Over a million slings made by Infantino have been recalled after claims linking them to three infant deaths. Over a million Graco Harmony high chairs have been recalled due to unexpectedly tipping over. About 150,000 some-odd wooden Evenflo baby gates that block stairways from young children have been recalled because the wooden slats can break, allowing the child …
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Scientists think they’ve finally found a tangible link to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)… and that link is Serotonin levels in the brain. (Click here to read the article.) Hopefully, this new lead will help doctors and scientists develop screening tests for newborns to assess who is at a higher risk of SIDS. I worried …
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Forget the OB/GYN. Forget the midwife. More and more women are choosing to take part in unassisted births… having a baby without the help of a trained professional such as an OB/GYN or a midwife. Not because of an emergency, but because that’s what the mother chooses ahead of time. Would I ever have an …
Sometimes, when I actually have the time, I’ll watch an episode of Oprah. I have the DVR set up to record the show, then I go through and hand-pick the ones that seem interesting to me. Yesterday I watched an episode about a Texas man who was infected with HIV and intentionally spread the virus to …
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Recently, an insurance company called Rocky Mountain Health in Colorado denied a four-month-old baby insurance because he was obese, which the insurance company claimed was a preexisting condition. You can read more about it below. Fat Baby Initially Denied Health Insurance And just when I thought that was icing on the cake, I read THIS article: …
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