When a North Carolina couple welcomed their 16th child, they were stuck for what to name him. With their family tradition being to give their kids names beginning with the letter “C,” they were running out of ideas. Patty, 40, and Carlos Hernandez, 39, settled and enjoying life in the city of Charlotte, welcomed their new arrival…
Mom Gives Birth to 16th Baby, and Each Child’s Name Begins With ‘C’ for a Special Reason
‘The Lord Is in Control’: Parents Choose Faith Over Abortion, Saving Baby With Genetic Defect
Two parents from Chatsworth, California, found themselves at a fork in the road when at 21 weeks into the pregnancy they were told that their baby had a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), a genetic defect that leaves a hole in the diaphragm between the chest and abdominal cavity. What looked like a dead end was,…
Why Do Few Women Know the Dangers of the Pill?
March 14, 2022
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Mike Gaskins is a women’s health advocate, independent researcher, and author who spent much of the past decade exploring the dubious history and science of birth control. In a recent interview, Epoch Times contributor Martha Rosenberg asked him about his 2019 book, “In the Name of the Pill,” the culmination of his investigation, which was…
Environmental Working Group (EWG) Advocates for EMF Exposure Guidelines up to 400 Times Stricter Than FCC SAR Standards
March 6, 2022
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Last month, the FCC lost a landmark court case against the Children’s Health Defense (CHD), where the court ruled the FCC neglected evidence in determining their wireless radiation exposure standards, which they have not updated since 1996. Their loose, outdated limits put the health and safety of the public at risk. The FCC fails to even address standards for children,…
Parent Smoking Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis
March 1, 2022
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes pain and swelling in the joints. It’s an autoimmune disease, where the body’s immune system attacks your own healthy joint tissue. Experts don’t know what causes the disease. Genes, hormones, and factors in the environment may play a role. Smoking cigarettes is known to increase the risk of developing RA. Researchers…
Vitamin D Supplements in Pregnancy: What’s the Latest Evidence?
What we Already Know Vitamin D forms from sunlight on the skin and is used by the body to absorb calcium, needed for healthy bones and teeth. Up to half of all pregnant women in the UK are deficient, which is more common in winter than in summer. Vitamin D deficiency disproportionately affects black and…
Infertility Treatments Increase Risk of Heart, Pregnancy Complications: Study
A study found that infertility treatments for women trying to have a baby may have increased the risk for heart and pregnancy complications. “Advancing maternal age–specifically being age 35 and older–increases the risk of having or developing conditions, such as chronic high blood pressure, that increase the risk of pregnancy complications,” said study author Dr….
Prenatal Exposure to Toxics Risks Delay of Child’s Brain Development
Everyday levels of a pregnant woman’s exposure to mixtures of endocrine-disrupting chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), put their child at an increased risk of delayed language development, according to new research. Because hormones regulate much of human development, endocrine-disrupting chemicals—which disrupt hormone activity—can create developmental problems. In the…
Pandemic Poses Short and LongTerm Risks to Babies, Especially Boys
The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies. Stress levels among expectant mothers have soared. Pregnant women with covid are five times as likely as uninfected pregnant people to require intensive care and 22 times as likely to die. Infected moms are four times as likely to have a stillborn child. Yet some of the pandemic’s…
‘Heartbeat’ Law Still Viable in Texas Despite Under-Reported Resources for Women
February 15, 2022
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As some states look to Texas to replicate its “Heartbeat bill,” the law that prohibits abortion after a heartbeat is detected, there are caveats from some ground-level pregnancy/health workers whose job it is to advise women to avoid life-altering abortions, said a pregnancy resources director. Major long-term funding available for women in Texas who choose to keep…
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