Illustration by Laurenne Boglio As Null and Noteworthy enters its second year, I’m refocusing on its purpose — and I came across the perfect tweet to express it, courtesy of University of Westminster psychologist Samuel Westwood: Am I doing it right? pic.twitter.com/SpnVEpnfT0 — Sam Westwood (@westwoodsam1) January 28, 2022 Fortunately, many replications and null findings […]
Confounding question: Environmental, not genetic, factors may explain the link between eating disorders and having a child with autism. Vasileios Economou/Getty Images Women with anorexia nervosa before or during pregnancy have an increased chance of having a child with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a new study. About 20 percent of people […]
Unfortunately that didn’t happen. Black women like me are two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with fibroids than white women, although no one is sure why. I had fibroids during my first pregnancy, but they did not cause any symptoms. I would even describe pregnancy as easy. But when the second time […]
However, the study does not prove that prenatal cannabis use caused the children’s behavior problems. Some of the mothers reported using cannabis after giving birth (although THC can pass through breast milk). And women who use cannabis may differ in other ways from abstinent women who put their children at risk for behavioral problems. They […]
It is nearly impossible to flip the pages of glossy lifestyle paper or scroll through social media without facing articles speculating on a celebrity’s baby bump or analyzing their “post-baby bikini body”. This fascination with famous uterus is an extension of the way we do Glorification of procreation In our culture in general, and frustratingly, […]
Imagine you’re 16 and you’ve just pulled your parents’ car into your neighbor’s mailbox. You might start like this, “Look, a lot of new drivers have minor accidents as part of their learning curve. It’s common. It happens.” The Bloomberg article I screened is cruel and inflammatory. Covax is ashamed of its low point. OBs […]
July 16, 2021 Six weeks before her first baby was born, Julie-Anne Butare’s prolonged, painful labor was referred to as “bad luck” because her body showed no other signs of imminent birth. But all bets were gone just days later. In June 2020 JulieAnnes broke water while the occupational therapist was at Medical center of […]
Posted June 30, 2021 As New Zealand’s miscarriage funeral leave legislation sparks debate, leading UK charity Tommy’s has launched a new service to help employers provide parents with the right support on complex pregnancy travel, from planning and parenting to complications and losses. Some organizations are now introducing guidelines on pregnancy loss, but Pregnancy and […]
