Pregnancy Magazine draws on a wide range of editorial sources including working doctors, midwives and doulas, as well as journalists writing about fertility, pregnancy and new motherhood.
Most expectant parents know what they want come delivery day. In their birth plans, they’ve detailed everything, from their birth team to their choice of pain medications to the atmosphere in the room. But childbirth rarely goes as planned. While we advocate for a safe delivery with your health care...
We’ve partnered with Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, to answer your most pressing questions on pregnancy health and well-being. Have a question you’d like our team of doctors to answer? Leave it in the comments below and the BWH staff may answer it in...
According to a recent study published in Science, by six years of age, kids think females are less likely to be brilliant. That’s a tough pill to swallow, especially for parents who have a baby girl on the way. Here are five simple steps to take to ensure your baby girl believes she...
Women have immense creative power. This creativity manifests most physically in our natural ability to conceive and deliver a child. As you develop an awareness of another life blossoming inside of you, you’ll begin to experience an expansion of yourself on multiple levels. With the expansion of your womb comes...
This holiday, give little ones a gift that lasts a lifetime—imagination. Here’s how: Parents instinctively want to provide the best toys for their little ones, but what makes a toy the “best”? Most early-childhood educators agree that when it comes to choosing toys for developing young minds, the simpler...
With cooler weather settling in, you might already be dreaming of a winter getaway to the tropics. Just one catch: you’re pregnant (or planning to be), so Zika hangs like a dark cloud over your otherwise sunny travel plans. It’s startling to look at the World Map of Areas with...
I was delighted to test out the classic double stroller, the Joovy Scooter X2 ($279). Upon arrival, we immediately put the stroller to the test at a charity walk on the lakefront. It was a windy and rainy day and we were anxious about bringing the kids, but the Scooter...
Easing common concerns of new moms Pregnancy is a time filled with excitement and changes but for many new moms, the journey can be overwhelming. I see many new expecting mothers in my office who, naturally, have many questions about each trimester, including what to expect, what’s considered normal, and...
Imagine a world where men could breastfeed. Such a thought might sound weird, but it makes us wonder how their lives would be, compared to the reality of our lives — specifically, how breastfeeding would affect a man’s life on the job. Naya Health’s now-viral “If Men Breastfed” video takes...
Some words just aren’t taught in grammar school. If you think “Braxton Hicks” sounds more like Ashton Kutcher’s Hollywood rival than the “practice” labor pains you’ll experience in the third trimester, here’s a vocabulary lesson to help you better understand the key terms you’ll hear throughout pregnancy, labor, and delivery....