For the Week Ending April 30, 2017.
Serena Williams was already pregnant when she crushed it at the Australian Open!
Serena Williams found out that she was pregnant only two days before playing in the Australian Open in January. Obviously, it didn’t hold her back – she won! Read more here.
This is important for you because if anyone ever suggests that you curb your workout while pregnant… you know what to tell them.
The New York State Legislature voted that Medicaid will now cover pasteurized donor human milk for preemies in the NICU whose own mothers can’t supply enough milk. Although milk donors receive no compensation, the New York Milk Bank requires a fee from recipients to cover operating costs. California, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Utah already provide Medicaid coverage for donor milk. Read more here.
This is important for you because regardless of where you live, this is a legislative trend worth watching.
A survey of 2,000 American parents indicated that they intend to use Skype, rather than office visits, for everyday childhood issues like sore throats, pink eye, and well visits. The main reason cited for doing so was to avoid long waiting times. Read more here.
This is important for you because if your pediatrician offers telemedicine, it might be an efficient option.
Bedtime with little ones can be really hard. Experts insist that establishing a regular sleep schedule is important for kids’ moods and functioning – not to mention parents’ sanity. But a new study now indicates that regular bedtimes can reduce kids’ risk of obesity later in life, which in turn is a risk factor for a host of other health problems. The research showed that the lack of a regular bedtime routine at age three is an independent predictor of obesity at age eleven. Read more here.
This is important for you because it is very hard to resist those pleas for one more story, one more drink of water, one more stuffed animal – but a stable bedtime routine is tied to your child’s health later on.
