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It’s common knowledge that mothers are at an increased risk of suffering from depression after giving birth to a new baby; however, according to a new study, new fathers are actually at an increased risk of depression as well. According to HealthDay.com, 10 percent of new dads experience postpartum depression, and if the mother experiences depression, the father is more apt to be depressed also.
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According to Reuters, a new study suggests that babies whose diets consist of only their mother’s milk for the first four months of their lives have a lowered risk of developing asthma later on. When mothers breastfeed, they transfer “good” bacteria, antibodies and proteins through the milk that can prevent infection.
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According to Reuters, new research from New Zealand shows that women who work out while they’re pregnant have slimmer babies. Mom’s who didn’t exercise while pregnant had babies whose weights were higher than average, and according to researchers, exercise could have helped “normalize” the weights of the babies of the exercising moms. Dr. Paul L. Hofman of the University of Auckland says, “The modest reduction in birth weight in this study may lead to long-term reduction in the risk for obesity in offspring of women who exercised in pregnancy.”
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Most people associate cavities with a lack of brushing and flossing, or eating too much candy, but shockingly, children can actually get cavities from sharing utensils or cups with their parents, and also from kisses on the mouth from their parents. The saliva transfer from person to person is the reason for the cavities in children, and “the primary culprit is Streptococcus mutans, a bacteria that can pass from person to person through the transfer of saliva,” reports NBC News.
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According to Maggie Fox from Reuters, the special U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled on Friday that vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism. The family of an Oregon boy was seeking reimbursement, but their quest was put to an end when the special court ruled that vaccines could not have caused his autism. The court has ruled against several families who also felt that vaccines were the cause of their children’s autism. The parents of the autistic children said they had been “misled by physicians who are guilty, in my view, of gross medical misjudgment,” reports Fox.
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The jealousy-inducing-weight-loss that some mothers can pull off after birth has, for some time, been a topic of debate. Some attribute it to factors such as genes, and spending an exorbitant amount of time in the gym. However, a trending idea in weight loss is the idea that breast feeding can aid in weight loss. To some this may seem absurd, but recent studies suggest that breast feeding could in fact promote post birth weight loss.
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