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World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual event organized by The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) to promote, support and encourage breastfeeding throughout the world. It’s celebrated every year between August 1st and August 7th. The History of World Breastfeeding Week During a meeting in 1990, The World Health Organization (WHO) and The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) created the Innocenti Declaration. The Innocenti Declaration is a formal statement about the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding....

To prepare for labor and delivery, childbirth classes are your best bet. A good class will teach you what all of your childbirth options are and how to navigate the system. There are many organizations that certify childbirth educators, like Lamaze, Bradley and ICEA. Be sure to use a certified educator for your classes. Childbirth Education 8 Things That Hurt Worse Than Childbirth Is This Labor? Worrying about whether or not you are in real labor is to be expected at the end of pregnancy....

In partnership with German biotechnology company BioNTech, Pfizer is set to include kids as young as 12 in their latest COVID-19 trials. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, dubbed BNT162, is currently in late-stage clinical trials. Despite being a long way from the finish line, things have gone smoothly so far, according to Pfizer. The vaccine has shown promise as a safe and effective means to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Key Takeaways...

Shaving for birth used to be something that the nurses did to you when you arrived at the hospital. As doctors and midwives realized that there might be a purpose for pubic hair in preventing infection, this practice died quickly. The majority of women were really relieved. Many had felt embarrassed by being shaved, or really disliked the painful, itchy experience of pubic hair growing back. The question is starting to come up again....

When the school year ends, many children of working parents head to day camp each weekday morning. Depending on the activities on the camp’s agenda, the list of things your child needs to bring can be long. Make sure your child has everything they need each day to make day camp a fun and enjoyable experience. Use the packing list below to help prepare for day camp. Backpack If your child is toting a lot of gear to camp, choosing the right backpack to carry it all is important....

A male child goes through many important changes during puberty. Their body gets bigger and stronger, their voice cracks as it changes, they become more muscular, and they begin to mature sexually. While the entire process takes several years, there are five stages of puberty that children assigned males at birth go through. Puberty tends to begin later for males than females, and typically starts between age 9 and 14. However, keep in mind that the timing of when each stage starts and ends varies widely, so the age at which your child goes through them can be hard to predict....

You can’t close out Latinx Heritage Month without acknowledging the significance of religion (usually Christianity) in Hispanic culture and community, but a Latinx individual’s personal relationship with religion can be complicated. This is especially true when it comes to conversations around mental health. Key Takeaways While religion may be of particular significance to Hispanic and/or Latinx communities, the effects of it are varied and multi-faceted, much like the people themselves. The potential positive and negative impacts of religion on one’s mental health should always be considered when working towards equitable outcomes for all groups....

Augmentation strategies involve using combinations of drugs, rather than a single OCD medication. Augmentation therapy involves using combinations of drug, rather than a single OCD medication, for maximum effect. Augmentation strategies could be especially effective for people who do not respond to standard OCD medication. Why Augmentation Is Used If you have OCD, you may know that a variety of treatments are available. However, you may also know that not all people respond to these treatments....

What Is Nostalgia? Nostalgia can also be thought of as “the memory of happiness,” as it is often associated with happy memories from the past. It can be a source of comfort in times of sadness or distress. Nostalgia Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. Nostalgia is usually triggered by something reminding an individual of an experience from the past....

Anorexia and other eating disorders are often associated with women and girls; however, men and boys suffer from eating disorders too, and the consequences can be severe. In fact, because there is a stigma that men don’t suffer from anorexia, they are less likely to seek treatment, and when they do, they often go undiagnosed and untreated. This article will give an overview of the statistics about anorexia in men, discuss the differences in how anorexia presents itself in both men and women, and discuss potential causes, symptoms, and treatment for men and boys with anorexia....

One of the most exciting times in pregnancy is when you start to “show.” You finally have some tangible evidence of the little one growing inside you…as well as a good reason for that queasy stomach, those outlandish food aversions, and random aches and pains. But many pregnant people are surprised to find that their baby bump makes an appearance a bit earlier in their second pregnancy—sometimes several weeks earlier than before!...

If your child has ADHD you may be very familiar with their tendency to lose assignments somewhere between school and home, to forget to bring books home for study, to turn in school work late or incomplete, to create an overflowing locker (and desk and book bag) stuffed with endless piles of papers, books, half-eaten lunches, and even notes from the teacher that never make it into your hand. And somehow, even after providing boxes of them, there is no pencil to be found when needed....

Every autumn, thousands of students move away from the structure and safety net of home to the freedoms and challenges of college life. While it can be an exciting time filled with all sorts of possibilities for learning and growth, it can also be a time of anxiety and overwhelm—especially for students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). College students face greater responsibilities, less structured time, many more distractions, and new social situations....

Aversion therapy is a type of behavioral therapy that involves repeat pairing an unwanted behavior with discomfort. For example, a person undergoing aversion therapy to stop smoking might receive an electrical shock every time they view an image of a cigarette. The goal of the conditioning process is to make the individual associate the stimulus with unpleasant or uncomfortable sensations. During aversion therapy, the client may be asked to think of or engage in the behavior they enjoy while at the same time being exposed to something unpleasant such as a bad taste, a foul smell, or even mild electric shocks....

What Is Biofeedback? Biofeedback is a mind-body technique that involves using visual or auditory feedback to teach people to recognize the physical signs and symptoms of stress and anxiety, such as increased heart rate, body temperature, and muscle tension. By learning how to control physical and psychological effects of stress using biofeedback, people are able to learn how to relax their minds and bodies and better cope with the symptoms of stress....

Having a fever during pregnancy, particularly in the first trimester, can cause problems for a developing baby. However, researchers do not yet know whether having a fever during early pregnancy may actually cause a miscarriage. It is usually prolonged, high fevers that are thought to cause problems. Miscarriage is common and between 15 and 20 percent of all pregnancies result in miscarriage. We have no idea what exactly causes the majority of miscarriages....

When COVID-19 became a pandemic, the way we communicate changed seemingly overnight. To help minimize the spread, many of us have altered the majority of our interactions with other people. Key Takeaways Audio communication and some aspects of video eliminate crucial elements of non-verbal expression, and in person, masks prevent us from picking up on important facial cues.The Deaf and hard of hearing community is especially affected due to the way masks muffle voices and inhibit lip-reading....

Social media originated as a way for people to connect with family and friends, even if they were thousands of miles apart. But over the years, it has transformed. Now, social media is used in a variety of different ways and a lot more frequently. For instance, businesses, non-profit organizations, and even politicians use it as a way to reach a very targeted market. Meanwhile, teens and young adults use social media as a virtual scrapbook to document every detail of their life as they are living it....

A nasal swab for a COVID-19 test can be difficult for anyone, especially kids. Despite the discomfort, with the omicron variant of the virus quickly spreading, tests are in high demand. The fast evolution of cases has created long lines at testing centers, and left people scrambling for rapid testing kits. Unfortunately, even after using rapid tests, some people complain about less-than-optimal results. The tests with nasal swabs, they say, aren’t consistently detecting omicron....

Botox (onabotulinumtoxin A) is a prescription medication made from the bacteria Clostridium botulinum type A. The botulinum toxins produced by this bacteria are called neurotoxins. They are the same toxins that cause the serious, sometimes fatal illness of botulism. Neurotoxins are a type of poison that affects the nervous system. They can target the nerves and the nerve tissues in the body. Uses Botox is used in many medical procedures. It is most commonly used by dermatologists and plastic surgeons for cosmetic reasons....