PBS - As many parents struggle with decisions about whether or not they should vaccinate their children, diseases that were once nearly eradicated in many parts of the world are making a comeback. Why is whooping cough now an epidemic? Measles and mumps are back with a fury as well. NOVA's "Vaccines- Calling the Shots" gives a historical background about vaccines and the threats the once nearly-extinct diseases are posing in today's society. Watch the documentary here: Many pregnant mothers …
Press Releases: Archives for September 2014
FASD In The Spotlight: MotherToBaby Experts Featured On CTV
TORONTO, CANADA – Ahead of the Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise (FACE) Research Network’s 15th anniversary, as well as the international MotherToBaby/Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS) joint conference with the European Network of Teratology Services (ENTIS), MotherToBaby experts landed a primetime opportunity on CTV, Canada’s largest privately-owned television network, to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). In the following video, reporter Pauline …
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders ‘Health Crisis’ Hot Topic At World-Renowned Conference
TORONTO, CANADA - Experts Will Examine Canadian Strategies For Ideas To Improve FASD Awareness Around The World. The world’s leading teratology experts at MotherToBaby USA and Motherisk Canada, members of the international non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), will converge with the European Network of Teratology Information Services (ENTIS) in Toronto on September 19th – 21st to share breakthrough research and discuss how to prevent …
MotherToBaby Calls Recent NY Times Antidepressant Story ‘Incomplete,’ ‘Weak’
BRENTWOOD, TN - Experts at MotherToBaby, a service of the international non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), call the recent New York Times article suggesting use of antidepressants during pregnancy is more harmful than previously thought "incomplete" and "weak." The story takes a strong stance suggesting depression treatments during pregnancy may lead to more birth defects. "This kind of information can scare women into taking drastic measures, like stopping her …
FASD Awareness: Alcohol During Pregnancy Still Affecting 40,000 Babies Each Year
MotherToBaby is joining the cause to increase awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol while pregnant as September’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Month kicks off. It is estimated that 40,000 babies are born each year with FASDs, which describe a range of effects that can happen to a fetus when a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy.1 The U.S. Surgeon General advises pregnant women and women who are considering becoming pregnant to abstain from alcohol consumption to …
