Tag: birth

One Doctor Is Speaking Out In Favor of Birth Plans—Here’s Why

One Doctor Is Speaking Out In Favor of Birth Plans—Here’s Why An OB-GYN office discouraged their patients from creating birth plans. Here’s why one doctor says that’s poor patient care. By Beth Ann Mayer There’s a cliché that you can’t plan labor and delivery. Things happen, even if you’ve had a healthy pregnancy. That’s true. Fetal heart rates can drop,…

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How ‘Matrescence’ Could Positively Transform Women’s Experience of Motherhood

By Belinda Haan When a woman is pregnant, her wellbeing is front and centre. Are you looking after yourself? Are you getting enough rest? Are you getting help? And once the baby arrives, the conversation swiftly moves almost solely to the wellbeing and behaviour of the baby. Is she sleeping well? Is he feeding well? Are they a good baby?…

Everything Expecting Mothers Need To Know During COVID-19

By: Sarah Jacoby If you’re pregnant amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s understandable that you’d be a little extra worried about what the coronavirus means for you. Now new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that some pregnant people with COVID-19 can experience severe symptoms and birth complications. For the study, researchers looked at data for 598 pregnant women who…

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