Archive for October, 2009:


Overweight and Wanting to Conceive

Women want to be healthy, and are especially concerned about their health when trying to conceive or when already pregnant. What can an individual do if she is starting out her pregnancy overweight?  A pregnant woman’s overall health and well-being has a direct impact on her developing baby. It becomes a challenge when a woman

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Exercise Helps With Body Image, Depression In Pregnancy

This article isn’t something we wrote here at ACSS but contains information which we felt was very important to share!! Article was posted in  Medical News Today on Sept 2008 and published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine is the official peer-reviewed publication of The Society of Behavioral Medicine. For information about the journal, contact Alan

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Infant Development Enhanced By Eating Fish While Pregnant

Higher fish consumption and longer breastfeeding have been linked to better physical and cognitive development in infants, according to a study of mothers and infants from Denmark. Maternal fish consumption and longer breastfeeding each were found to be  independently beneficial. This study from Denmark, along with other studies from the U.S. and the United Kingdom,

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