The Link Between Family Health History and Down Syndrome
If someone in your
family has a child with Down syndrome, you may wonder if you will, too. Even
though Down syndrome is a genetic condition, in m ...
World Birth Defects Day is March 3 – Join the Twitter chat!
March 3 is World Birth Defects Day, a global event to create awareness about birth defects. Birth defects can cause serious problems in a baby’s ...
Black History Month 2021
Black History Month honors the contributions African
Americans have made throughout U.S. history and on communities across the
country. We take t ...
How to Handle Your Baby’s Congenital Heart Defect Diagnosis
When you found out you were pregnant, you may have thought, “It doesn’t matter if I have a boy or a girl as long as my baby is healthy.” Learning ...
Your heart health matters before, during, and after pregnancy
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death for women and men in the United St ...
How to avoid harmful substances during pregnancy
For many people, the start of a new year is a great time to think
about new beginnings. If one of those new beginnings is planning a pregnancy,
t ...
Get chronic conditions under control before pregnancy
Most pregnant people who have chronic health conditions have healthy pregnancies and babies. However, if you can manage your condition well, your ...
How to prevent infections for a healthy pregnancy and baby
Now that winter has arrived, the temperatures are decreasing
and the spread of germs is increasing. It’s even more important now because of
the c ...
6 steps you can take to have a healthy pregnancy in 2021
If you are planning to become pregnant in 2021, protecting yourself and making healthy choices are more important now more than ever as we contin ...
Vaccine safety and the new COVID-19 vaccine
We’ve reached new milestones in the fight against COVID-19: Two vaccines to protect people against the COVID-19 virus have received emergency use ...