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• Mercury Exposure Risks from Tuna
  
  
• The Cause of Cot Death and How to Prevent It
  
  
• Birth Helpers to Aid Pregnant Sept. 11 Survivors
  
  
• Message to Virginia's Certified Nurse Midwives
  
  
• The Bottle vs. Breastfeeding Debate
  
  
• Response to the Media Coverage of the VBAC Study
  
  
• ICAN Affirms Safety of VBAC
  
  
• How Well Are Mothers Treated in the United States?
  
  
• Insurance & Childbirth: Who Is Making the Decisions?
  
  
• The Importance of Protection from CMV Infection During Pregnancy
  
  
• CDC Report Highlights Selected Racial & Ethnic Pregnancy-Related Death Rates
  
  
• Baby Blues and Beyond: How Will You Know You Need Help?
  
  
• To Induce or Not To Induce: Know the Risks Involved
  
  
• Preeclampsia Eases with Vitamin C Treatment
  
  
• Sex During Late Pregnancy: It's All Right...Even the Research Says So
  
  
• Pre-eclampsia: Dangerous, Baffling and on the Rise
  
  
• Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Asthma
  
  
• CVS and Amniocentesis: Evaluating the Risks
  
  
• Fitness During Pregnancy: Good For You and Good For Your Baby
  
  
• Four Fish to Avoid During Pregnancy
  
  
• Keeping Current With Childhood Immunization Schedules
  
  
• Premature Infants: At Risk With Common "Treatment"
  
  
• Early Detection of Infections In Newborns Through Computer Monitoring
  
  
• Immunization Schedule 2001
  
  
• Nursing Mothers: Love Your Herbs But Choose Them Carefully

• Talking to a therapist can help relieve postpartum depression

• Down's syndrome is now detectable with maternal blood test

• Calcium Deficiency Linked to Higher Levels of Lead in Pregnant Women

• Acupuncture: a new idea for decreasing the distress of morning sickness

• Stillbirths associated with high hemoglobin concentrations

• Re-evaluating the fertile window

• Forecasting the risk of preeclampsia in future pregnancies

• An Open Letter to Our Legislators from Virginia Birthing Freedom

• Premature Rupture of Membranes: Are You at Risk???

• Surgeon General Promotes Breastfeeding Program

• Hold that baby close: the kangaroo method of neonatal care brings positive results

• Hold the Coffee! Hold the Tea!

• Surgeon General Promotes Breastfeeding Program

• Folic acid is even more important than you thought

• Echinacea: a safe way to ward off colds and flu during pregnancy

• Drug Safety and Pregnancy:  More Information Please!
  
  

National & Local Issues

• Urgent: Letters Needed for Support of Alternative Health Coverage