Pregnant women should not drink alcohol anytime during pregnancy. There is no safe type of alcohol, amount of alcohol or time to drink during pregnancy. Women who drink during pregnancy put their baby at risk for stillbirth, miscarriage and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs). FASDs affect an estimated 800 to 8,000 babies born in the… Read More
Forty-nine percent of pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned, therefore it is important for all women to improve their health now, before they maybe become pregnant to ensure a healthier pregnancy and birth outcome. Show Your Love, the national campaign launched by the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention aims to improve the health of… Read More
Orlando’s Florida Hospital opened a human-milk bank May 14, the first of its kind to the area and the second in the state (Miami is home to the first). The bank accepts surplus breast milk from nursing mothers and sends the donated milk to another bank in Denver that processes and redistributes the milk to the country’s… Read More
Seven ways sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) affect men and women differently: 1. Bacteria and viral infections can penetrate the thin lining of the vagina more easily than the penis. This puts a woman at a higher risk for STD infections. 2. Women can be infected with common STDs like chlamydia and gonorrhea and have symptoms… Read More
Folic acid is a B vitamin our bodies use to produce new cells. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends all women intake 400 micrograms of folic acid daily. Folic acid is especially important for pregnant women, as it can prevent major birth defects such as spina bifida (defect of the spine) and anencephaly… Read More