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What's safe and what's not when you're expecting READ MORE

Our step-by-step timeline will help you navigate your pregnancy with as little stress and guesswork as possible. READ MORE

Chickpea Salad with Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, Corn and Black Beans

The corn and beans in this salad offer up to 13 grams of fiber to help alleviate pregnancy constipation. READ MORE

Farmers Market Recipes

Grow a healthy baby with fruits and vegetables from your local farmers market. READ MORE

Comfort Zone

Let’s get real: When you’re pregnant in the dead of winter, controlling your weight is no piece of cake, although you’d probably like to eat one—and then another. We share our favorite ... READ MORE

Enriched And Famous

Fortified foods like vitamin D-enriched milk or calcium-added orange juice seem like an easy way to get the nutrients you need. But are they the best way to nourish you and your baby? The ... READ MORE

Tell Me What To Eat

When I ordered shrimp rolls at a tapas bar 12 weeks into my pregnancy, one of my friends reacted as if I’d ordered a double martini. “You can’t have shrimp when you’re pregnant!” she ... READ MORE

Self-Care For Down There

Everyone is fussing over your new baby, but you need some TLC, too—especially in your tender nether regions. Amy Murtha, M.D., of Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C., offers these ... READ MORE

Constipation During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Some pregnancy annoyances are discussed in polite company. Morning sickness, check. Swollen ankles, check. But irregularity? It’s pretty much in the closet. Heartburn, constipation and ... READ MORE

Your Changing Body

Feeling exhausted, moody and anxious is all part of having a newborn, right? Maybe not, says Maureen Groer, Ph.D., a professor of nursing at University of South Florida College in Tampa and ... READ MORE