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Fetal Senses and Development

Ever wonder what babies experience in the womb? See what the research says about what babies are capable of even before birth! Learn at what stage the fetus develops vision, hearing, taste and smell and more. This is simply more compelling evidence to avoid costly, painful, unnecessary and potentially harmful amniocentesis (and other unnecessary prenatal [...]

Pregnancy – How Much Weight Should I Gain?

Author: Kat Beechum “Congratulations! You are pregnant!” That is probably one of best lines you will ever hear from your doctor! There are so many things to think about when you are pregnant and one of the questions I hear often is “How much weight should I gain? What is a safe weight gain?” It [...]

Video: Gaiam Prenatal Yoga Preview

Video: Gaiam Prenatal Yoga Preview

This short video clip shows the basic prenatal yoga positions including stretches, pelvic floor exercises (Kegels), strength building poses, standing poses and sitting poses. This is an excerpt from Gaiam’s prenatal yoga DVD. You can follow along with these poses and if you decide you enjoy the poses you can sign up for a local [...]

Study Shows Ultrasound May Affect Fetal Brain

Previously postedUltrasound may affect fetal brains: study ET CTV.ca News Staff Scientists are investigating whether ultrasound scans during pregnancy may harm the brains of unborn babies. The move follows a U.S. study which showed the developing offspring of pregnant mice suffered brain abnormalities when they were exposed to ultrasound waves. Click here to read the [...]

Older, Wiser and Pregnant

What it means to have a baby at “Advanced Maternal Age”. by Ondine Galsworth read full story at Babble.com This is a sweet and moving story about a woman who becomes pregnant for the first time in her mid thirties. While it is very touching, the majority of the article focuses on the prenatal tests [...]

Heartbreaking Video About Why Psychiatric Drugs and Pregnancy Do Not Mix

Heartbreaking Video About Why Psychiatric Drugs and Pregnancy Do Not Mix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYYHubjrhB4

Importance of Vitamin D in Pregnancy

Vitamin D is important for everyone and with our modern, indoor lifestyle, most of us are deficient in this wonderful sunlight vitamin. A recent study has found that Vitamin D plays a crucial role in pregnancy as well, because prenatal deficiencies can lead to early childhood tooth decay. “Two hundred six pregnant women in their [...]

Prenatal Financial Incentives Improve Birth Outcomes

Image by nicora via Flickr Source: Health Behavior News Service – While most health care professionals tout the importance of regular prenatal care throughout pregnancy, many women still do not get the care they need. Could providing financial incentives to patients or health care providers help improve compliance and —ultimately — outcomes? That was the [...]

How to Have an Organic Pregnancy

The miracle of pregnancy comes with an enormous responsibility for the healthy development of your unborn child. Some women are consumed by this responsibility. Others may have a total disregard for the health and well being of their fetus. Most women fall somewhere in between. If you are reading this then you probably fall somewhere [...]

Sugar and Pregnancy

Everyone knows that sugar is not good for them but most people do not know the real toll that sugar can take on their health. The health effects of sugar are unfortunately compounded during pregnancy for a number of reasons. Excessive or even moderate sugar intake during pregnancy can have a very direct and negative [...]

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