Adoption can sometimes bring different cultures together. Parents might not know much about the cultural history of their new child and thus struggle with parenting decisions. How do we raise him? Are we the right people for the job? I don't know anything about this!
Some food products can lead to illness especially amongst susceptible groups of people including pregnant women and babies. Contracting a food-borne illness in pregnancy can affect your baby's health as well as your own. In rare cases, the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes can cause the flu-like symptoms of listeriosis which can harm the unborn baby.
Swine influenza is a disease in pigs. The virus currently transmitting among people is now generally referred to as swine flu, although the origin of the disease is still under investigation. There is no evidence of this strain of the disease circulating in pigs in Ireland.
During your pregnancy, you will probably have been encouraged to take lots of rest, to 'look after yourself' and to eat a balanced diet for the benefit of both you and the baby. What many people forget is that this approach is just as important for the breast-feeding mother as it is during pregnancy.
The Center for Higher Independence, a division of Providence Place in San Antonio, TX continues to flourish. They will recognize the top students participating in the program, as they do every month, in an effort to show appreciation for the hard-working young men and women seeking an independent lifestyle as young adults.