Research in August found that working mothers who think they can perfectly and harmoniously balance work and home life are at greater risk for depression than women who know there's no chance.
2. More Facebook, Lower Grades
Did you know that students who check Facebook at least once during a 15-min. study period get lower grades? Or that teens on Facebook tend toward narcissism? Or that kids who use media and technology daily are more prone to anxiety and depression? These unhappy findings were shared in August at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
3. Breast-Feeding Is Important to Mother-Baby Bonding
Breast milk may be the key to mother-baby bonding. They're also more likely than formula-feeding moms to bond with their babies, says a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
4. Sometimes Dad's Help Is No Help at All
Parents seeking the holy grail of domestic harmony are advised to encourage Dad to play with the kids but not bathe or feed them.
Ohio State researchers that fathers who reported playing with their children at home had a more compassionate, agreeable relationship with their wife during the building and drawing tasks. But dads who said they were involved in the nitty-gritty of parenting — giving baths, brushing teeth, heating up those darned chicken nuggets — were more likely to spar with the other parent over how to parent.
5. Sex During Pregnancy? Go for It!
For low-risk pregnancies, the verdict is in: Sex is a go. Researchers found that there's absolutely nothing wrong with having intercourse, provided a pregnancy is progressing without complications.
6. Parenthood Is Bad for Moms' Health
Cute as kids are, they're bad for your health. Moms eat more and get less exercise than women without children.
According to a research published in April in the journal Pediatrics, Mothers had a higher body mass index (BMI) and ate less-healthy foods than women sans kids; their diets were more likely to include sugary drinks and more calories and saturated fat.
7. A Healthy Diet During Pregnancy Cuts Birth Defects
A study reported that chowing down on fruits, veggies and whole grains reduces their babies' risk of having neural tube defects (NTDs) such as spina bifida or a cleft lip.
8. Small Babies Have Bigger Risk of Autism
Premature babies who weigh less than 2 kg at birth are five times as likely as babies born at a normal weight to be diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder (ASD).
University of Pennsylvania researchers followed 1,105 children and checked in with the children at ages 2, 6, 9, 16 and 21. When the kids were 16, they were screened for autism.
Of the 623 children screened, 117 appeared positive for autism, vs. 506 who appeared negative — a ratio disproportionately high, compared with the general population.
9. Why Women Should Wait Until 39 Weeks to Give Birth
A study in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology found that infant mortality rates are cut in half when the baby isn't born until at least 39 weeks, rather than 37 weeks.
10. Dads Have Less Testosterone
Research from Northwestern University that found that the male hormone drops in men once they have children.
The hormone dips most precipitously in men who throw themselves into the details of child rearing, a finding that helps make the case that women aren't the only ones who are biologically wired for raising children.
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