Tag: pregnancy

  • Pollution from cars is harmful to children

    Air pollution from motor vehicles is harmful to humans but especially harmful to children. We know it can damage the growth of their lungs, raise the risk of asthma and allergies, affect brain development and intelligence, raise the risk of heart disease and cancer, and it even affects unborn children in their mother’s womb. But…

  • My unsolicited advice – read at your own risk

    To pregnant women: Take the epidural. Ask for it early. It’s called labour for a reason. To Wellingtonians: Leave while you still can. No city in the world is worth the disaster that awaits yours. To parents of babies: Comfort your crying baby. You’d want nothing less for yourself as an adult. If they don’t…