Open gallery view I’m aware of the difficulties piled on the shoulders of parents, says McKenna. .But I’m not sure that the changes of the modern world should be loaded onto the narrow shoulders of the infant. Credit: Anchiy / Getty Images
Einat Talmon
Jun. 3, 2021 6:58 PM
Einat Talmon
Jun. 3, 2021 6:58 PM
“Exaggerated attention to the child, excessive concern about caring for and nurturing him – [this has a] harmful influence on his psychic development. The result, already in the first months, is a capricious, restless infant who upsets the whole family.”
– “Your Child from Birth to Puberty: A New Guide for the Young Mother” (Hebrew, 1973)
Dr. Veronica Maria Pimentel and her baby. Photos courtesy of Dr. Pimentel.
Just a few weeks after learning I was pregnant with my second child, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the United States. I watched closely while the world grappled with the virus.
The pandemic affected me both personally and professionally as an ob-gyn. As the medical community gathered more and more data, we learned that the disease posed serious risks to pregnant women. I continued to care for my patients, some of whom developed COVID-19. I did everything I could to protect myself and to avoid bringing the virus home to my family.
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With vaccine rollouts underway across the country, many parents are finally breathing a sigh of relief (schools reopenings! Visits with grandma!). But as there is currently no vaccine available for kids under age 16, the question of how to protect young people from the potential effects of COVID-19 remains. Nursing moms in particular are wondering if they may be able to pass on the vaccine’s antibodies to their offspring through their breast milk. We reached out to Jessica Madden, MD, a board-certified pediatrician, neonatologist and medical director at Aeroflow Breastpumps to shed some light.
A study conducted by researchers in the United States has found no evidence to suggest that the messenger RNA (mRNA) present in the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines that protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be transferred to human breast milk.
In a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado have found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of marijuana, stays in breast milk for up to six weeks, further supporting the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine to abstain from marijuana use during pregnancy and while a mother is breastfeeding.