As if you weren’t confused enough about SIDS. . .

Source:  U.S. National Institutes of Health; Journal of the American Medical Association, February 3, 2010

I know, I know…Let them sleep on their backs…No wait, only on their stomachs…No wait, on their backs but no pillows…or blankets…No smoking…No pets…Never in bed with you…

Perhaps it’s no wonder why the Amercian Academy of Pediatrics is constantly revising guidelines [...]

A Gene for premature birth?!

Gene mapping continues to batter the nurture end of the nature-nurture argument. In this latest round, a study presented at the 57th Meeting of ACOG (the Ob/Gyn doctors) has linked premature rupture of membranes with a single gene, MMP3.

“Prematurity” during pregnancy is between 20 and 37 weeks. 72% of premature deliveries are spontaneous with 30% [...]