Category: Pregnancy

Personal Care Products and Cosmetic Use During Pregnancy

Personal Care Products and Cosmetic Use During Pregnancy

There is a lot to consider when you are pregnant, everything from the foods you eat to the environment you live and work in, and knowing which ev ...
Vaccines before, during and after pregnancy

Vaccines before, during and after pregnancy

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Below we highlight why vaccines are so important, for the health of moms and babies. Vaccine ...
Doulas can improve care before, during and after childbirth

Doulas can improve care before, during and after childbirth

Doulas are non-clinical caregivers who provide physical, emotional and informational support to pregnant people and their partners before, during ...
Genetic conditions, counseling and testing

Genetic conditions, counseling and testing

As Birth Defects Awareness Month wraps up, we want to shift the focus over to genetics, including information about genetic counseling and testin ...
Why is 39 weeks so important?

Why is 39 weeks so important?

Scheduling your baby’s birth means you and your health care provider decide when to have your baby. This can happy by inducing labor or cesarean ...
Good health habits and birth defects prevention

Good health habits and birth defects prevention

One of the best things you can do before getting pregnant is to make sure you’re in good health. Being in good health means having good health ha ...
Weight gain and pregnancy: what’s right for you

Weight gain and pregnancy: what’s right for you

Gaining the right amount of weight during pregnancy is important. It can help protect your health and the health of your baby. Why i ...
Support during and after pregnancy may be very different now

Support during and after pregnancy may be very different now

The last 18 months have been life changing for everyone around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected so much of our daily lives, includin ...
Let’s celebrate the nurses in the NICU

Let’s celebrate the nurses in the NICU

Neonatal Nurses Week (also known as NICU Nurses Week) is the perfect time to celebrate the hard work and dedication of the nurses who take care o ...
8 myths about vaccinations and why they aren’t true

8 myths about vaccinations and why they aren’t true

There was a lot of untrue information being shared about vaccinations before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Now there is even more misinfor ...