Pregnancy & Labor

On Pregnancy

• On Back Sleeping
  • It’s (Probably) Safe to Sleep on Your Back While Pregnant
  • Back Sleeping During Pregnancy and the Sydney Stillbirth Study
• On Weight Gain
  • A Sudden Bump Up In Weight In the 2nd Trimester Is Common — And No Reason To Panic
• On Fetal Gender
  • How To Learn Your Baby’s Gender at the First Trimester Screening
• On Miscarriage
  • A Threatened Miscarriage, a Subchorionic Hematoma, and How United Airlines (Nearly) Ate My Baby
  • Morning Sickness & Miscarriage: How Much Does Nausea Lower Your Risk?
  • Lies, Damned Lies, and Miscarriage Statistics
• On Safety
  • Folic Acid During Early Pregnancy May Lower the Risk of Autism
  • Light Drinking During Pregnancy: 7 Things You Need to Know

On Labor & Delivery

• Giving Birth Takes Twice as Long as It Did 50 Years Ago
• Forget Sex and Spicy Foods: Of Natural Methods to Induce Labor, Only Nipple Stimulation Works
• Does an Induction Really Increase Your Chances of a C-Section?
• Your Due Date Is Wrong — So When Is Labor Most Likely?