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Average Age of Puberty Getting Younger

The Best Thing You Can Do for Mothers, Babies, Birth and Families is to Become Net Savvy!

I just had my mind expanded this morning by Laureen Hudson's hour long online session on how to use the internet to get a message out. Laureen's session “Creating an Online Presence," gave me a wealth of information in a short time and impressed me with how many people are out there who completely rely on the internet for their information. I needed that, and maybe you do, too.  

  - Ina May Gaskin 

 I just hung up the phone from doing the hour long session with Laureen Hudson on “Creating an Online Presence”.  Laureen’s know-how and expertise were enough to wake up even the birth oldtimers like me and Ina May to the many unused opportunities of the internet.  Laureen’s engaging and easygoing teaching style made even those scary (to me) terms like “hypertext, streaming, wordpress, technorati, feedreader and trackback” start to make sense.  Her passion is to reach the generation of young women who have not yet given birth BEFORE they fall into the black hole of aggressive obstetrics.  I came away from the class today with lots of ways to improve my website and make it more modern, usable and interesting for readers.  This class will run again this coming Friday (August 22) and I heartily recommend it.  
- Gloria Lemay


 
REGISTER NOW! SPACE IS LIMITED! 

Cost: $35 per session 

Each session will be 60 minutes in length 

Creating An Online Presence
Sunday, September 7 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific / 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Friday, September 19 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific / 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Monday, September 22 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific / 12:00 p.m. Eastern 

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This session will include a case study of Dr. Amy and how we shoot ourselves in the collective feet by visiting and commenting on her website.  (PS Hope you enjoyed the Gotcha! page from our last email!)
Sunday, October 5 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific / 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Friday, October 24 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific / 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Monday, October 27 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific / 12:00 p.m. Eastern   

Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 15:53:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AB: (fwd) Study: U.S. girls begin puberty earlier (fwd)
UPI Science News

CHICAGO, April 7 (UPI) -- A study says U.S. girls are showing signs of puberty at a younger age, a finding that could raise questions about when to start sex education.

The study based on data from 17,000 children found pubescent development in 6.7 percent of white girls and 27.2 percent of black girls between 7 and 8 years old. Between ages 8 and 9, signs were evident in 14.7 percent of whites and 48.3 percent of blacks.

A common medical view is that less than 1 percent of girls under 8 enter puberty.

The study was conducted by 225 pediatricians nationwide for the research arm of the American Academy of Pediatrics, based in suburban Elk Grove Village. Data came from the girls' doctor visits.

The findings were outlined Monday in the latest issue of the journal Pediatrics.

The doctors wrote, "Our study found that girls seen in pediatric office practices are developing pubertal characteristics at younger ages than suggested in standard pediatric textbooks."

Pubertal characteristics include pubic hair and breasts. The study does not question the age at which menstruation begins -- 12.5 years -- which has held steady among U.S. girls for 40 years.

The authors said the new data could prompt schools to consider offering sex education in lower grades and could signal a need for pediatricians to consider race when treating young girls.



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