Category: Mom

Photo/Laura Jokinen.  Ten weeks after welcoming her baby boy, new mum Laura Jokinen fell to the floor in agony, screaming for help. The US mum had experienced abdominal pain since having a C-section in October 2018. And it was getting worse. “It was at that point I reached down and felt a metal device protruding out… Read More

Please enable Javascript to watch this video DES MOINES, Iowa — Most commonly, we hear of the three trimesters of pregnancy. All of them are important for the mother and fetal development. However, a group of childbirth educators says the most important trimester has been forgotten altogether, the fourth trimester. “When you think of postpartum… Read More

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community, The Ballarat Reads programs is helping young mothers develop a love of books and reading in their children. A book is delivered to the homes of children aged zero to five-years-old each month through the Ballarat Reads program, that has now expanded to support the Yuille Park Young Parents Program. Eight families in the… Read More

Update: The deadline has been extended until Nov. 22. FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) — A North Texas mother is fighting for her baby’s life as Cook Children’s Hospital plans to remove her off life support. Nine-month-old Tinslee Lewis has never seen the outside of a hospital, and her mother is afraid she will never have that… Read More

SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (WATE) – Back in 2010 the third battalion fifth Marines were conducting operations in Afghanistan for Operation Freedom. Just one month into their tour, the Marines were attacked. Twenty-five were killed and 200 more wounded. Alec Catherwood was one of those marines that lost his life that day. Since then his mother Gretchen… Read More

Even running once a week can lower your risk of early death, study says A recent study found that those who ran any distance in a week had a lower risk of death from all causes. (Dreamstime/TNS) Dreamstime Is jogging a part of your workout regimen? It should be, according to a new report. Researchers… Read More

A new report has found that Canadians are more likely to experience severe vaginal tearing during childbirth, but one expert is looking at the stats with caution. Earlier this week, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) released data showing Canada has the highest rates of obstetrical trauma among 23 countries that are part of… Read More

Image copyright Helen Mackay Image caption ‘I look happy and confident, but my friend had to drag me out of the house and it took all my strength to do it’ When Helen Mackay had a baby 14 weeks ago, she really struggled with her mental health. “I slipped into a dark place. I was… Read More

Research shows that children with stricter mothers are more likely to misuse alcohol as a coping mechanism in order to handle feelings of imperfection. Researchers at Arizona State University surveyed 419 university students. Their answers related to parenting styles, symptoms of depression, and problems related to alcohol revealed that children whose mothers were more authoritarian were… Read More