Male neonatal circumcision trauma and brain damage
Modern scientific research indicates that early childhood trauma, especially during the first two years of life when the brain is still rapidly developing, produces permanent adverse physical changes in brain development.Although we know of no research specific to circumcision trauma causing brain damage, we include some of the related research that is applicable. Genital trauma cannot be different from t

The Risks of Cesarean Delivery to Mother and Baby
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is concerned about the dramatic increase and ongoing overuse of cesarean section. Since 1983, one in five women or more has given birth by this major abdominal surgery. Today, one in four or 25% of women have a cesarean for the birth of their baby. The rate for first-time mothers may approach one in three. Studies show that the cesarean rate could s

Problems and Hazards of Induction of Labor
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is concerned about the dramatic increase and ongoing overuse of induction of labor. The U.S. induction rate has more than doubled since 1989, rising from one woman in ten to one woman in five in 2001.  This may, however, grossly undercount the true incidence of labor induction. Nearly half of women in a 2002 survey reported that some effort

Science cannot deny the benefits of Breastmilk!
Human milk is the perfect food for our human babies, learn a few of the many reasons why:Stem Cells found in BreastmilkBy Catherine Madden - ScienceNetwork WAThe Perth scientist who made the world-first discovery that human breast milk contains stem cells is confident that within five years scientists will be harvesting them to research treatment for conditions as far-reachin

A Message from Dr. Jack Newman regarding Mirena IUD interfering with Breastfeeding:
We are receiving more and more reports from mothers of a decrease in milk production associated with the Mirena IUD. Today I received two such reports. Given the constant chronological relationship between the placement of the IUD and the mother’s decrease in milk production (1 to 2 weeks), it is quite possible that the decrease in milk production is a result of the IUD.Of course, it is also likely that n