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• Time to Quit Baby-Making?

  Posted Wed, May 14, 2008, 12:14 pm PDT

  I just found a piece of paper from over a decade ago, on which I listed the pros and cons of continuing to attempt to get pregnant. At the time, my…

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• "Are You Pregnant?"

  Posted Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 3:42 pm PDT

  I have a friend who I know is trying to get pregnant. A few days ago we were having lunch and she said she had been so exhausted ever since she got…

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• Too Much Medical Intervention in Labor?

  Posted Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 1:31 pm PDT

  You may know already that pitocin is a medication that we use to induce or augment labor because it causes stronger contractions. My views on pitocin…

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• Healthful Food Choices During Pregnancy

  Posted Wed, Apr 09, 2008, 1:54 pm PDT

  We should all learn the skills needed to choose wisely between different options. But do we need numbers by our choices to help us? How do you figure…

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• Signs That You Are in Labor

  Posted Wed, Mar 26, 2008, 12:40 pm PDT

  Labor by definition occurs when regular contractions of the uterus lead to dilation and shortening, or effacement, of the cervix. Although preterm…

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• Gestational Diabetes: What Does it Mean?

  Posted Thu, Mar 20, 2008, 11:38 am PDT

  Wikipedia has a good definition of diabetes: "Diabetes mellitus, often simply diabetes, is a syndrome characterized by disordered metabolism and…

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• Measuring Too Big in Pregnancy

  Posted Wed, Mar 05, 2008, 3:40 pm PST

  I recently wrote about how we measure the uterus during pregnancy. The fundal height is the term for the distance from the pubic bone to the top or…

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• Measuring Too Small During Pregnancy

  Posted Fri, Feb 29, 2008, 12:27 pm PST

  I recently wrote about how we measure the uterus during pregnancy. So what does it mean if your "fundal height" (the name for that measurement) is…

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• Tummy Measurement During Pregnancy

  Posted Fri, Feb 22, 2008, 4:59 pm PST

  At each prenatal visit your doctor or midwife probably measures your uterus to see how the baby is growing. In the first half of pregnancy, the size…

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• Belly Dancing in Pregnancy

  Posted Wed, Feb 20, 2008, 11:16 am PST

  I was on the local television news recently to comment on women learning to belly dance in pregnancy -- whether it is safe, and what the trend is all…

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