FAQs


Staying healthy while pregnant | Pregnancy safety
Hair dye, bug spray, house paint, and more: Just what’s safe?

Giving birth | Labor and delivery
What does unmedicated birth feel like?

Giving birth | Labor and delivery
Episiotomy: what is it?

Life during pregnancy | Preparing to breastfeed
What does breastfeeding feel like?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Prenatal Testing & Screening
What is carrier screening, and how can it help?

Life during pregnancy | Preparing to breastfeed
What exactly is the Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) for birth control?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Prenatal Testing & Screening
What is herd immunity?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Pregnancy self-care
Pregnancy massages: what they are, and how they can help

Staying healthy while pregnant | Pregnancy complications
What to do if you think you’re going into preterm labor

Giving birth | Labor and delivery
What to do if you think you’re going into preterm labor

Staying healthy while pregnant | Prenatal Testing & Screening
What is sympathy pregnancy?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Body changes during pregnancy
Is my vagina normal? What’s normal during pregnancy?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Pregnancy complications
What are the common causes of miscarriage?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Pregnancy complications
What happens during a miscarriage?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Pregnancy complications
What is an ectopic pregnancy?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Pregnancy complications
What is a missed miscarriage?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Pregnancy complications
What is a molar pregnancy?

Life during pregnancy | Bringing baby home
Parent names for same-sex couples: What should baby call you?

Giving birth
What’s a doula, and how do they help?

Giving birth | Labor and delivery
What does “inducing labor” actually mean?

Giving birth | Labor and delivery
What is a birthing center?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Pregnancy complications
What happens after a loss?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Prenatal Testing & Screening
What are cord blood stem cells? How are they used in medicine?

Pregnancy by week | Second trimester
What is lanugo?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Body changes during pregnancy
What will my stomach look like after birth?

Staying healthy while pregnant | Exercise while pregnant
What’s a risky exercise during pregnancy?
