April is Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM) sponsored by the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN). “It is a time for awareness for all pregnant women, all mothers, and all women…
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Fifth Disease and Pregnancy
Fifth Disease is something that is contagious and that can be serious for pregnant women. Those at greatest risk include moms who have older children or who have jobs working…
Stretch marks are something most pregnant women fear. While a majority of women will see a telltale mark or two, many are relieved to find that stretch marks are not nearly as awful as they had once believed. I know my big concern was stretch marks…
(These also work if you’re trying to get pregnant too!)
Okay, it’s the day we all get to sit around and make New Year’s resolutions, intentions or consider changing our ways in some manner. In some years, I’ve been tempted to say that pregnant wom…
The Institute of Medicine have issued new guidelines for Vitamin D and Calcium in pregnancy. While a lot of people have been talking about Vitamin D a lot as a way to prevent many diseases and encouraging people, even while pregnant to take mega do…
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Pregnancy Conversations
I really enjoy talking to pregnant women, which is beneficial, since it’s a large part of what I do. To that end we have a lot of pregnancy forums. Here’s a sample of what we’re talking about today:…Read Full Post
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and yet only 17% of practitioners screen pregnant women at their first prenatal check up and only 10% follow up, despite the fact that violence is known to increase or first appear during pregnancy in gr…
