Dr. Natalie

Hello everyone!  My name is Natalie Woodring and I am excited to be joining the blogging team for Dayton Parent Magazine.  I am a Bellbrook native and now reside in Springboro with my husband, Mark, and two sons, Jameson and Liam.  I hope to bring the readers and members of Dayton Parent a fresh insight…

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Zoo Blooms Collage

Cincinnati Zoo Blooms

The Cincinnati Zoo may just be the hottest spot in town right now, thanks to sweet baby hippo Fiona and her captivating fight to continue to grow from her premature state. And although Fiona isn’t quite ready to say hello just yet, there are about a hundred thousand other reasons to visit the zoo this…

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All About the Apgar Score

The Apgar score, the very first test given to a newborn, occurs in the delivery room immediately after the delivery of the baby. It is a simple and painless rating system to evaluate your newborn’s health.  In 1952, Virginia Apgar first developed the test to standardize assessment of newborns after anesthesia was administered to mothers….

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