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  • Safe and Comfortable Sleep Positions During Pregnancy

    Although sleeping on your left side might be the safer option, it may not be the most comfortable. Pregnancy.org moms-to-be share their sleep tips.

  • The Power of Fetal Movement

    The most important question that I ask every patient during each prenatal visit is, do you feel your baby move? Fetal movement is always a beautiful thing and reassures you that your baby is alive.How often should you feel your baby move? What should you do if your baby moves less than normal?

  • Can I Have a Baby After a Stillbirth?

    QUESTION

    Dear Doula,
    My baby was stillborn 36 weeks into the pregnancy. It looks right now to be an antibody I have that produces blood clots. My doctor said I have to wait for 1 cycle and then I can start trying again. She has me set up for appointments with specialists.

    I was just wondering if you knew of any people who have lost so late into the pregnancy and have had a successful pregnancy after that.

    Thank you for your quick response.

  • Understanding a Spouse's/Partner's Grief in Pregnancy Loss

    His reaction to loss is quite different than my own. This does NOT mean that he cares less than I do, but instead indicates that his method in grieving is very distinctive of mine.

  • Still Births: Medical and Emotional Issues

    A still birth is a baby that is born after 20 weeks of pregnancy with no signs of life. Before 20 weeks, it's usually called a miscarriage.

  • Stillbirth: Surviving Emotionally

    Stillbirth is one of the most devastating of losses, affecting over 25,000 families each year. Stillbirth touches families of all races, religion and socio-economic status. For many parents stillbirth is a loss that hits unexpectedly.

  • Stillbirth: Unexpected Heartbreak

    On October 9, 1996, at 7:30 a.m., I gave birth to a 1 lb. 1 oz baby girl, Laura Ann Douglas. We spent the better part of an hour holding her before it was time to say goodbye. She was perfectly formed from head to toe. The cause of her death was cruelly obvious. There was a knot in her umbilical cord...

  • What Can I Say To My Wife?

    When child loss occurs, especially an early loss such as a miscarriage, stillbirth, or an ectopic pregnancy, a mother suffers a double blow. She not only has to work through the emotional grief of the loss, but she has to work through the physical grief.

  • Pregnancy More Risky for Heavy Women

    There are new reasons to control your weight both before and after you conceive -- particularly if you're heavy before you even try to have a baby. Obesity promotes not only severe pregnancy complications in the mother, it also places the baby at high risk of health problems.

  • Can I Have a Baby After a Stillbirth?

    QUESTION

    Dear Doula,
    My baby was stillborn 36 weeks into the pregnancy. It looks right now to be an antibody I have that produces blood clots. My doctor said I have to wait for 1 cycle and then I can start trying again. She has me set up for appointments with specialists.

    I was just wondering if you knew of any people who have lost so late into the pregnancy and have had a successful pregnancy after that.

    Thank you for your quick response.

  • Understanding a Spouse's/Partner's Grief in Pregnancy Loss

    His reaction to loss is quite different than my own. This does NOT mean that he cares less than I do, but instead indicates that his method in grieving is very distinctive of mine.

  • Still Births: Medical and Emotional Issues

    A still birth is a baby that is born after 20 weeks of pregnancy with no signs of life. Before 20 weeks, it's usually called a miscarriage.

  • Pregnancy More Risky for Heavy Women

    There are new reasons to control your weight both before and after you conceive -- particularly if you're heavy before you even try to have a baby. Obesity promotes not only severe pregnancy complications in the mother, it also places the baby at high risk of health problems.

  • What Can I Say To My Wife?

    When child loss occurs, especially an early loss such as a miscarriage, stillbirth, or an ectopic pregnancy, a mother suffers a double blow. She not only has to work through the emotional grief of the loss, but she has to work through the physical grief.

  • Stillbirth: Surviving Emotionally

    Stillbirth is one of the most devastating of losses, affecting over 25,000 families each year. Stillbirth touches families of all races, religion and socio-economic status. For many parents stillbirth is a loss that hits unexpectedly.

  • The Power of Fetal Movement

    The most important question that I ask every patient during each prenatal visit is, do you feel your baby move? Fetal movement is always a beautiful thing and reassures you that your baby is alive.How often should you feel your baby move? What should you do if your baby moves less than normal?

  • Safe and Comfortable Sleep Positions During Pregnancy

    Although sleeping on your left side might be the safer option, it may not be the most comfortable. Pregnancy.org moms-to-be share their sleep tips.

  • Stillbirth: Unexpected Heartbreak

    On October 9, 1996, at 7:30 a.m., I gave birth to a 1 lb. 1 oz baby girl, Laura Ann Douglas. We spent the better part of an hour holding her before it was time to say goodbye. She was perfectly formed from head to toe. The cause of her death was cruelly obvious. There was a knot in her umbilical cord...