Charting your cycle with fertility awareness methods (FAM) and natural family planning (NFP) can provide you and your doctor with information that can help you maintain a healthy pregnancy.
Unmedicated childbirth
Hoping for an unmedicated birth but have a doctor whose not on board? You’ve come to the right place if you’re looking for practical support plus scientific research on unmedicated or natural childbirth. We’ve got you covered, (and your) baby.
Check out our all-things-pregnancy content below.
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What is a birth center and could one be right for you?
By Renee Walton • April 16, 2024Birth center basics to help you decide -
My miracle pregnancy story
By Mamta M • April 9, 2024After 4 years of infertility, 3 rounds of IVF, and an endo diagnosis -
A guide to trace minerals for preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum health
By Madison Ayers • April 4, 2024Should you try Trace Mineral Drops, electrolyte powders, Adrenal Cocktails? -
Reasons Women Need Periods: The Role of the Menstrual Cycle in Preparing the Uterus for Pregnancy
By Clare Sharp • October 12, 2023Even before you start trying to conceive -
Caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco products during pregnancy: What we know (and what we don’t)
By Alex Rico • September 15, 2023How does life change after achieving a pregnancy? Most mothers-to-be find themselves questioning their daily habits (and expecting… -
Skin changes during pregnancy: What’s common and what merits a trip to your doctor?
By Madison Ayers • June 2, 2023It’s no secret that pregnancy brings with it a whole host of physical changes—some of them unwelcome. During… -
The surprising health benefits of pregnancy
By Clare Sharp • March 31, 2023To say that pregnancy is a time of bodily changes would be an understatement, as any mother could… -
Tylenol use during pregnancy: to take or not to take?
By Anne Marie Williams, RN, BSN • January 27, 2023You’ve likely heard that Advil (generic name: ibuprofen) and Aleve (naproxen) are discouraged for pain relief during pregnancy,… -
When you’re pregnant and your doctor won’t listen to your concerns: Lessons in self-advocacy when the stakes are high
By Anne Marie Williams, RN, BSN • December 2, 2022What do you do when your doctor won’t listen to your concerns that something is wrong with you… -
Induction drug Pitocin is not the same as natural oxytocin: Some cautions for future moms
By Clare Sharp • October 28, 2022A nationwide shortage of Pitocin, the intravenous (IV) medicine given to induce labor by mimicking oxytocin’s natural contraction-stimulating…