FAQs on Gestational Diabetes
Here’s what you need to know about gestational diabetes, an increasingly common pregnancy diagnosis
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Can Living in the U.S. Increase Your Risk of Preterm Birth?
Women in the U.S. are more likely to give birth early compared to women in other developed nations. What makes the U.S. different?
Heart to Heart: How Pregnancy Can Affect Your Heart Health Throughout Your Life
Complications during pregnancy are far from temporary when it comes to your health, but there are things you can do to reduce your risk
Folic Acid and Birth Defects: What’s the Connection?
Why all women of reproductive age should make sure they’re getting enough folic acid
New Moms Are Busy Checking on Their Babies. But Is Anyone Checking on Them?
A recent survey shows that new moms may need support
Black Women Turn to Midwives to Avoid COVID and ‘Feel Cared For’
Fear of the pandemic and historically poor outcomes for Black women giving birth in hospitals is fuelling a demand for home births.
How to Keep Your Kids Healthy This Fall
Whether they're going back to school in person or online, these tips can help your kids maintain good health.
Vaccines During and After Pregnancy
A pregnant woman should get vaccinated against whooping cough and flu during each pregnancy to protect herself and her baby, with immunity for the first few months of life.
Vaccines Before Pregnancy
Before you become pregnant, learn how to protect yourself and your child from serious diseases. Talk to your healthcare professional to make sure you're up to date on all your vaccines.
Vaccines for Family and Caregivers
A baby's family members and caregivers should be up to date on their vaccinations to help form a circle of disease protection around the baby.
Get the Whooping Cough Vaccine During Each Pregnancy
Only you can give your baby protection against whooping cough before your little one is even born.
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Vaccines & Pregnancy: Top 7 Things You Need to Know
Did you know a baby gets disease immunity (protection) from mom during pregnancy?
The Importance of the Tdap Vaccine During Every Pregnancy
Remember that many crucial steps in protecting your baby's health need to take place during your pregnancy, like taking your prenatal vitamins, eating healthy and making sure you get necessary vaccines.
Closing the Racial Gap in Breastfeeding
More Black mothers are choosing to breastfeed and changing the narrative around breastfeeding in the Black community.
My Journey From the NICU to Postpartum Depression and Back to Health
I was grieving a birth experience and suffering PTSD, but I believed I needed to do it all on my own.
How A Single Obsession Led to My Hospitalization for Postpartum Psychosis
My thoughts started spiraling out of control, and I wondered if I was like one of the women who could hurt their babies.
I Thought My Postpartum Pain Was Normal, But It Wasn't
The pain was unbearable. Was this how every woman felt after giving birth?
Why I Wrote My Living Will During the Pandemic
Facing my own mortality, I leaned into the difficult conversations I’d been dreading.
What Parents Should Know About Coronavirus as Kids Return to Babysitters, Day Cares and Camps
Reopening states after the COVID-19 lockdown raises unnerving questions for working parents who depend on some form of child care, from nannies to day camp.
Without Child Care, Work and Family Are Impossible
I am a political science professor and researcher, but lacking child care, I count myself lucky to work a few hours each day.
A Mysterious Illness Is Striking Children Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic – but Is It Kawasaki Disease?
Critically ill children have been ending up in intensive care units with shock-like symptoms in recent weeks, adding yet another mysterious layer to the coronavirus pandemic.
New Moms & Babies Are Leaving Maternity Wards Earlier Than Usual Due to Coronavirus
Here's what you need to know about the Covid-19 pandemic causing moms and newborns to leave the maternity ward earlier than usual.
Battling Postpartum Depression Feels Different When You’re Black
To provide better postpartum care for Black women, we must look at the unique ways life impacts them