Are Dates the Key to a Shorter Labor?
Overview Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree. While dates are high in sugar, they…
Body Image During Pregnancy and Motherhood
Overview Your body will go through a more significant transformation during pregnancy than in any other period…
Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain
Overview Your doctor or midwife will monitor your weight as a metric of your health during pregnancy….
Troubleshooting Sleep Issues During Pregnancy and as a New Parent
Overview The growing body of research on sleep demonstrates the absolute necessity of sleep for every biological function. Your…
Evidence-Based Tips to Improve Your Sleep
Overview The growing body of research on sleep demonstrates the absolute necessity of sleep for every biological…
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…
Hydration and Drinking Water
Overview Staying hydrated is crucial to help your overall health. Water makes up around 60% of your…
What to Look for in a Prenatal Vitamin
Overview Taking a high-quality prenatal vitamin is one of the easiest things you can do to ensure…
Planning Ahead for Postpartum
Overview Many people refer to the postpartum period as the fourth trimester. The first three months after…
What to Expect Postpartum
Overview Our focus is on our health, baby, and planning for birth during pregnancy. We often overlook…
Your Guide to Prenatal Testing
Overview Your pregnancy journey starts with a positive pregnancy test. That is the first of many tests…
The Evidence on Vitamin D
Overview Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as a hormone because the activated forms are hormones. You utilize…
Taking Care of Yourself as a Parent
Overview This article aims to get you to rethink taking care of yourself, especially after you have…
Stress in Pregnancy
Overview We all deal with some level of stress daily. Pregnancy can be a time of additional…
Evidence on Placenta Encapsulation
Overview Consumption of the placenta by a mother after birth has been taboo, but it has been gaining popularity…
Using a Rebozo for Pregnancy and Birth
Overview A rebozo is a long rectangular shawl that originated in Mexico. Like many non-western traditions, the…
Placenta Variations and Abnormalities
Overview The placenta is an organ with a highly specialized purpose, and that is to support the…
Fever During Pregnancy
Overview A fever is part of your body’s immune response as a natural defense to infection. The…
Erythromycin Eye Ointment
Overview Ophthalmia neonatorum is a newborn eye infection and in the United States occurs in 1-2% of newborns….
Vitamin K Shot
Overview At birth, babies naturally have low levels of vitamin K. The danger in having low levels of…
Navigating Prenatal Care
Overview Prenatal care is healthcare from a medical professional for you and your baby during pregnancy. It…
Weaning from Breastfeeding
Overview Some of the best breastfeeding resources lack great information on weaning. What you find instead is…
Bottle Feeding and Infant Formula
Overview Even if you plan to breastfeed exclusively, there is value in learning about bottles and formula…
Pumping Breastmilk and Building a Stash
Overview Breast milk is liquid gold. It is so valuable and amazing that scientists cannot reproduce it…
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