By Patricia Markland Cole, MPH, MotherToBaby Massachusetts November is Diabetes Awareness Month and both of my parents in recent years have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes (a preventable form of diabetes where the body can no longer control the amount of sugar in the blood), so it’s a particularly relatable month for me. Because “the apple does not fall far from the tree” the discussion with my doctor has started to change - Now I am at risk., Therefore, if I become pregnant, a family …
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Reporters, Engage a MotherToBaby Expert for Your Next News Story MotherToBaby specialists are available for media requests. Our experts will lend their expertise to members of the news media who are writing stores about pregnancy and breastfeeding exposures. If you’re a journalist who’d like to connect with a MotherToBaby expert for a story you’re writing, please contact our Media Liaison Nicole Chavez at 619.368.3259 or nchavez@mothertobaby.org. Event Organizers, Find a …
Baby Blog: Summertime Pitfalls During Pregnancy: What to Eat and How to Stay Afloat
By Lindsey Morse, MS, CGC, MotherToBaby New York It’s officially summer! Time for pool parties, cook-outs, and beach-side picnics. Bring on the hamburgers and hotdogs, potato and pasta salads, fish fry, and barbecue chicken. You may be wondering if it is safe to eat that food that has been sitting in the sun? Also, didn’t I hear somewhere that pregnant women shouldn’t eat fish or undercooked meat during pregnancy? Is it safe to swim in lake water or at the beach? How can I protect my baby …
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Helping You Educate Your Pregnant and Lactating Patients about Exposure Risks MotherToBaby supports family practice physicians in their treatment and management of pregnant or breastfeeding patients by providing you with patient education materials and access to our experts who can answer questions about environmental exposure risks during pregnancy and lactation. We provide you and your patients with up-to-date, evidence-based information on the safety/risk of prescription and …
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Supporting Pediatricians in Managing Pregnancy and Lactation Exposure Risks As a pediatrician, you are on the front lines of questions that anxious parents may ask about the impact of pre- and postnatal environmental exposures on infant and child health and development. Examples of such exposures could include but are not limited to medications that a person who is pregnant or breastfeeding may need to take, foods or beverages they consume, infections they may contract, or vaccines they may …