Skin-to-skin contact with mother is essential from the first moment of life and the sooner it takes place, the more benefits for the mother and her child. Different studies have also shown that this direct contact helps premature babies to overcome difficulties and that the presence of a mother or father has a real calming effect on the child.
Although during pregnancy it is very common to feel pain in the lower back caused by changes in the curvature of the back due to the growth of the uterus, we must be very attentive to any severe kidney pain or that is accompanied by other alarm symptoms, as it could indicate the presence of another more serious pathology such as kidney stones.
Iron deficiency anemia is a common disorder during pregnancy. It occurs because of the increased volume of blood plasma and the decreased ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen or iron. Iron is necessary for the production of hemoglobin, a protein present in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen to other cells.
Every year 15 million premature babies are born in the world, which represents one in every ten births. The vast majority of them require the care of an incubator, where they are maintained and cared for until they are ready to go home. Some only stay there for a few days, while others for a few months.
The life of the baby before birth is a mystery that we are unraveling little by little. We know, according to various studies, that even in the womb, the baby's brain enters stages in which sleep is feasible.
Breast milk is the ideal food for the newborn and for the baby up to six months of life exclusively, that is, it does not need other foods. It is well tolerated by the vast majority of babies; otherwise, we would not have gotten here as a species! But are there any exceptions to this? Can some babies not tolerate their mother's milk or have an allergy to it?
Now it is common to hear about the carbon footprint of each activity we do. Having children does not escape these studies, according to which each one of them supposes an emission of 58.6 tons of CO2, data that have led to currents such as anti-natalism, since people are afraid of the possible scenarios in which their children have to live and the contamination that having them supposes. However, the path may be different: having fewer children is not necessarily the salvation of the planet, but it can be (in addition to a change in the world economic system), assuming our individual responsibility in the face of climate change, committing ourselves to live off a more sustainable one.
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