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Scientific Studies related to pregnancy and babies

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in November 2017 Moms
This thread is for articles from medical or social behavioral studies related to babies or pregnancy. A few words of caution/advice:

- Not all science is good science. Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it fact. 


- Be an active and critical reader.  Here are some helpful tools:

https://violentmetaphors.com/2013/08/25/how-to-read-and-understand-a-scientific-paper-2/



-This thread is for informational purposes only. It is not for convincing others "your science is better".

-You should always check with a medical professional regardless of what you read.

-Please check your source. Wikipedia = not a good source, NEJM = good source

Examples of what is a good source:

https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/c.php?g=288333&p=1922599

Lastly,  this thread, like all of our other threads should also be a little fun



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Re: Scientific Studies related to pregnancy and babies

  • jess0211jess0211 member
    To get this started as I was chatting with a researcher about breastfeeding today (disclosure: I have no link or affiliation to this study. Just found it interesting while I was searching the literature)

    https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2017/03/23/peds.2016-1848



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  • DuchessOfCambridgeDuchessOfCambridge member
    @jess0211 thanks for starting this! That's interesting about breastfeeding but makes total sense. It's not like only breastfed people are running the world, there are plenty of brilliant formula fed people as well. 

    I read an article that had such an annoying headline: Couples With Daughters More Likely to Divorce. When I actually read it, it was less stupid (explained that female fetuses appear to be able to handle and survive stress in the womb, such as of a rocky relationship, better than male fetuses, resulting in more female fetuses making it to term) but come on with the sensationalized headlines. So obnoxious, I hate clickbait. 

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  • abaumeabaume member
    This is a topic that I find interesting. It also motivates me to eat a little better and workout while pregnant. I am curious if anyone else is familiar with epigenetics and what your thoughts are? 

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4758803/

    @DuchessOfCambridge clickbait articles are the worst! 
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  • safinn21safinn21 member
    So this is not a scientific article, however it is an article regarding a research study and I thought this was really really interesting and wanted to share - hope it's okay to put it here!

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-sherman-nurse-baby-policy-st-0612-20170611-story.html

    @jess0211 I've heard that info before as well,
    i think breastfeeding is obviously great, but hopefully that helps moms who can't breastfeed for any reason not feel so much guilt.
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  • safinn21safinn21 member
    @abaume that was a very interesting article, thanks for sharing! Throughout my education the imporance of nutrition and maintaining a healthy weight has been stressed so much and it's evident when I see patients as well. It only makes sense that our nutrition will have an effect on our babies. I also read an article a long time ago (not scientific I don't think) that stated if the mother eats a wide variety of foods while pregnant then her baby will be less likely to be a picky eater. Who knows if it's true but I'm eating a ton of different things while I'm pregnant and if my baby will eat even a little bit of what I give them I'll be happy! 
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    @safinn21  We delayed bathing our 1st born several hours and our 2nd born a few days! It was really no big deal. We left the birth center about 7 hours after we had him and then just didn't bathe him. I'm not sure if it helped with latch/breastfeeding, but you never know :) I'm sure it was a combination of stuff. 
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  • DuchessOfCambridgeDuchessOfCambridge member
    @safinn21 I shared that article with a friend of mine who is also a RN and just had a baby. She did that and was surprised it isn't just normal protocol at hospitals now. 

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    @DuchessOfCambridge I had never heard of this which is why I shared but I'm glad a lot of people are doing it! I am going to have to look into it more for sure.
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  • bcashawbcashaw member
    Not scientific at all but I don't know where else to put it. Has a stupid click bait title but is actually pretty interesting about the evolution of how society portrays and sees pregnancy. Note: I haven't read the whole thing yet because children. 
    https://bzfd.it/2taQ5f0
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  • DuchessOfCambridgeDuchessOfCambridge member
    @safinn21 I hadn't heard of it either! I'm really glad I know about it now

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  • abaumeabaume member
    @safinn21 What is your educational background/what do you do for a living? I definitely think nutrition isn't taken seriously enough in our society. We have a I will just take a pill to fix our problems mentality in America. With that said I definitely don't eat near as clean pregnant as I do normally, lol. Yet, I am conscious about how my baby is eating what I eat to. I have heard that also, about babies liking the foods you ate most while pregnant. I think the study I read dealt with eating pineapple. So far my son does seem to like a lot of the food I ate while pregnant, even my steel cut oats with flax and chia seeds. Totally anecdotal of course. 
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  • safinn21safinn21 member
    @abaume I'm a nurse and just completed my Nurse Practitioner degree. I do not have the best diet by any means (hello dessert almost every night this week), but I do think if we were all just a bit more mindful of what we put into our bodies it would make a huge difference. Very interesting he seems to like what you ate while pregnant! My biggest argument for this study is my MIL was sooo sick anytime she ate a tomatoe while pregnant with DH and to this day he HATES tomatoes. That could also be because she made a big deal about it while he was growing up, but who knows!
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  • abaumeabaume member
    @safinn21 Cool. I am with you on the dessert thing, I definitely indulge more and eat more carbs! That tomato story is really interesting. I haven't had any wild food aversions yet. Just the normal one day this sounds gross and the next I crave it. 
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  • KMRR86KMRR86 member
    There is a great group on Facebook called  "Woo-Free Peaceful Parenting". They focus on science based research and peaceful parenting. Lots of great articles in that group. Just an FYI.
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  • kyethrakyethra member
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953614000549   this is the study that I wish had been published before I pumped exclusively for 10.5 months.  I figure this time I will aim for two weeks and then hello formula.  The link only includes the abstract, but if you google the author's name and ohio state and breastfeeding you can find various articles about the study. 

    I tried to be good about getting my son to eat a variety of foods.  He ate brussel sprouts as a toddler, etc.  These days as a five year old with autism his food selection is increasingly limited.  If we had a feeding clinic within an hour or so we would have already taken him, but we don't.  We do some at home programs with him, and give him all the supplements we can, but we worry about his diet.
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