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Mar 9, 2013

Data Nerds

I am lucky to have spent the past two days participating in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Research Issues in the Assessment of Birth Settings workshop.

The purpose of the workshop was to “…consider research on different organizational models of care delivery, workforce requirements, patient and provider…

Pregnancy and Weight Gain — Too much, too little and just right

What does bodyweight have to do with healthy pregnancy? A lot.

When women weigh too much or too little, their bodies, pregnancies and babies can suffer serious consequences. Indeveloped countries, being overweight and…