Your Care Team for Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
Overview This article examines your care team during your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Your primary care provider…
Overview This article examines your care team during your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Your primary care provider…
Overview Your pregnancy journey starts with a positive pregnancy test. That is the first of many tests…
Overview You will have many opportunities to opt-in or out of interventions in your pregnancy, birth, or…
Overview The placenta is an organ with a highly specialized purpose, and that is to support the…
Overview In the United States, the average cost of vaginal birth is over $9,000, and the average…
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Overview A vaccine contains a weakened or killed form of a disease-causing micro-organism that causes your body to produce…
Overview Prenatal care is healthcare from a medical professional for you and your baby during pregnancy. It…
Overview A doula is a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to…
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Overview Midwives and OBGYNs are experts in prenatal care, pregnancy, and birth. They are trained to identify…
Overview Autonomy may not be the first thing you think about when you think of pregnancy or…
Overview Your care provider is the cornerstone of your prenatal care and birth experience. This is your…
Overview The traditional model of medical care faces increasing challenges. Factors like increasing health care costs, limitations…
Overview You can expect to have at least one, or likely multiple ultrasounds during your pregnancy. This…
Overview Your baby’s position in the womb can have a big impact on your labor and their…
Overview Your baby’s position in the womb seems simple on the surface. You want your baby head…
Overview Informed consent is a basic component of communication between medical professionals and patients. True informed consent…
Overview You have several options during your pregnancy when it comes to testing for chromosome abnormalities in…
Overview Your baby’s sex is determined at conception. They will get an X chromosome from the egg…
Overview Your first prenatal appointment usually isn’t until you are eight weeks pregnant. For many expecting moms,…
Overview Miscarriage is a term for a pregnancy loss within 20 weeks. Rates of miscarriage are confusing,…
Overview When you eat, your body breaks down foods into glucose and uses it for energy. The…