Go The Full 40

Are you considering scheduling your baby’s birth? You have friends who have asked for inductions to help with busy family schedules, but you’ve also heard…

A leading coalition of experts are warning moms to avoid elective inductions before 39 weeks gestation as a spike in earlier inductions has led to…

I tell many pregnant moms that completing a term pregnancy (40 weeks) is like being a marathon runner. Giving birth requires endurance, perseverance, and dogged…

As you get closer and closer to your due date, it probably seems like your baby will never arrive. You’re having a hard time sleeping,…

Could where you plan to birth put you and baby at risk for delivering early, even risking prematurity for baby? It could, if you’re planning…

Are you considering induction? Inducing labor is common—but experts agree that unless it’s for a medical reason, induction is risky and best avoided. In recent…

Are you considering scheduling your baby’s birth? You have friends who have asked for inductions to help with busy family schedules, but you’ve also heard…

Contrary to popular myth, you’re not awaiting a flood when your water bag breaks. Here’s how to tell when it happens and when to go…

With 1 in 3 births via cesarean—up 60% since 1996—leading experts are calling on healthcare providers and pregnant women alike strive to avoid unnecessary cesarean,…

Your healthcare provider has an ulterior motive – she wants to talk to you before you get pregnant so that she can help you have…

  You may be surprised to learn that you due date, otherwise called your “estimated date of delivery” (EDD) is rarely accurate. EDDs very much…