Opioid Use Disorder and Pregnancy
Opioids are a class of drugs used to reduce pain. They affect the body’s nervous system. Opioids release chemicals in the brain that make you fee ...
NAUSEA AND VOMITING DURING PREGNANCY
Most pregnant people have nausea (having an upset stomach) during pregnancy. Sometimes the nausea is accompanied by vomiting. Although some peopl ...
Keep Food Poisoning Off the Menu This Summer
It’s summer cookout season! You’ve probably looked forward to eating your favorite summer foods—like grilled meats, hot dogs and potato salad—all ...
Vaccines Bring Us Closer: Celebrating World Immunization Week
Vaccines keep us healthy by protecting us from certain diseases. Unfortunately, for the last year, we’ve had to stay apart from loved ones and fr ...
Alcohol, pregnancy and chestfeeding
Sipping a beer, glass of wine, hard seltzer or mixed drink may seem like a fun way to relax, especially during these uncertain times. But if you’ ...
COVID-19 Vaccines: Information for Pregnant and Breastfeeding People
March of Dimes’ Dr. Rahul Gupta, SVP, Chief Medical and Health Officer, Interim Chief Scientific Officer, discusses what pregnant and lactating peopl ...
Getting Vaccinated While Pregnant: What You Need to Know
For many years, vaccines have protected us from serious
diseases. For example thanks to vaccines, people no longer get a deadly disease
called sm ...
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 ...
LGBTQ+ and pregnancy – part 1
In light of Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19), we
want to bring people together and remember that respecting our differences make
us st ...
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Our hearts are with those who have suffered the unimaginable pain of losing a baby. ...