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NMBS has an on-going commitment to providing families with up-to-date information about social and physical health, government policy, family building, infant / child development and other topics that are of interest. Browse our article index from the newest to the archived, and feel free to pass on links to anything you think we our our readers might be interested in. Updated March 2009 The CBC Best of Ideas program has a fabulous podcast series called The Brains of Babies. This three part series takes a really in depth look at infant brain development in the womb and in early childhood and offers valuable information on the Nurture/Nature debate. Part three of the series looks at how we as a country can improve our supports to mothers and families. Canada is ranked in last place out of the 25 richest countries in the world for support and education in the early childhood years. Also presented by The Best of Ideas is a two part series titled The Hurried Infant. Quoting from the CBC: "In 1981 a book called The Hurried Child warned us that children were being pushed too far, too fast. David Elkind’s book became an instant classic. Today it seems the process has only intensified. There are pre-natal stimulation kits to induce fetal learning. Baby Einstein toys. There is also much discussion of how to smart-wire baby’s brain to expand cognitive powers, foster language abilities and improve sleep patterns. IDEAS producer Mary O’Connell explores this new terrain of Super Babies." To listen to both of these amazing and educational podcasts, click here.
"Maternity Care Ananlysis Finds Danger of Routine Birth Interventions" Findings from a two-year review of the science behind maternity care indicate that the common and costly use of many routine birth interventions, such as continuous electronic fetal monitoring, labor induction for low-risk women and cesarean surgery, fail to improve health outcomes for mothers and their babies and may cause harm. "Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration" Health Canada promotes breastfeeding as the best method of "The child care situation in BC is in crisis" As many of you know, the child care situation in BC is in crisis. On Jan 5, 2007 BC announced new child care cuts of up to $35 million annually and leading to: "SoCal woman's stomache ache turns out to be a surprise baby" A 39-year-old Garden Grove woman went to an emergency room with a stomach ache and ended up with a baby. "Custodian finds baby in hospital restroom" While babies usually are delivered at hospitals, Baby Jane Doe Hope -- who was found on a bathroom floor outside a maternity ward -- was delivered to the hospital by a mother who county officials Friday said had the courage to come forward and do "the right thing."
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