Pregnancy and Birth

Helpful Tips from your Postpartum Experts

Pregnancy is not just a waiting period — it’s a phase of transformation, decision, and preparation. In this category, you’ll find evidence-based articles on prenatal health, labor practices, birth choices, and the science behind how your body and baby grow. Topics include things like nutrition, fetal development, birth methods, and how to advocate for yourself in medical settings. Use this as a knowledge base to help you make informed choices on your path to birth.

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What options do you have for pain relief aside from an epidural?

  Let's run through some options. TENS Unit: Never heard of it? It stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. While 1 in 5 women in the United Kingdom use it, it's fairly rare in the United States. As this article will tell you: TENS can be a powerful means to avoid pharmaceutical pain...
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Should you hire a professional organizer to get ready for a new baby?

Some do this, because they're worried about getting everything set up and how their life might change in the process. It's natural. Having had a kid, I'd say maybe the three or four biggest things that shift your life are marriage, home ownership, and having a kid -- and having...
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Some foods to avoid during pregnancy

Because the world just had to know this, apparently Amal Clooney (George's wife) is eating a lot of pasta and risotto during her pregnancy. At the same time I came across that information, well, I also came across an article about "six surprising foods you should avoid during pregnancy." (Sprouts is on there, as...
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