Maternal Mortality – Is skilled care at delivery the answer?

By: Erin Lieber Each year, childbirth and near term complications take the lives of roughly 529,000 women, with the most deaths taking place in sub-Saharan Africa (Blum et al. 2006). Most developing countries have adopted a multi-pronged approach in an effort to reduce maternal mortality. The strategy stems from the “Safe Motherhood” (SM) campaign and concentrates [...]

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Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder: Myth or Reality?

By Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder is the most commonly studied and diagnosed disorder in children. In the United States alone, it is estimated that approximately 6 million children are currently diagnosed with ADHD, as opposed to 1985, where that number was just at 500,000. Because of the large and [...]

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Does Baby Einstein make my baby an ‘Einstein’?

by Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP Everybody wants their baby to be the smartest, brightest, most gifted child on the block, so naturally, as parents, we tend to buy products that represent themselves in such a way that makes consumers believe just this. There are many products on the market, but products with names such as Baby [...]

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Speech Therapy with Halloween Treats

by Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP Many children today are receiving some type of Speech-Language Therapy, either at home, in school or in after school programs. Holidays are the perfect time to incorporate some fun, festive, relevant ideas into your therapy sessions or into your family time at home! This year, steer clear of the tricks, and [...]

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