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A Fresh Start
When I meet with parents before their baby is born, I like to take a moment to reflect with them about this momentous time. I often ask them to consider what habits they now have that they wish they h…

Does what I eat during pregnancy change my baby’s food preferences?
What Is There for the Baby to Smell? The amniotic fluid is like a living bowl of salty soup. The cells in the baby's nose can detect the ingredients in that soup and send messages about them to the br…

Cord Blood Banking
Cord Blood I love being able to help my children give gifts. For Mother's Day and for my wife's birthday, it's a treat for me to get a sense of what the kids want to give, and to provide what they nee…

What to do about Cord Blood Banking
What's Best for Your Family? Parents are often confronted with brochures asking them to make an expensive investment in collecting and storing their baby's cord blood. How to decide? (more…)…