Understanding Your Care Team from Pregnancy to Postpartum
Overview This article examines your care team during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Your primary care provider is…
Your Guide to Prenatal Testing
Overview Your pregnancy journey starts with a positive pregnancy test. That is the first of many tests…
Do You Really Need a Doula?
Overview A doula is a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to…
Navigate Your Prenatal Care with Confidence
Overview Your doctor or midwife is your trusted partner and has the education and experience to guide…
What Every Mother Needs to Know About Hypertension During and After Pregnancy
Overview Many changes during pregnancy affect your cardiovascular system, which includes your heart and blood vessels. While…
Evidence on Methods to Turn a Breech Baby
Overview Ideally, towards the end of your pregnancy, your baby is in a cephalic presentation, positioned head-down,…
Your Baby’s Position During Labor and Birth
Overview Most expecting parents are aware that babies are ideally head down. As you get closer to…
Navigating Gestational Diabetes from Testing to Treatment
Overview Gestational diabetes is one of the most common conditions during pregnancy. In the United States, it…
Pregnancy Over Age 35 (Advanced Maternal Age)
Overview From a biological standpoint, there is a limited window for getting pregnant from reproductive age until…
Advocating for Yourself with Your Doctor or Midwife
Overview Fifty years ago, you went to the doctor and whatever they told you was the correct…
The Evidence on Ultrasounds
Overview You can expect at least one, and likely multiple, ultrasounds during your pregnancy. This technology does…
What Your Birth Will Cost, Health Insurance, and Tax Savings
Overview In the United States, the average cost of vaginal birth is nearly $10,000, and the average…
The Evidence on the Flu Vaccine During Pregnancy (2022-23 Flu Season)
Overview Flu is an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. The flu typically isn’t severe in…
Placenta Variations and Abnormalities
Overview The placenta is an organ with a highly specialized purpose, and that is to support the…
COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy
Overview The severity and spread of COVID-19 drove demand to create vaccines and get them to the…
Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy
Overview A vaccine contains a weakened or killed form of a disease-causing micro-organism that causes your body to produce…
COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy
CLICK HERE FOR THE MOST RECENT EPISODE ON THE COVID-19 VACCINE. Overview Historically vaccines have taken a…
Pregnancy Loss
Overview Erica McAfee, a grief specialist and doula, who really puts grief and loss and recovery into…
5 Tips to Make the Most Out of Every Prenatal Appointment
Overview Midwives and OBGYNs are experts in prenatal care, pregnancy, and birth. They are trained to identify…
Autonomy
Overview Autonomy may not be the first thing you think about when you think of pregnancy or…
Choosing (or Changing) Your Doctor or Midwife
Overview Your care provider is the cornerstone of your prenatal care and birth experience. This is your…
Centering Pregnancy & Group Prenatal Care
Overview The traditional model of medical care faces increasing challenges. Factors like increasing health care costs, limitations…
Informed Consent
Overview Informed consent is a basic component of communication between medical professionals and patients. True informed consent…
Cell Free DNA & NIPT (Non Invasive Prenatal Test)
Overview You have several options during your pregnancy when it comes to testing for chromosome abnormalities in…
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