Breastfeeding, a Skill Mom and Baby ‘Learn From Each Other’
This is the VOA Special English Health Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated the first week of August. The celebration is now in its nineteenth year. It grew out of a meeting organized by UNICEF to find ways to support breastfeeding. Jill Hall supports breastfeeding. In fact, she could be feeding her son right now. She gave birth to Thomas -- or Tiggy, as his parents call him -- at a hospital in Washington six weeks ago. They live in nearby McLean, Virginia. Mother's milk is all that Tiggy will eat for the first six months. His mother plans to follow the advice of the World Health Organization. Six-week-old babies generally breastfeed seven to nine times in a twenty-four-hour period. Jill Hall has two stepdaughters, but Thomas is her first experience with breastfeeding. And, in her words, "It's going great."She said: "It's pretty natural. You kind of learn from each other, mom and baby, how it's all going to work. And that can take a little bit of trial and error." Josie Tullo knows all about that. She works for a lactation consulting group in Fairfax, Virginia. She has more than twenty years of experience advising mothers. But she says babies themselves are great guides to nursing.She said when babies are born they have a need to breastfeed. So if we were to place a baby on the mother's abdomen, the baby would crawl up the mother's chest and choose which breast it would like to latch on to. The baby will open its mouth twice ...
Low Back Pain- Sacroiliac Joint Animation – Everything You Need To Know – Dr. Nabil Ebraheim, MD
Educational video describing the sacroiliac joint as a source of low back pain. Due to the proximity of the sacroiliac joint to the hip and the spine, pain of SI joint origin may be attributed to a hip or spine condition rather than the sacroiliac joint itself. SI joint pain is an unappreciated problem. Clinical and radiological evaluation is not usually reliable. The only reliable method for diagnosing SI joint pain is by injection.
Mary’s Story – Joint Replacement at Rush
Arthritis pain made every step Mary took excruciating, but specialists told her she had to wait until she was 50 to have joint replacement surgery. She made an appointment with Craig Della Valle, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago who specializes in treating arthritic hips and knees. After having both of her hips and knees replaced, she was able to walk down the aisle at her wedding without pain.
Chronic Back Pain Treatment
This minimally invasive procedure employs two small cuts rather than a long incision before fusing two vertebra together. The result is less pain, as well as quicker recovery. ~ Detroit Medical Center
Bob’s Story – Outpatient Chest Pain Center at Rush
Bob was climbing a hill last summer when a severe pain in his chest brought him to his knees. When his primary care doctor referred him to a cardiologist, he was told that testing and getting results could take weeks. He opted for the Outpatient Chest Pain Center at Rush University Medical Center, where patients can come in, have a thorough evaluation completed in the morning, then meet with the doctor and get results by the afternoon.
CSULB Science Colloquium – Fishing for Answers
The College of Natural Science and Mathematics hosted a Science Colloquium Breakfast where Doctors Chris Lowe and Kelly Young Discuss managing sex change in fish to keep popular heart healthy seafood plentiful. www.beach-biology.com