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So, you had a C-section. Now what? There are various reasons why doctors decide a c-section is the best way to deliver. The doctor’s goal is for both mom and baby to be healthy and alive. About 33% of women end up having a C-section. Whatever the reason, it is still a big deal, and…
How often have you heard the phrase just take a deep breath, when you’re anxious, scared, or stressed out? Do you know why you’re doing it? Did it help? Do you know how? The Science Behind Breathing In moments of stress and angst our breathing patterns change. Our breaths become small and shallow, which decreases…
As the days begin to get colder, we may be inclined to want to stay inside where it is warm and comfortable. It turns out that while our early ancestors spent their days out in the wilderness hunting and foraging for food, they may also have been keeping their brains sharp. Researchers at the University…
New York City is known widely as the city that never sleeps. Sleep, like food, water and air is a need. Without it, you wouldn’t survive. It’s not surprising then that poor sleep patterns have been associated with cognitive and neurological decline. How much sleep is necessary? Adults need approx 7-9 hrs of sleep. Many…
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome, abbreviated MRKH Syndrome, is a disease that affects 1 in every 4000-5000 female births,1,2 and causes these babies to be born without certain reproductive organs. This occurs during development because the embryological structures that go on to form these organs are either absent or fail to develop.1 Therefore, the baby is born with…