Mom and Baby Care Through Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond

Time: Saturday, August 20 · 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: 3rd Level Infants' Section, Rustan's Makati

Calling all soon-to-be and expectant moms! Rustan's, in cooperation with Philips AVENT, invites you to this one-of-a-kind event as a pregnancy prep.

Get an AVENT Gift Pack at the event when you pre-register by
* visiting Rustan's Baby Registry
* or calling 713-9435 to 38 and look for Rechelle or Angela
* or e-mailing your name and contact details to avent@ljs.com.ph

To top it all, we're raffling off a Philips AVENT Breast Pump during the event itself!

See you there, mommies! ♥

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Moms Pro Nutrition, Moms Pro TSEK

MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan/ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, Philippines — Marking July as a campaign season for maternal and child health, local governments in Central Luzon kicked off Nutrition Month Tuesday with breastfeeding and good nutrition advocacy programs in Bulacan and Pampanga.

Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy Alvarado rallied around the Department of Health’s (DoH’s) theme “Isulong ang Breastfeeding: Tama, Sapat at EKslusibo (TSEK)” for the occasion centered at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium.

“We aim to uplift the awareness of all the sectors of the society particularly the Bulakenyo mothers about the importance of breastfeeding for the nutrition and development of each child. Aside from that, we also prepared various programs to assure the nourishment of Bulakenyo children,” said Alvarado.

Among the activities scheduled for this month-long celebration are forum and seminars such as the symposium dubbed as “Karangalan ng Kababaihan sa Programa ng Nutrisyon;” the training for “Lingkod Lingap sa Nayon” and “Mother Leaders;” the “Information Forum on Breastfeeding;” and the forum/discussion about the proper caring for cancer patients.

Moreover, there will be nutrition parades, food festival, information forum and cooking contest to be held in the different schools from the cities and municipalities province-wide.

In Pampanga, the Angeles City Nutrition Office (CNO) also launched the breastfeeding program and other advocacy activities.

The event started with a float parade participated by daycare students in different barangays of the city. Each participating daycare school presented nutrition themes as daycare students waved from floats decorated by vegetables and fruits.

Also following the theme TSEK, the campaign aims to arm parents, especially mothers of the importance and the benefits of breastfeeding.

Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/325531/luzon-launches-breastfeeding-nutrition-drive

Filipina is crowned 1st ever Bride of the World Pageant

Luisa Beltran of Philippines was crowned Bride of the World 2010 at the pageant held in Singapore on December 9th. Runner-ups came from Bolivia, Ukraine, Russia, and Peru. The semi-finalists were Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Denmark, Korea, Germany, Moldova, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Romania.

Bruno Kettels, Mister International 2009, tried to help as an interpreter for the Spanish speaking candidates, however, he could nor understand the questions in English, or properly translate their answers! Miss Philippines, the only finalist who spoke English, became the eventual winner. It’s important to point out that the Filipino beauty did not win only because of the her interview. Her beauty and elegance impressed everyone throughout the competition.

SOURCE: http://beautypageantnews.com/luisa-beltran-of-philippines-crowned-bride-of-the-world-2010/

Case study: Could Facebook trigger asthma?

PARIS - Can virtual friends give you asthma?

The question is put in an unusual case study reported on Friday by the medical journal The Lancet.

Italian doctors describe how a 18-year-old man with a history of asthma suddenly experienced bouts of breathlessness during the summer months, when he was normally free from these symptoms.

The teen's worried mother learned that he was depressed after breaking up with his girlfriend, who had deleted him from her list of "friends" on Facebook while "friending" lots of new young men.

Using a new nickname on Facebook, the young man succeeding in becoming her "friend" once more and in finally gaining access to her picture on her Facebook profile.

Intrigued, the doctors asked the patient to wear an airflow mask, measuring respiratory flow, whenever he accessed Facebook.

Sure enough, his breathing volume dramatically plunged as soon as he logged in, sometimes by more than 20%. After getting help from a psychiatrist, the patient determined not to login to Facebook any more -- and the asthma attacks stopped.

The patient had no other physical problems or anything else untoward in his medical history, say the investigators.

They conclude it was the stress of Facebook login that triggered the asthma: the patient literally choked at the prospect of seeing and communicating with his ex.

The case is reported in a letter by five doctors, led by Gennaro D'Amato of the High Speciality Hospital in Naples.

The authors say the case could be a useful tip for doctors who want to explore mystery cases of wheezing and breathlessness among young patients, for whom social networking is fast taking the place of real-life relationships, with all their ups and downs.

"Facebook, and social networks in general, could be a new source of psychological stress, representing a triggering factor for exacerbations in depressed asthmatic individuals," says the letter.

"Considering the high prevalence of asthma, especially among young people, we suggest that this type of trigger be considered in the assessment of asthma exacerbations."

SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/11/19/10/case-study-could-facebook-trigger-asthma

Study Shows Growth in Mother’s Brain After Childbirth

According to a novel research conducted recently, brains of new mothers tend to grow after giving birth to their offspring.

''Mothers may feel more forgetful regarding things which are not baby-related, considering all the demands and changes they experience in their life during the first few months postpartum”, said the lead researcher, Pilyoung Kim.

The study conducted by the Yale University School of Medicine outlined that the growth in the brains of new mothers is triggered by variations in the levels of certain hormones just after birth.