Pregnancy

Why You Should Delay Cord Clamping

  Written by Kate Tietje and updated by Sarena-Rae Santos in November of 2023.  The umbilical cord connects an unborn ...
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Back Labor: What it is and What You Can Do About It (Part 2)

Photo by Eyeliam By Jackie Scrivanich, Contributor Back labor is a type of labor that women can experience. This type ...
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Flu Vaccines: Unsafe and Ineffective for Pregnant Women

Image by: justme_yo By Sarah Dillingham, Contributor Pregnant women in the U.S. receive more healthcare interventions today than any time ...
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Can Mamas Share Their Placentas with Friends?

Recently, a friend was preparing to start taking her placenta pills. She had had her third baby about 9 months ...
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Vaccination During Pregnancy: Is It Safe or Effective? Part I: Tdap

                                                   Image by: justme_yo Pregnant women in the U.S. receive more healthcare interventions today than any time in recent history. ...
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Choosing Unassisted Prenatal Care

  Many families are interested in unassisted childbirth, or “family birth,” where you choose not to have a medical professional ...
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10 Things No One Told You About The Third Trimester

OK, so I have this app that tracks my pregnancy.  I am sure you have the same one or one ...
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Gestational Diabetes and the Glucose Tolerance Test: Do You Have to Consent?

While it’s important for women to assess their endocrine function and maintain healthy blood glucose levels during pregnancy, is the ...
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The Lost Cultural Art of Lying-In

Eight weeks after I had my first child I moved to Mongolia with my Mongolian husband.  I was superwoman. In ...
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8 Breakfast Ideas to Stock the Freezer

Before the birth of both of my children, I knew that if we wanted to eat in the postpartum days, ...
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