Three parents who make a difference

Article Abstract:

Three mothers have been helping the poor and the homeless in their own little ways. Anita Harmason and Gloria Flores volunteer their services at the infant center of a program for mothers on public aid and the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley in McAllen, TX, respectively. Joanne Carlson, meanwhile, runs a school for homeless children in Portland, OR.

Appreciation, Women philanthropists, Women in charitable work

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Ages & stages: pregnancy & birth

Article Abstract:

A National Institutes of Health study found that routine ultrasound tests are overused and should be curtailed in healthy pregnancies. Critics of the study maintain that women have a right to know in advance if their baby is seriously abnormal.

Care and treatment, Research, Fetus, Postpartum depression, United States. National Institutes of Health, Prenatal ultrasonography, Ultrasonics in obstetrics

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Lock therapy: more children are being committed to private psychiatric institutions than ever before

Article Abstract:

Many private psychiatric hospitals are being criticized for harsh conditions, overuse of prescription drugs, and profiteering. Several mental health experts comment on the how to deal with troubled children in non-institutional settings.

Analysis, Ethical aspects, Psychiatric hospitals, Child psychiatry, Child guidance clinics

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