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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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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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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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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Finding Your Way After a Stillbirth
Stillbirth affects tens of thousands of American families every year. This month is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month.
After Autumn w...
24-10-2019 21:48
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Surviving After a Stillbirth
In July 2011, we faced every expectant parents? worst nightmare when I had a stillbirth, when we learned that our unborn daughter had died.
From the m...
22-10-2019 21:49
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Baby Gear for Dad
Dad may be one of the toughest guys to shop for, but when it comes to baby gear, many dads just have one request?gear that is more masculine and that ...
05-08-2019 21:52
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Understanding Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Here?s why your care provider regularly checks on your baby?s fetal heart rate and rhythm.
Since the 1800s, midwives and obstetricians have listened t...
01-08-2019 21:47
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Here’s Why Skin-to-Skin is So Essential
Research shows getting skin-to-skin contact with your baby at birth, and thereafter, is ripe with benefits for both mom and baby. Still, there can be ...
29-07-2019 21:48
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Lactation Options & Strategies for LBGTQ Persons
We live in a world where love, gentle parenting, LGBTQ activism, social justice reform and science have brought us to a place where people who choose ...
25-07-2019 21:48
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How to Start a Plant-Based Diet
As a mother of two, and vegetarian for more than 20 years, I never imagined a time when there would be so much interest in plant-based eating. The eas...
22-07-2019 21:48
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How to Breastfeed if You’re an Adoptive or Surrogate P
Did you know that you can still breastfeed your baby even if you did not give birth to them" Even if you were never pregnant" When it comes to matters...
18-07-2019 21:47
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Plan Ahead for Postpartum Recovery
Women typically aren?t prepared for recovery from childbirth. Here?s what you can expect for your postpartum recovery.
Twenty-five years after the bir...
15-07-2019 21:48
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What to Do about Allergies, Colds and the Flu
Is it flu, allergies or cold" You?re fine one minute and the next you?re tired, achy and feeling like you just want to curl up and sleep off whatever ...
11-07-2019 21:48
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Popular Rock ?n Play Infant Sleeper Recalled
After 32 infant deaths, Fisher-Price is now recalling all 4.7 million sleepers produced and sold after warning parents about the risks of infant death...
13-04-2019 21:51
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06-02-2019 21:50
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Why Do I Need a Pap Smear"
So, what?s a Pap test and why would I need one" With a Pap, your healthcare provider takes a small collection of cells from your cervix to screen for ...
15-01-2019 21:49
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The Depth of Loss When an Infant Dies
Mothers who lose their infants are at particular risk for prolonged grief disorder (PGD); here’s what you can do if you’re still grieving the loss...
13-12-2018 21:49
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Bathing & Moisturizing Baby’s Skin
From birth, protecting and promoting baby?s healthy skin is a daily job for parents and caregivers. Baby?s skin protects them from bacteria and germs,...
29-11-2018 21:48
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Teething Time!
These tips will help your baby cut their chompers with as little pain as possible.
There’s not a mom out there who hasn’t gazed down at their infa...
29-11-2018 21:48
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Reflux & Your Baby
For brand-new and veteran parents alike, being spit on, peed on, and yes, even pooped on is an accepted and expected parental rite of passage. Parents...
29-11-2018 21:48
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Tech Trends: How Smart Is Your Baby’s Nursery"
Maybe your baby has more gadgets than toys in their nursery, but what do experts say makes a healthy, smart environment for your little one"
Prepping ...
28-11-2018 21:49
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Nurses Stand in the Diaper Gap
Here’s why the maternal-child nurses of AWHONN collect diapers, wipes and other essentials for at-risk families in their care and in their communiti...
21-11-2018 21:51
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Nipple Pain Myths Busted
Babies suck. And sometimes breastfeeding hurts. We all know that ?breast is best.? In fact, most new and expectant moms in the US choose to breastfeed...
21-11-2018 21:51
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Caring For Your Late Preterm Baby
Your late preterm baby born between 34-36 weeks has unique care, feeding and developmental needs; they need you to be their champion.
Perhaps baby did...
21-11-2018 21:51
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How to Gain a Breast Pump & Supplies under the ACA
Many moms don’t understand that a breast pump and nursing supplies are available to many under the affordable Care Act.
You may be planning on nursi...
21-11-2018 21:51
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Traveling with Tots
Looking to travel with your little ones" Be prepared when you plan ahead?then relax and enjoy the journey when traveling with tots!
When you?re travel...
05-11-2018 21:52
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Early Labor
These 6 early labor tools will help you prepare for active labor when it starts!
Laboring at home is a safe and effective way to get into a good labor...
05-11-2018 21:52
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Prenatal Nutrition for a Healthier Pregnancy
Can seafood, eggs and dark leafy greens transform your prenatal nutrition"
Most women know their body needs more nutrients during pregnancy. Perhaps...
05-11-2018 21:52
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Good Self-Care During Cesarean Recovery
If you?ve never experienced cesarean, then cesarean recovery process can be somewhat of a shock. Cesarean is major surgery; you?ll need at least 4-6 w...
05-11-2018 21:52
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Plan for the Possibility of Premature Birth
A new survey suggests parents want to know the risks of prematurity affecting a current pregnancy, as well as information from their healthcare provid...
05-11-2018 21:52
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Breast Changes in Pregnancy
Changes to your breasts begin even before you know you are pregnant! They can be startling. But, don?t worry, these breast changes are normal with pre...
05-11-2018 21:52
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Considering Cord Blood Banking or Donation
What was a promise of potential future treatment is now more mainstream than ever before with new advancements in cord blood banking with both cord bl...
05-11-2018 21:52
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Healthy & Happy: Tips on Preventing Preterm Birth
Did you know that any baby born before 37 weeks of pregnancy is considered preterm" A typical pregnancy is 40 gestational weeks, with day one of week ...
03-11-2018 21:46
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Your Preemie?s First Year
Many preemie parents feel like one father, who admitted, ?When we took our little 4-pound baby girl home, [she had been in the hospital 14 weeks] we w...
03-11-2018 21:46
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