by PediaBlog | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Health Benefits of Yoga for Mama and Baby By Jennifer Yoon, RDN/LDN, Breastfeeding Educator, Pediatric Alliance — St. Clair Though often overlooked as an exercise for weight management and cardiovascular health, yoga is an effective way to build a...
by PediaBlog | Aug 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
It should be obvious to anyone reading a pediatric blog that drinking alcohol during pregnancy is a great big no-no. Nearly three years ago, we learned the following from the American Academy of Pediatrics: > Alcohol-related birth defects and developmental...
by PediaBlog | Apr 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last week I attended a fascinating forum presented by The Atlantic magazine entitled “Cancer in the Community — Pittsburgh.” Journalist Steve Clemons, who writes for The Atlantic and moderates these events, has been traveling to regions of the...
by PediaBlog | Jul 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last month on The PediaBlog, we applauded declining teen birth rates reported by the American Academy of Pediatrics while also considering the reasons why the solution to this problem remains elusive: Poverty and lack of education have long been the key...
by PediaBlog | Jun 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Declining teen pregnancy rates have been noticed and applauded here before on The PediaBlog. Still, as we discovered nearly two years ago, not all the news is good: The bad news? The U.S. continues to lead all industrialized western nations in the number of teen...