Diapering Decisions
Diapering Decisions
Cloth diapers or disposables" Many new parents have debated this question as we all want the diapering decisions that are best ...
12-07-2021 21:53
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Choosing an Unmedicated Natural Birth
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Choosing an Unmedicated, Natural Birth
Planning to birth without medication or unnecessary interventions is becoming increasingly popu...
12-07-2021 21:53
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Breastfeeding & Pumping at Work
Babies, Breastfeeding & Pumping at Work
Returning to work while nursing a huge milestone in your parenting journey. Get ready before the big day co...
05-07-2021 21:50
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Covid 19 Vaccine during Pregnancy & Lactation
Covid 19 Vaccine during Pregnancy & Lactation
This past year has taught us so much about navigating a pandemic. As news of a COVID-19 vaccine surfa...
02-07-2021 21:51
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Balancing Work, School & Family
Balancing Work, School & Family
The high-paced demands of modern life leave many of us juggling competing priorities while struggling to maintain a...
17-06-2021 21:50
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Healthy Mom&Baby Magazine Issue 30 – Read the Dig
The latest issue of Healthy Mom&Baby Magazine Issue 30 is now out and its packed full of articles on fertility, pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding. Br...
15-06-2021 21:59
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Infant Sleep Safety: Babies Need Their Own Space
Infant Sleep Safety: Babies Need Their Own Space
The safest place for your baby to sleep is in their own crib or bassinet, free of any bumpers or ...
11-06-2021 21:51
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Classes To Take In Pregnancy
Consider These Classes During Pregnancy
Planning to add a tiny new member to the family" Here?s an overview of the different types of classes avail...
11-06-2021 21:51
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Keep Yourself & Baby Safe During COVID
Keep Yourself & Baby Safe During COVID
Experts at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention are urging pregnant moms to take every precaution ad...
18-03-2021 22:29
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Safe & Healthy Travel for Baby During COVID
Safe & Healthy Travel for Baby During COVID
By Carolyn Davis Cockey, MLS, LCCE
Safe & Healthy Travel for Baby During COVID: If you?re like most...
18-03-2021 22:29
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Breastfeeding Support via Social Media
Breastfeeding Support via Social Media
Pick up your phone and ditch the mom guilt; moms who gain breastfeeding support through social media connect...
18-03-2021 22:29
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Early Birth Puts Babies at Risk for Future Hospitalizations
Early Birth Puts Babies at Risk for Future Hospitalizations
New research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) shows babies born before th...
18-03-2021 22:29
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Are Rare Baby Names Surging for 2021"
Are Rare Baby Names Surging for 2021"
Move over Liam, Olivia, Noah and Emma, coronavirus is pushing sequestered parents toward novel and lyrical ne...
18-03-2021 22:29
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Working Helps Maintain Brain Health
Working Helps Maintain Brain Health
Women who work tend to have better memory later in life, say experts at the Cleveland Clinic.
While we think...
18-03-2021 22:29
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Newborn Hearing Screening May also Detect Autism
Newborn Hearing Screening May also Detect Autism
Baby?s newborn hearing screen may provide a potential early autism indicator, say experts at the U...
18-03-2021 22:29
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Does Asthma Pack on Extra Pregnancy Pounds"
Does Asthma Pack on Extra Pregnancy Pounds"
If you have asthma and are trying to conceive, know that asthma may put you at risk for putting on as m...
18-03-2021 22:29
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Baby?s First Breath
Baby?s First Breath
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have unlocked an amazing observation within baby?s anticipated and...
18-03-2021 22:29
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Why Vitamin K Injection for NewBorns is needed
Why Vitamin K Injection for NewBorns is needed By Michele Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
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Not long after baby is born your nurse will give your baby a sho...
11-03-2021 21:55
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Tattoos During Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Lactation
Tattoos and Pregnancy: Here?s what you need to know before you go get new ink or a piercing
By Carol Rademeyer, CNM, MS, Cindy L. Farley, PhD, C N M, ...
11-03-2021 21:55
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Learn About Periodic Fetal Heart Monitoring Options
Learn About Periodic Fetal Heart Monitoring Options By LaShea Wattie Haynes, MEd, MSN, AGCNS-BC, APRN, RNC, C-EFM
Electronic fetal heart monitoring he...
11-03-2021 21:55
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Signs baby is Sick: Act On These Baby Warning Signs
Signs baby is Sick: Act-On These Baby Warning Signs By Michelle Savin, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
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It’s an exciting time, bring baby home from hospital, bu...
11-03-2021 21:55
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Choosing the Place to Give Birth
Choosing the Place to Give Birth By Paris Maloof-Bury, CNM, RNC-OB, IBCLC
One of the most significant factors in determining how you give birth is ch...
11-03-2021 21:55
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3 Reasons to Delay Your Newborn?s First Bath
3 Reasons to Delay Your Newborn?s First Bath By Heather Watson, PhD, RN
Birth is messy, and in a culture that values cleanliness and personal hygiene....
11-03-2021 21:55
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Pregnancy is the Perfect Time to Discuss Birth Control
Pregnancy is the Perfect Time to Discuss Birth Control
You may be wondering why you should think about birth control while you?re pregnant. There are ...
11-03-2021 21:55
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Green Cleaners: Clean Like Your Life Depends on It!
Green Cleaners: Clean Like Your Life Depends on It! By Carolyn Davis Cockey, MLS, LCCE
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Green cleaners can keep us safer as we strive to keep our ho...
11-03-2021 21:55
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Best Birthing Positions to Promote Vaginal Birth
Best Birthing Positions to Promote Vaginal Birth By Danielle Beasley, PhD, RN, RNC-OB
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As you prepare for the arrival of your little one, you may be...
11-03-2021 21:55
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Cancer in New Moms
Cancer in New Moms By Brea Onokpise, MPH, CHE
Cancer in new Moms; my story.
In January 2014, I started registering for local 5k races after being a me...
11-03-2021 21:55
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Tobacco During Pregnancy: Quitting Anytime Helps
If you smoke cigarettes, quitting is one of the most important things you can do to improve your baby?s health
When you smoke during pregnancy, your...
07-08-2020 21:47
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High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
High blood pressure, also called ?hypertension?, can pose problems during pregnancy whether you had it before pregnancy or it?s new in pregnancy
High ...
07-08-2020 21:47
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Strategies for a Comfortable Postpartum Recovery
You may be sore or uncomfortable from your birth experience, whether you had a vaginal birth or a cesarean. So now what"
When you?re in the hospital ...
27-07-2020 21:50
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Nurse’s Share Advice on Pregnancy & Birth with Mo
Being pregnant and giving birth during COVID-19 is stressful and scary! Giving birth in normal times still has its share of surprises and anxiety. If ...
09-07-2020 21:47
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Breastfeeding Success in the Early Days
You?ve decided to breastfeed?a rewarding and challenging experience awaits!
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for baby for the first six months o...
01-07-2020 21:46
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Pregnancy During COVID-19: Looking After Your Emotional Heal
One Woman?s Story of Being Pregnant and Working from Home During the Pandemic
Pregnant women fortunate to work during the pandemic face specific chall...
25-06-2020 21:48
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The Importance of Dad and Baby Bonding
Research shows that a dad?s involvement in childbirth and caring for the new baby benefits everyone?both the parents and baby
Perhaps you?re thinking...
25-06-2020 21:48
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Respectful Care Every Woman Deserves
It?s your body. It?s your baby. It?s your birth.
The care you receive during pregnancy, birth and postpartum can affect how you feel about yourself. S...
25-06-2020 21:48
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Pregnant During COVID-19
This is one woman?s story of pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Toni Davis is a writer, actor, dancer, and yoga instructor who lives in Virginia....
25-06-2020 21:48
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Healthy Eating in Pregnancy and Beyond
You may have heard that ?eating for two? is a myth. So what?s the real story on healthy nutrition for pregnancy and breastfeeding"
Good nutrition prom...
25-06-2020 21:48
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Postpartum Mood Disorders What Moms Need to Know
Postpartum mood disorders can occur among women with a healthy pregnancy and birth.
Every woman transitions to motherhood differently. Up to 80...
25-06-2020 21:48
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15 Safe Sleep Tips for Baby
Follow these recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics to keep your baby safe whenever and wherever baby?s sleeping
See also: What?s Ne...
25-06-2020 21:48
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Postpartum Depression Resources for Moms and Families
Caring for a newborn is challenging. Even in normal circumstances, as many as 1 in 5 new moms develop postpartum depression. The extra stressors of CO...
25-06-2020 21:48
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Giving Birth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Stay up-to-date. The situation with COVID-19 is changing constantly and so are policies and guidelines. Consult trusted sites, such as the resources l...
01-04-2020 21:54
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What You Should Know About COVID-19 And Your Pregnancy
We?re learning more every day about the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Experts are monitoring the situation closely and updating recommendation...
31-03-2020 21:51
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A Mother?s Blessing
The idea of a Mother?s Blessing is based on a sacred Navajo ritual called a Blessing Way.
Modern women created the Mother?s Blessing (sometimes called...
03-02-2020 21:53
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Tummy Time Helps Baby?s Development
Keeping baby confined to carriers or equipment can result in delays.
While it?s tempting and convenient to have baby at arm?s length in a variety of s...
27-01-2020 21:50
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Keeping Baby Safe from the Start
Immediately after birth, there are a few important things that can keep baby safe and healthy.
Babies are recommended to be placed on their mom?s ches...
20-01-2020 21:49
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Navigating Vaccine Decisions for You and Your Family
Vaccines can help protect you and your family from dangerous diseases during your pregnancy as well as through your child?s first years of life and be...
13-01-2020 21:51
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Alcohol is the leading cause of preventable birth defects. While pregnant, there is no safe amount of alcohol, no safe time to drink alcohol and no sa...
06-01-2020 21:51
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Caring for Your Perineum After Vaginal Birth
You may be surprised about the physical aspects of recovery from a vaginal birth. Here?s what to expect.
You just birthed your baby?a baby which took ...
16-12-2019 21:49
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Planning for the Fourth Trimester
You?re likely familiar with the first, second and third trimesters?but did you know there?s a fourth" And it?s just as important for baby?s developmen...
09-12-2019 21:50
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