Pregnancy & Childbirth

What the research does (and doesn’t) say about how to have your healthiest pregnancy, labor, and birth, plus answers to your questions about unmedicated labor.

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March 27, 2025

A primer on diastasis recti

What you need to know about pregnancy-related ab separation

byMelayna Alicea

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March 25, 2025

Can antibiotics lower C-section rates for women with obesity?

Promising research from the University of Oklahoma

byMarianne Swingle

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March 22, 2025

Can massage or pelvic floor therapy relieve constipation?

Looking beyond laxatives

byMelayna Alicea

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March 11, 2025

Can dads experience postpartum depression, too?

Hint: The answer is yes!

byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN

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March 1, 2025

What you need to know about HIV

And why it continues to ravage Africa

byRebekah Valderrama

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February 27, 2025

Ten remedies for morning sickness

DYK eating cold and/or sour foods might help?

byMadison Ayers

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February 25, 2025

8 non-pharmaceutical options for pregnancy pain relief

Pregnancy can sometimes feel like a tightrope between very high-stakes “do’s”

byKaitlyn Kulda

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February 20, 2025

How Dad’s preconception health impacts the placenta—and ultimately, his baby

The push and pull of maternal and paternal genes

byMadison Ayers

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January 18, 2025

Marijuana and pregnancy: when ‘natural’ doesn’t mean ‘safe’

Weed doesn't deliver on its promises

byMarianne Swingle

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January 11, 2025

Natural Womanhood Book Review: The Postnatal Depletion Cure

Should you buy, borrow, or pass?

byMadison Ayers

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December 31, 2024

What polar bears can tell us about why women have periods

Evolutionary biology has its reasons

byKristen Curran

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December 21, 2024

What can creatine do for women?

Pregnant, postpartum, and postmenopausal women may benefit most

byMarianne Swingle

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