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How To Help Your Baby With Their Infant Ailments

By Savanna Kearney | March 5, 2020 | Conception 2 College , Health , infant
There are countless words we use to describe newborn babies: cute, precious, angelic, beautiful ... I could go on forever. Yet there are other adjectives we’ve all thought of but never said aloud: gross, yucky, smelly. When your baby has a first aid need, it’s our job to take care of the problem, no matter

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Things You Wish You Knew About Labor Induction

By Amanda Roland | December 27, 2019 | Conception 2 College , Expecting
When pregnant, most future mothers will have an ideal birthing plan. They hope against all odds that they will have control over everything that will happen in the delivery room. The reality is that your labor story is going to be unique and most likely nothing like how you planned it to be. Labor Induction

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A Guide to Birthing Plans

By Giggle Magazine | October 22, 2018 | Expecting
Being pregnant and going into labor can be daunting, but crafting a carefully laid out birth plan can help alleviate some of these fears and help you concentrate on what is the most important thing during labor: bringing your child into the world safely. Birth plans are a useful tool to help stimulate conversations with

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The Heart of Pregnancy: Understanding peripartum cardiomyopathy

By April Tisher | April 3, 2018 | Expecting
Pregnancy is difficult enough with weight gain, hormonal mood swings and morning sickness. But there is a condition that can put pregnant women in a lethal position. Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is also known as postpartum cardiomyopathy. It is an uncommon form of heart failure that happens during the last month of pregnancy. It can also

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The Importance of Folic Acid During Pregnancy

By Giggle Magazine | January 9, 2018 | Blog
By Elayza Gonzalez Women who are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant can benefit immensely from taking prenatal vitamins, including and especially folic acid. Folic acid, also known as folate or vitamin B9, is a water-soluble vitamin used to prevent and treat low blood levels of folate. Aside from treating folate deficiency, folic acid

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