pregnancy health care provider

After learning that you’re pregnant, your main agenda is simple: Tell your partner and celebrate! But once the happy news sinks in, the next steps can seem overwhelming.To help simplify the ... READ MORE

6 Tips for Effective Hospital Negotiations

Is the hospital you’ve chosen totally supportive of the six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices? Once you educate yourself on the elements of a healthy birth, there may be times you need to ... READ MORE

What’s The Answer to 70 Percent C-section Rates? Birth Centers

People are shocked—SHOCKED!—at the news in a recent study that spells out one of the glaring reasons why our Cesarean section rate is so ridiculously high. According to a new study conducted ... READ MORE

10 Questions to Help You Choose a Care Provider

Finding the right person to care for you and your baby during pregnancy, labor and birth is one of the most important decisions you will make, and it can help you feel confident to push for ... READ MORE

If I Have an OB-GYN, Do I Need a Doula Too?

Having a doula is like having a personal trainer. You’re familiar with the equipment at the gym, but a trainer gives you the support you need to finish your workout. Your OB-GYN is usually ... READ MORE

UTIs During Pregnancy

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common ailment during pregnancy, because your expanded uterus—which sits atop your bladder—sometimes can block urine drainage, causing the infection.UTIs ... READ MORE

Ask Questions

Pregnancy is a time when you need advice and information from your doctor, and you’ll likely get it if you ask enough questions. But prenatal checkups can fly by so fast that you forget to ... READ MORE

OBs and Midwives Working Together

When I found out I was pregnant, I chose my OB-GYN for two reasons: She came highly recommended and I had heard through other moms that she was supportive of natural childbirth.The fact that ... READ MORE

OB or Midwife?

Eight years ago when I had my first son, I initially met with an OB-GYN recommended to me by a friend. I adored him—as well as his partners: a dynamic team of certified nurse-midwives. After ... READ MORE

The Road to Better Obstetric Care?

My friends and I watched Christy Turlington’s documentary, No Woman No Cry (about global maternal health conditions) with our plates loaded with olives and cheeses, macaroni and salads, ... READ MORE