Navigate Your Prenatal Care with Confidence
Overview Your doctor or midwife is your trusted partner and has the education and experience to guide…
Ensuring Optimal Vitamin D Levels for You and Your Baby
Overview Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as a hormone because the activated forms are hormones. You utilize…
Benefits of Water During Pregnancy (Pools, Hot Tubs, Baths, and Float Tanks)
Overview If you enjoy the water, you don’t have to give it up when you are pregnant….
Protecting Your Mental Health (Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression)
Overview As soon as most expecting mothers hear the words postpartum depression, they tune out and skip…
Guide to Sun Exposure and Tanning During Pregnancy
Overview The sun emits UV radiation which comes with both evidence-based benefits and risks. On a positive…
Stress and Anxiety During Pregnancy
Overview We all deal with some level of stress daily. Pregnancy can be a time of additional…
10 Ways to Mentally Prepare for Motherhood
Overview There are tremendous physical demands during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding. Motherhood is also incredibly mentally…
Focus on What Matters and Avoid Overwhelm
Overview Finding out you are pregnant is one of the most exciting times of your life but…
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…
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…
Vaginal Tears and Episiotomy: Prevention and Healing
Overview When your skin is stretching during birth, it can tear. It is common for first-time mothers…
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…
Herpes Simplex Virus and Pregnancy
Overview There are over 100 herpes viruses. HSV-1 and HSV-2 are common skin conditions and affect a…
Navigating Gestational Diabetes from Testing to Treatment
Overview Gestational diabetes is one of the most common conditions during pregnancy. In the United States, it…
The Evidence on Ultrasounds
Overview You can expect at least one, and likely multiple, ultrasounds during your pregnancy. This technology does…
Guide to Self-Care for Pregnancy and Beyond
Overview Self-care is taking action to preserve or improve your physical and mental health. If there is…
Administrative Tasks of Having a Baby
Overview There are a lot of administrative tasks associated with being a parent. The Pregnancy Podcast has…
Finding the Right Childcare (Daycare and Other Options)
Overview On top of all the planning during pregnancy, you need to plan for who will take…
Your Guide to Maternity Leave
Overview Maternity leave is a leave of absence from work before and after the birth of your…
The Evidence on Essential Oils During Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
Overview Essential oils are naturally occurring oils made by steam distillation or cold pressing the flowers, roots,…
Baby Essentials – The Ultimate List
Overview There are over 3.6 million babies born every year in the United States alone. That creates…
Guide to Creating Your Baby Registry
Overview If you are pregnant and are expecting gifts, there are several reasons you should consider a…
Baby Shower
Overview The tradition of baby showers as we know them today began in the 1930s. The term…