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Six days after delivering my second baby, I ended up in the ER passing baseball-sized…

Pregnancy

Being pregnant with my fourth child began with a bang. And not just because this…

Katie SchwentOctober 7, 2021

Pregnancy

I remember my first ultrasound with my son vividly. I was nervous but over the…

Lisa CarnettAugust 11, 2021

Health & Safety

“I’ve done something bad,” I admitted to my midwife. “I’ve googled, and now I’m worried.”

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A cervical cerclage, or stitch helping to close the cervix, can be one way to…

Pretty much anytime your doctor uses the word “pregnancy” with an adjective before it, things…

Kayla YoungDecember 9, 2018

Health & Safety

Ok. It wasn’t supposed to go like this. You were supposed to go in, find…

Deirdre MaddenOctober 21, 2018

Pregnancy

All pregnancies are different. It is fair to say that mine was tough. Here are…

“Choroid plexus cysts.” A million and one questions went through my mind when my OBGYN…

Kelly RiibeApril 2, 2018

When I was 29 weeks pregnant, I went to the bathroom and saw bright red…