BT July 2019

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more father friendly cues in OB/GYN offices
The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” might be just what the doctor ordered
for expecting fathers. A Rutgers-led study last year found that by adding a few subtle cues
to prenatal care waiting rooms, such as photos of men and babies, and pamphlets and
magazines aimed toward men, OBGYNS can get fathers more involved in prenatal care
and increase healthier outcomes for women and infants. The study, which appeared in
the journal Plos One, tested whether having father-friendly cues in OBGYN offices would
improve men’s involvement. The pictures, brochures and magazines in typical OBGYN
offices tend to focus only on mothers. Seeing a balance of father- and mother-focused
images may help men to better visualize and feel confident in their role in prenatal care,
the researchers said.
The benefits of a fishy diet during pregnancy
Women could enhance the development of their unborn child’s eyesight and brain function by regularly eating fatty fish
during pregnancy. This is the suggestion from a small-scale study led by Kirsi Laitinen of the University of Turku and Turku
University Hospital in Finland, in the Springer Nature-branded journal Pediatric Research. The research supports previous
findings that show how important a prospective mother’s diet and lifestyle choices are for the development of her baby.
According to Laitinen, a mother’s diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding is the main way that valuable long-chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids become available to a fetus and infant brain during the period of maximum brain growth during
the first years of a child’s life. Such fatty acids help to shape the nerve cells that are relevant to eyesight and particularly the
retina. They are also important in forming the synapses that are vital in the transport of messages between neurons in the
nervous system.
Sources:
• Sciencedaily.com
• News-medical.net
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