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If you’ve ever seen a newborn wrapped up like a burrito, you know it is the cutest sight. Their legs and arms are tucked and snug, and all you can see is their sweet little head. But cuteness aside, swaddling serves a very important purpose: It helps infants “feel safe and warm,” Dr. Katherine Williamson, MD, a pediatrician at Mission […]
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Gwenyth Paltrow’s wellness advice may be trendy—but apparently it can cause serious injury. One woman learned that the hard way when she tried a Paltrow-endorsed therapy called "vaginal steaming" and ended up in the ER with a second-degree burn on her vagina. According to a case report from the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada, the 62-year-old woman had a prolapsed vagina—meaning her […]
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I’d be willing to bet there isn’t a single mother in the world who hasn’t dealt with breastfeeding problems at some point. Whether it’s trouble latching, problems with milk production, sore nipples or one of the other million+ reasons breastfeeding can be hard, it’s stressful! So imagine how elated I was when I read that one mom discovered a painless […]
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