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What to expect with a low-intervention birth
Podcast: Midwives explain options for holistic birth plans, even in the hospital

Inducing labor: What to expect if you need an induction
Podcast: Labor & delivery providers share how, why and when to be induced

What does preterm labor feel like?
Podcast: OB/GYN defines preterm, risks to you and baby, and when to call

Fertility nurse inspires change after own miscarriages
Podcast: Follow a journey through pregnancy loss that leads to policy change at work

Growing the Gill family comes with help from Sanford Health
Podcast: Nikki and Polly Gill went from IVF to NICU with their baby Theo

Midwives are part of pregnancy care spectrum
Podcast: A certified nurse-midwife provides care beyond low-intervention birth

From IVF to NICU: One couple’s road to starting a family
Podcast: Soon after ‘graduating’ from fertility to pregnancy care, complications arose

Pelvic floor dysfunction explained, and how to fix it
Podcast: Women’s specialists discuss pelvic floor issues and why they’re more common than we think

PCOS can affect your fertility and more
Podcast: Specialist shares what to do about whole-body effects of polycystic ovary syndrome

Prep for baby, postpartum, and ‘fourth trimester’
Podcast: Certified nurse midwife Kayla Quinn defines what’s normal, what’s not after delivery
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Try ginger tea for nausea, heartburn or vomiting
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It’s twins! Prenatal care for multiples
Learn the ins and outs of having a twin pregnancy.

What to know about baby’s first checkup
Find out if your baby’s development is normal.

What testing for birth defects can tell parents
Major birth defects occur in 2% to 4% of all live-born infants. Understand the types of tests available to you.

What does your due date really mean?
As soon as you announce you are pregnant, you’re likely to hear, “When is your due date?” The truth is, you are very unlikely to have your baby on your due date. More precisely, the medical world often refers to it as EDD, the estimated date of delivery. Due dates are exactly that – an […]

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