Maureen A. O’Reilly, DNP, NNP-BC Clinicians are searching for quicker and easier collection methods and more accurate toxicology testing for infants affected by intrauterine substance
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Report: Alcohol-related deaths in Canada increasing faster for women than men
Amanda Colleta, CTVNews.ca Published Thursday, May 31, 2018 10:00AM EDT Alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations in Canada are increasing at a faster rate for women than
In The News: CBC, IUD most effective birth control method, Canadian pediatricians declare
Intrauterine contraception is easily the most effective method of contraception, the Canadian Paediatric Society says. (Jay Directo/AFP/Getty) Teen girls who are sexually active should
Vast majority of poor, urban women don’t use prenatal vitamins before pregnancy, study shows
May 24, 2018, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine A study of more than 7,000 low-income, urban mothers enrolled in the Boston Birth Cohort found
New Zealand: Warning labels on alcohol containers highly deficient, new research shows
Comparison of warning labels, from left to right: current “pea-sized” pregnancy warning labels (NZ beer can and NZ bottle), beer imported into NZ from Canada
Brain Studies Point to Perils of Adolescent Alcohol Use
May 17, 2018 by NIAAA The brain takes longer to develop and mature than any other organ in the body. Beginning in the third week