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Plane Forced To Turn Around – Mom Forgot Her Baby!

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Reading Time: < 1 minutePlane Forced To Turn Around: Postpartum Depression? A Plane Forced To Turn Around after takeoff when a passenger allegedly realized she’d left her baby at the airport. The Saudi Airlines flight had left Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and was bound for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The woman had the startling realization that her child was still in the terminal’s boarding area. The audio...

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Heartburn and Acid Reflux During Pregnancy

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Reading Time: 3 minutesHeartburn and Acid Reflux During Pregnancy: Ways To Soothe Heartburn and Acid Reflux During Pregnancy By Delia Muhammed. Acid reflux also known as heartburn is a burning sensation in the chest. Most people find it unpleasant as this burning sensation can go on for days. For some people, antacids provide some form of relief, for others, the discomfort lasts much longer. What causes acid...

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When To Call the Doctor For Your Newborn

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen To Call the Doctor For Your Newborn? When To Call the Doctor For Your Newborn ( or go to the ER ) By Dr. Cathryn. Congratulations on your new baby! It’s such an exciting, overwhelming, confusing, joyous, and scary time. The first few weeks can be particularly challenging. All of a sudden you’re totally responsible for another human being—and you may not have...

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Nanny Convicted of Murder For Force-Feeding

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Reading Time: 2 minutesNanny Convicted of Murder For Force-feeding A Baby To Death: A Maryland Nanny Convicted of Murder after prosecutors successfully argued. She poured almost 8 ounces of formula down a baby girl’s throat in less than 30 seconds. Essentially drowning her. Oluremi Adeleye, 73, from Maryland, was convicted Monday. After a judge found her guilty of child abuse and second-degree murder over Enita Salubi’s death in...

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Get a Gift, Give a Gift – Why I Became A Gestational Surrogate?

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Reading Time: 5 minutesGet a Gift, Give a Gift – Why I Became A Gestational Surrogate? Gestational Surrogate By Lyneda Lincoln I can’t believe I can finally start a blog post like this. But years ago, I was sitting in health class. We were discussing reproduction and the complications thereof. I was bored and hardly paying attention. Until my teacher turned on a documentary clip about...

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Should I Bank My Baby’s Cord Blood?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBaby’s Cord Blood: Should I Bank My Baby’s Cord Blood? By Karen Ballen, MD, and Arthur Flatau, Ph.D. Why should I consider saving my baby’s cord blood? Generally, umbilical cord blood contains blood-forming stem cells. That, when transplanted, can rebuild the bone marrow and immune system. Moreover, save the life of a patient with a serious blood disorder such as leukemia, lymphoma,...

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Cord Blood Donation – A Guide For Parents

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Reading Time: 3 minutesCord Blood Donation: Cord Blood Donation – A Guide For Parents By Karen Ballen, MD, and Arthur Flatau, PhD How can I donate cord blood to a public cord blood bank? As explained in previous installments in this series, parents who are getting ready for the birth of a baby. Have several options for the blood within the umbilical cord and placenta. Generally, is...

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