Davis New Parent Support Group with Kate Duren

07/07/2025

“Decades of progress in vaccine policy and public trust in immunization are at risk. Barriers to accessing critical vaccinations are growing, and the consequences for children’s health are serious.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is taking legal action to protect the integrity of our immunization system. We are proud to stand with leading public health organizations to defend science, evidence-based medicine, and the policies that keep children safe.”

Read the full statement:
https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/aap/2025/leading-medical-professional-societies-patients-sue-hhs-robert-f-kennedy-jr-for-unlawful-unilateral-vaccine-changes/

04/30/2025

A beautiful, intimate glimpse into labor and birth of a baby boy, a rainbow baby after loss. So much love and support in every frame. 🩵

05/12/2024

“It's not just about the glow, the cravings, or the baby bump. The very core of a woman - her brain - can undergo profound changes (during pregnancy). The brain's very architectural design, its structure, functions, and internal connectivity, are all recalibrated. Scientists believe that this neural overhaul equips a new mother with some nearly superhuman abilities: the precision to distinguish her own child among a sea of faces; an enhanced auditory sense to detect the softest of whimpers; and the unparalleled capacity to empathize with her newborn, comprehending their needs and emotions based solely on non-verbal cues.

Recent studies have unveiled that a mother can carry fragments of her children's DNA in her bloodstream for years after giving birth. And get this: a mother's brain can harbor parts of her children's DNA for life.

It's fascinating to consider how these effects might influence a mother's thoughts, feelings, and actions. And while science has much to uncover, it's clear that the connection between mother and child is ever deeper than thought.”

Dr. Lisa Mosconi (Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology, and director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Weill Cornell Medicine NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital)

https://www.instagram.com/dr_mosconi

💖 Wishing mommies everywhere a happy Mother’s Day! 💐

01/24/2024

10/31/2023

All of these former group babies are now five years old! 🧡🖤 Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃👻

10/26/2023

I love to see all of our wee ghosts and goblins on the Davis Downtown Treat Trail! 🎃👻🧡

Mark your calendars for TREATS - free to the community! 🍭 10/31 from 2:30 to 5:30pm. An interactive map is coming soon, so stay tuned!🎃 If you own or manage a downtown business, don't miss your chance to be included on the Downtown Treat Trail maps! Sign up here for this free promotional opportunity: https://app.associationsphere.com/eRM7M

09/13/2023

“Read to your newborn. 📚

With hearing developing during the final months of gestation, it’s never too early to begin reading to your baby. And this mom is giving us an absolute master class in how to do it right.

Note first that she’s reading face-to-face. At this age (10 weeks), there is literally nothing more thrilling - or instructional - to your newborn than your face. Check out how intently focused baby is on mom’s voice and facial expressions.”

Read to your newborn. 📚 With hearing developing during the final months of gestation, it’s never too early to begin reading to your baby. And this mom is giving us an absolute master class in how to do it right. Note first that she’s reading face-to-face. At this age (10 weeks), there is lite...

08/25/2023

I’m a fan of 7 pm bedtime. 💤🛌💤 ✨🧠✨

“Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day. When sleep is abundant, minds flourish. When it is deficient, they don’t.”

Here’s how much they recommend.

08/20/2023

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No matter how you feed your little, you are absolutely amazing! ❤

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08/16/2023

Baby’s First… jury service! 🫣🤭

"I fed them more snacks than they've ever had in their entire life to keep them quiet."

08/12/2023

We regularly share our pregnancy loss and birth stories in the Davis New Parent Support Group. Women need to talk about our traumas and grief along with our joys and celebrations. 💕

"Society has actually demanded that women navigate their despair in secrecy and proceed with life as usual."

08/04/2023

“The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the medication zuranolone for the treatment of major depressive disorder and severe postpartum depression – making it the first FDA-approved oral pill in the United States specifically for postpartum depression, a serious mental illness that can develop in about 1 in 7 new mothers after childbirth.”

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the medication zuranolone for the treatment of major depressive disorder and severe postpartum depression – making it the first FDA-approved oral pill in the United States specifically for postpartum depression, a serious mental illness that can dev...