Update! New guidelines on how to prevent peanut allergies in your baby
Peanut allergies have become a hot topic and for good reason. These allergies can be severe and lifelong.
I remember when I was in school, before my ...
Prevent to protect: talk to your health care provider
January is Birth Defects Prevention month. In the United States, a baby is born with a birth defect every 4 ½ minutes. Some infections before and duri ...
New year – healthy you
Today we welcome guest blogger Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH, Executive Director, The National Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative.
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Bodacious beverages
Since there is no known safe amount of alcohol a pregnant woman can consume, avoiding it when you’re trying to conceive is best. Does that make for a ...
Maternal PKU
PKU or phenylketonuria is a condition in which your body can’t break down an amino acid called phenylalanine.
In the US, about 3,000 women of child ...