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Scattered Tidbits (In the News)
Slate runs a cumulative column called Human Nature, which scoops up all sorts of general health news stories and provides a tiny bit of analysis. It is a great "cocktail party" column, since it provides all sorts of odd information one can toss around to spark chatter. This week there were a few oddities about pregnancy and parenthood that demonstrate a strange set of anxieties.
Men who deny paternity tend to be wrong.
From the "No Surprise" department, it isn't particularly healthy for pregnant women to work long hours at stressful jobs.
Breastfeeding may have unexpected benefits- or at least breastfeeding for more than a month. (No information on what the implications of this Danish study are for babies who were never breastfed).
And apparently, older men can take some blame for at least one complication of pregnancy.
I am not good at analyzing statistics, but it is certainly interesting to consider why all of these issues demand studies and wonder what we're supposed to do with this information now that we're gathering it.
posted by Elise at 7:32 PM
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