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Certain Antidepressants Associated with Risk of Miscarriage

As we talk about child birth we also find that there may be a link between some antidepressant medications and miscarriage. Now we know that there are medications that are not recommended or contraindicated in patients who are pregnant. But … Continue reading

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Numbers of Babies Born to Older Aged Mothers Increasing

This is an article from the UK and this is a look at the 2009 figures for England and Wales and this is reported recently by the office of national statistics for England looking at the fact that the average … Continue reading

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Newborn Jaundice Care and Assessment and Episode 104

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Welcome to Episode 104 To take the survey, click here takethesurvey.com/rawvoice The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe to the show, free! —– Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here … Continue reading

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Pediatric NPs Respond to Anti-Breastfeeding Article

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) released a strong statement against a recent article negating the benefits of breastfeeding that was published in the magazine The Atlantic. In this article, the mother of three cited lack of any … Continue reading

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APGAR Score for Nurses and Episode 49 of the Nursing Show

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Welcome to Episode 49 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (must have iTunes installed — it’s free) RSS Feed to subscribe (copy url … Continue reading

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Teen Dads and Neonatal Health Risks

A newly released study of 2.8 million babies born between 1995 and 2000 ties some newborn risks including low birth weight and mortality to having a father younger than age 20. Check out the article here. The interesting part of … Continue reading

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Breastfeeding and Anxious Mothers

Breastfeeding by new mothers is sometimes a trying activity. Even after successfully nursing one baby, difficulty can arise with later children (I know — my wife had trouble feeding our third and for a long time blamed herself for subsequent … Continue reading

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