Pregnancy Category

Study Finds Maternal Inflammation Risk Factors Associated With Children’s Behavioral, Emotional Regulation

We know that inflammation is a natural response to foreign invaders in the body, and we also know that chronic inflammation can cause a host of problems. What has not been fully examined is how ...

Diet Quality in Pregnancy and the Risk of Fetal Growth Restriction

While a fetus is developing within a mother's womb, it's possible for his/her growth to be stunted (or "restricted") due to a number of factors, including the mom's health and genetic abnormalities. Fetal growth restriction (FGR) ...

Home Births on the Rise: Does Insurance Cover Them?

There were a lot of unexpected trends during the pandemic, including buying at-home exercise equipment, at-home bread baking and basement offices. Another trend that was recently revealed is home birthing. A 2021 report from the ...

Hyperemesis Gravidarum: 9 Natural Ways to Manage Symptoms

You've heard of morning sickness during pregnancy, but what about when nausea and vomiting is so severe that the mother loses over 5 percent of her body weight and suffers from malnutrition? Oh, and unlike ...

Dangers of Ectopic Pregnancy (+ 8 Natural Ways to Help Recovery)

An ectopic pregnancy is relatively uncommon, occurring in approximately 1 out of every 40 pregnancies. While miscarriage remains the most common complication early in a pregnancy, some research indicates that ectopic pregnancies may be on ...

Diastasis Recti: Safe Ways to Get Your Abs Back

Diastasis recti — another name for separation of the outermost abdominal muscles — mostly affects women during pregnancy and/or in the 12 months after childbirth. (1) However, moms-to-be and new moms are not the only ones ...

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Signs + Prevention

Researchers first identified alcohol as a fetal toxin only in the early 1970s, after an association was made between fetal exposure to alcohol during pregnancy and certain physical and mental impairments. (1) Today fetal alcohol ...

Infertility Natural Treatments & Home Remedies

If you’re a woman, you either already have or almost undoubtedly will hear the tick of your biological clock at some point in your life calling you to become a mother. What if that tick ...

Gestational Diabetes: Get the Test (+ Natural Management Tips)

You may have heard from your doctor or midwife that gestational diabetes increases your risk of complications during pregnancy — such as miscarriage, the baby being born too early or delivery by cesarean section. But did ...

Epidural Side Effects

No two pregnancies — or the pain associated with labor — are the same. Whether you are pregnant, or planning to become pregnant, I recommend doing your research in advance for labor. Weigh your pain management ...