Child caregivers are so pivotal and definitely underappreciated. (Is there any way to possibly over-appreciate a person who keeps your babies alive and happy?) Unlike parenting, where it’s accepted that we all mess up, nannies and other childcare workers are seen as Professionals Who Must Always Do It Right. It’s a heavy responsibility! Just like a pacifier or a bottle is a tool that makes … [Read more...]
Mom With Two Wombs Gives Birth Twice In One Month To A Total Of Three Babies
Twenty year old Arifa Sultana has a condition called uterus didelphys — a double uterus — that recently resulted in her giving birth to one baby and then delivering two more babies less than a month later. Sultana, who lives in Bangladesh, didn’t even know about this condition until her doctors discovered she was pregnant with twins only 26 days after she gave birth to a son. While Sultana and her … [Read more...]
Breech Twin Birth A Success For Team Birth Project
The South Shore Hospital in Weymouth is getting attention around the country this year for its cooperative, patient-informed approach to childbirth. The hospital’s "Team Birth Project” is focusing on reducing the number of Cesarean births, even in situations in which many American hospitals would not offer a trial of labor. WBUR reports on one such birth, where one mother would have been seen … [Read more...]