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My Girlfriend is Pregnant

Finding out that your girlfriend is pregnant when it was not planned can be shocking, to say the least. She’s young, you’re young, and neither of you planned on having a baby this early in life....

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La Reversión de la Píldora Abortiva

El procedimiento de la reversión de la píldora abortiva solo puede ocurrir después de la primera dosis de el aborto médico (mifepristona/RU-486) por vía oral y es ineficaz después del segundo conjunto...

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Congenital CMV And Birth Defects

Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is a very common member of the herpes family of viruses. By age 40, half of the adult population has been infected with CMV. Usually, a CMV infection is short-lived, does not...

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Ina May Gaskin On Giving Birth Without Fear (VIDEO)

How Ina May Gaskin Coaches Giving Birth Without Fear When many Americans think about giving birth, the main thing they think about is the pain involved. The fear and anxiety that the anticipation of...

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Preconception Wellness: Being Prepared for the Unexpected

Preconception Wellness: Being Prepared for Eventualities The concern for an expected baby can be a powerful motivating factor. The rate of smoking cessation during pregnancy illustrates this power....

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Developing a Fertility Life Plan

Do you want kids? When would you like to have kids? How many kids would you like? The right time to reflect on such questions is early on in a woman’s reproductive life.  After a reflection, a...

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Do I Have A Low Milk Supply?

Breastfeeding is the time-honored and natural way to nourish your baby, but that does not mean that everything will come easy. Nearly all women have some challenges with breastfeeding in the...

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Prodromal Labor

Prodromal labor is often called “false labor,” and is somewhere in between Braxton Hicks contractions and active labor contractions. Prodromal labor is a part of labor, occurring before active labor...

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Fertility Friendly Lubricants

If you are trying to get pregnant, you might be finding out that there is a lot more science than art to having a baby these days. Fertility charting apps, fertility monitors, fertility supplements –...

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BabyDance Fertility Lubricant

Many couples rely on personal lubricants to enhance the pleasure and comfort of sexual intercourse.  Most lubricants, however, have a negative impact on sperm function, so when you are trying to get...

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Breastfeeding With Breast Cancer

Though it isn’t a common occurrence to be diagnosed with breast cancer during or soon after a pregnancy, it is something that happens. We want to help you understand the benefits and risks associated...

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Bonding With Your Baby: Making The Most Of The First Six Weeks

You’ve just endured seemingly endless hours of labor and pain that only a momma who has given birth can know and understand, and now you have this new bundle of joy… Now what? It doesn’t matter whether...

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Cord Blood Banking – Your Three Choices Explained

As you prepare to welcome your newborn into the world, it’s a good time to think about how to make the best use of the potentially life-saving stem cells in their umbilical cord blood. Umbilical cord...

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Infertility 101

Infertility 101: What You Need to Know First Starting a family is one of life’s milestones, and for most men and women, the journey to parenthood is trouble-free. But for others, not being able to...

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Safe Haven Laws Provide Alternatives to Abandoning a Baby

Desperation can lead to heart-breaking decisions such as abandoning a baby. All 50 states have safe haven laws allowing parents to leave newborns in safe locations such as hospitals or churches without...

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Donating Cord Blood

Could saving your baby’s cord blood save his or her life? Yes! There are approximately 80 different disease or conditions treated by cord blood-derived stem cells.  Some of the more familiar and...

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Boost Your Fertility with Antioxidant Supplements

Our modern world abounds with pregnancy-harming substances known as free radicals and other toxins. Our stress-filled lifestyle doesn’t help matters any. Even your age might be working against you...

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FH PRO for Women and Men: Antioxidant Supplements for Fertility and Prenatal...

For couples who are trying to get pregnant, oxidative stress might not be something that’s on the top of their minds. Yet, oxidative stress caused by damaging free radicals may be one of the most...

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Folate vs Folic Acid – What You Need to Know

Many vitamins play key roles in fertility, pregnancy and the health of the baby. One in particular, Vitamin B9 (referred to as folic acid or folate), has been well-studied for its ability to help...

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Tips for Getting and Keeping a Healthy Sperm Count

Are you and your partner struggling to get pregnant? Although it may be immediately assumed that the woman is infertile, the problem could instead be due to the man in the relationship. In fact,...

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