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Nurses' Knowledge and Teaching of Possible Postpartum Complications.

Nurses’ knowledge of postpartum complications needs improvement

August 22, 2017

A study in MCN notes that most nurses who care for women during the postpartum period aren’t current on the rates and timing of maternal mortality during the…

Probiotics may prevent sepsis in infants

August 22, 2017

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial reported in Nature notes that combining a probiotic with fructo-oligosaccharide significantly reduces sepsis and mortality in newborns in rural India at a cost…

Some antibiotics used during pregnancy may increase risk of congenital malformations

July 20, 2017

Competing interests: Anick Bérard is a consultant for plaintiffs in litigations involving antidepressants and birth defects. Flory Tsobo Muanda and Odile Sheehy report no conflicts of interest. (more…)

Victory on BPA ban in baby bottles, dishware

April 11, 2010

On March 3 the Washington State House overwhelmingly passed the “Safe Baby Bottle Act” (SSB 6248), a bill to eliminate the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles,…