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Are Your Kids Too Fat?

by Nurse JennaEarlier this week I talked about how it has recently been recognized that continuous breastfeeding until a baby is 9 months old helps prevent childhood and later adult obesity. This is one step towards he…
Breastmilk Does a Body Good!

by Nurse JennaWhere are all the breastfeeding moms?Despite the numerous benefits of breastfeeding, recent data (2004) shows that only 31% of infants were exclusively breastfeeding at 3 months old and 11% at 6 months.Tho…
Dads in the Delivery Room

by Nurse Jenna After having a discussion today with a friend of mine who going to be married in a couple of months, the conversation took an interesting turn regarding “privacy” issues in a relationship and exactly how…
Reproductively Challenged?

by Nurse JennaThough I blogged a bit ago about the AMA (American Medical Association), which many of you vehemently disagreed with, there is another AMA, I’d like to talk about today—Advanced Maternal Age. Despite the f…
Mandatory HIV Testing in Pregnancy?

by Nurse JennaRight now several, but not all, states require mandatory HIV testing of pregnant women either prenatally, or when they arrive in labor and delivery if their test results are not on file. In some states you…
Most Important Question: Is My Baby Moving?

by Nurse Jenna [Image Source]We have had many a good debate on where to deliver your baby, who to assist with the delivery, and what to include on your birth plan. While not to minimize the importance of these topics, I…
Cleaning-Up a Relationship

by Nurse JennaToday I am taking a break from being “NurseJenna.” Today I am “Just-Jenna” because I have a day off work. Or so I thought. I spend my days at work taking care of other people (and teaching nursing students…
Where's My Doctor?

by Nurse JennaA lot of your probably saw the movie “Knocked Up” where Katherine Heigl’s character, Alison, is screaming for “her doctor” in between panting through the contractions. Her boyfriend, Ben, goes to great len…
Leaving the Hospital After Giving Birth: Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

by Nurse JennaMany parents ask in the delivery room, even before their baby is born, “How long will I be in the hospital”? I don’t know if this is because they are wanting to stay, or in a rush to get out , but it is a…
Hospital Birth Interventions

by Nurse Jenna There have been a lot of comments regarding statistics I have referred to and also a lot of inferences about the interventions that take place during hospital births. This got me thinking: How can I let r…