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Showing posts with label weird news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weird news. Show all posts
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Really really not sure what to make of this
Article on human placenta consumption as a cure for post-partum depression (msnbc, not a medical report).
Monday, December 3, 2007
From the "No Duh" Department
"Fatigue, Headaches Common at 11 Weeks After Childbirth; Research on moms finds support, less job stress associated with better postpartum health"
If you actually need to see that this is research, check the URL:
http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/5/6/519
I know you will find it hard to believe, but their results in the abstract are:
If you actually need to see that this is research, check the URL:
http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/5/6/519
I know you will find it hard to believe, but their results in the abstract are:
At 11 weeks postpartum, 661 participants (81% of enrollees) completed a
full interview, and 50% of participants had returned to work. On average, women
reported 4.1 (SD 3.2) childbirth-related symptoms, most frequently fatigue
(43%). Factors significantly associated with better health outcomes included
better preconception health, the absence of prenatal mood problems, more control
over work and home activities, more social support at work and home, and less
job stress.
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