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Earlier diabetes diagnosis linked to younger age at natural menopause
Women diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before age 30 years or type 2 diabetes at age 30 to 39 years are more likely to reach menopause earlier than women without diabetes, according to study results.
5 Tips To Manage Pregnancy Cravings That Won't Go Away
Relentless food cravings are just one of the joys of pregnancy. Along with food aversions that make you want to gag at the mere sight or mention of certain ingredients, food cravings can completely dominate your mind when you’re pregnant.
How Much Water You Should Be Drinking While Pregnant
It is important to drink enough water during pregnancy. Then, how much do you need to guzzle down on a daily basis?
Ice for mastitis? New breastfeeding guidelines change everything we thought we knew
I call it ‘the breastfeeding tax’ for a reason: mastitis (along with thrush and plugged ducts) feels like the price you pay for breastfeeding. And it’s a painful one. Mastitis is an inflammation of breast tissue that, if left untreated, could lead to a bacterial infection. But updated 2022 clinical guidelines from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) published in May now assert that mastitis should be considered “a spectrum of conditions”, ranging from oversupply (hyperlactation) to inflammation, bacterial infection and abscess.
A mother's diet during pregnancy is linked to her child's food preferences
Diet during pregnancy is an important factor in determining the health of the developing fetus and neonate after birth. However, there is little known about how diet quality during pregnancy affects the development of food-related traits in the offspring.