and more women are electing
to have their
babies in
birth centers or even in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.
Van Dyke's son was
given to another
mother, who had recently
given birth to twins and did not notice that the
baby boy she had been
given was not actually her son.
I could not believe this woman was using her position at the hospital
to shame new
mothers in that fashion and make them feel, immediately after
giving birth, that they were bad
mothers and didn't love their new
babies enough.
Every year since 1983 no fewer than one in five American women has
given birth via major abdominal surgery.22, 34 Today one in four or 25 % of women have a cesarean for the
birth of their
baby.22 The rate for first - time
mothers may approach one in three.9 Studies show that the cesarean rate could safely be halved.11 The World Health Organization recommends no more than a 15 % cesarean rate.34 With a million women having cesarean sections every year, this means that 400,000
to 500,000 of them were unnecessary.No evidence supports the idea that cesareans are as safe as vaginal
birth for
mother or
baby.
Yesterday we wrote about a somewhat similar story about Jessica Rotter and Briana Guerrero, a
mother - daughter pair in Illinois who
gave birth to baby boys just six hours apart — also in adjoining hospital rooms.
Traditionally, caesarean sections were only carried out when a normal
birth would put the health of either the
mother or
baby at risk; however, nowadays, many women are having elective caesareans, meaning they choose
to have the operation rather than
giving birth naturally.
Studies of newborn monkeys who were
given mannequin
mothers at
birth showed that, even when the mannequins were made of soft material and provided formula
to the
baby monkeys, the
babies were better socialized when they had live
mothers to interact with.
Keeping mom /
baby together When your
mother gave birth she may recall sending you
to «the nursery» while she recovered.
After
giving birth to a
baby, the
mother must be very careful in
giving the proper amount of attention
to his or her needs.
We get pregnant, we
give birth, we fall in love with our
babies, we decide
to breastfeed, we become
mothers in tune with our
babies.
To those women who haven't really given birth because they've had a C - section, to those women who gave in to the pain and got an epidural, to anyone who doesn't understand that only breastfed babies are truly bonded to their mothers.
To those women who haven't really
given birth because they've had a C - section,
to those women who gave in to the pain and got an epidural, to anyone who doesn't understand that only breastfed babies are truly bonded to their mothers.
to those women who
gave in
to the pain and got an epidural, to anyone who doesn't understand that only breastfed babies are truly bonded to their mothers.
to the pain and got an epidural,
to anyone who doesn't understand that only breastfed babies are truly bonded to their mothers.
to anyone who doesn't understand that only breastfed
babies are truly bonded
to their mothers.
to their
mothers...
Every woman who has a
baby gives birth to that
baby and everyone on this planet had a
mother who
gave birth to him or her.
Depending on the medications you and your
baby are
given, some
mothers find that they are very sleepy or lethargic in the first day or two after
birth, which can make it challenging
to initiate breastfeeding.
Mothers who must return
to work almost immediately after
giving birth rely on family, friends, or day - care providers
to care for their
babies.
In a culture that fails
to recognize, understand or validate the significance of the psychology of childbirth for the
mother or
baby, care is
given without that sensitivity, leaves a birthing woman and her newborn
baby's emotional wellness unchecked, can make labor,
birth and postpartum all the more difficult, and increase the risk of her and her
baby feeling traumatized.
What all of the research above shows most starkly is that for the overall health of
mothers and
babies, a healthy
birth involves learning and understanding the risks involved in interventions and making an informed choice or an informed refusal of the options
given to you.
It's a long story but despite a natural
birth, plus breast feeding my daughter as soon as she was born and having her constantly on my breast for the first few days my milk never came in, it got
to the point my
baby was becoming very unwell and not thriving, I was transferred
to a
mother abby ward and
given access
to the best location consultants the Melbourne had
to offer and a paediatrician.
There is growing evidence that
mothers who have recently
given birth are not always getting the necessary and critical help they need
to adequately care for their
babies.
We don't claim
to know the one right way
to give birth because every
mother and
baby is unique and deserves
to be treated as such.
Every
mother that has
given birth produces milk that is uniquely designed
to meet the nutritional needs of her own
baby.
We have the
mother of
baby - bunching experiences... We brought home our adopted (from Guatemala) daughter at 10 months old in March of 2008 & I just
gave birth to her brother a month ago.
Supports Postpartum Recovery — Shortly after
giving birth to their
baby, it can take
mothers some time
to recover, physically, mentally and emotionally.
In the year 1900, just over a century ago, one in every six American
babies died before the age of one, and
mothers were 100 times more likely
to die
giving birth than they are today.
Kerrisa Williams, a
mother of two, told Romper that a medication she has
to take for restless leg syndrome, as well as her
baby's long stay in the NICU after she
gave birth at 32 weeks, prevented her from exclusively breastfeeding.
A
mother's recovery is essential
to a
baby's well - being and we often need help with all the responsibility that comes along with
giving birth.
If a
mother knows she wants
to feed her
baby formula, she brings some from home when she comes
to give birth.
India Many women still return
to their family home before
giving birth,
to be cared for by their
mother and other family members, and their husbands are usually not present when the
baby is born.
The WHO Global Strategy recognises that for breastfeeding
to be successful
mothers and families need the right support along the whole course of breastfeeding — from
giving birth in a
Baby Friendly hospital,
to going home
to find skilled local support from midwives, health visitors, GPs, and
mother support groups throughout their communities.
«When Sonja Hernandez
gave birth to her son and couldn't find a store that carried the
baby products she wanted, she did what any new
mother would do — she partnered with a friend and opened her own shop.»
Any woman who
gives birth - in any way possible - is
mothering during the arrival of her
baby - yielding and flexing, enduring and responding
to the situations as they arise.
Just like it would not have survived if
mothers truly could not breastfeed their
babies, or if 35 % of women needed cesareans
to give birth.
Society may still be slightly more inclined
to give out medals
to women who achieve a DIY vaginal delivery while making disparaging comments about women who are «too posh
to push,» but the fact remains that if a
baby is born healthy and a woman has had a positive
birth experience, the prospect for their future health and relationship is equally good, and for most
mothers, that's all that really matters in the end.
According
to research published in the International Breastfeeding Journal, another cause may be if the
mother received IV fluids during labor, as the increased fluids can make the
baby over-hydrated and
give a somewhat inaccurate
birth weight.
After becoming a
mother for the second time in six months (adopting a
baby in January and
giving birth in July), I took on a mission
to stop buying plastic water bottles and cut down on plastic use.
Sherrill Moscona's 1993 survey of 57 California
mothers who breastfed during pregnancy concluded that breastfeeding resulted in no apparent adverse consequences
to the
mothers» pregnancies.2 There are also countless anecdotal reports of
mothers who have breastfed throughout pregnancy and
given birth to healthy term
babies.
Doctors
give an injection of Rh antibodies, in the form of «anti-D» immunoglobulin,
to a
mother who has Rh negative blood within a few hours after she has
given birth to a
baby with Rh positive blood.
Exposure at
birth to undesirable hospital flora, cesarean
births, antibiotics
given to mothers, and delayed first breastfeedings all prevent the best initial bacterial colonization of
baby's system and can also disrupt hormonal regulation.
It is suggested that women in upright positions
give birth more easily because the pelvis is able
to expand as the
baby moves down; gravity may also be helpful and the
baby may benefit because the weight of the uterus will not be pressing down on the
mother's major blood vessels which supply oxygen and nutrition
to the
baby.
But, common sense should dictate that the female body was designed
to birth a
baby, so medical interventions aside, a birthing
mother should be
given the opportunity
to do what she is able
to do naturally until intervention becomes medically necessary.
A 2011 BMJ study of 65,000 English
births found that home
birth carried a higher risk for the
babies of first - time
mothers - but for second - time
mothers giving birth there was no difference in the risk
to babies between home, a midwife - led unit or a doctor - led hospital unit, it said.