ATLANTA, GA– A new free service, providing expert answers about medications and other exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding, is giving expectant moms in Georgia another reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving. Emory University School of Medicine announces MotherToBaby Georgia, a free statewide counseling service that connects experts in the field of birth defects research with expectant moms, health care providers, and the general public. All it takes is a simple phone call to a …
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MotherToBaby President Speaks About FAS’ Role In The Case Of 12-Year-Old’s Fatal Stabbing
SAN DIEGO, CA – More than a year and a half since the fateful day a 10-year-old El Cajon boy stabbed his 12-year-old playmate to death, his adoptive mother speaks out to raise awareness about his struggles with behavioral issues and how Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) played a role. Along with Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones, MotherToBaby President and FAS pioneer, she urges women to avoid alcohol during pregnancy. Read the entire front page feature in the Union Tribune San Diego here. …
Reassuring Findings for Mothers Who Have Influenza Vaccine While Pregnant
Researchers from the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Boston University, in collaboration with the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), have found evidence of the H1N1 influenza vaccine’s safety during pregnancy. The national study, which was launched shortly after the H1N1 influenza outbreak of 2009, is summarized in two companion papers published online on September 19 in the journal, Vaccine. “The overall results of the study were quite reassuring about the safety of …
MotherToBaby North TX Offers Reassuring Answers To Expectant Mothers Amidst Questions Over Tdap Vaccine
Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy Provides Some Protection To Newborns. DENTON, TX – As Texas state health officials issue an alert urging the public, including pregnant women, to receive the Tdap vaccine, MotherToBaby North TX, a free counseling service for expectant mothers at the University of North Texas, begins fielding questions from those concerned the vaccine could impact pregnancy. The health alert comes after officials declare pertussis, otherwise known as “whooping cough,” cases in Texas …
Recall: Infant Motrin® Could Contain Plastic Particles
SKILLMAN, New Jersey – More than 200,000 bottles of concentrated MOTRIN® Infants’ Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz are being pulled off store and pharmacy shelves this week over fears they may contain plastic particles, according to the medicine’s manufacturer, McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. In a press release issued by the New Jersey-based division of Johnson & Johnson, the company says tiny plastic particles approximately the size of a poppy seed were …
