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Choosing a Pediatrician for Your New Baby

From the day you learn you’re pregnant, you make decisions that last your child’s lifetime — like the name you choose for your baby. To give your newborn the healthiest […]

Where Should I Have My Baby?

Giving Birth at a Hospital In the United States, most babies are born in a hospital. Not all hospitals offer the same type of care. It can depend on: The […]

Treatments to Prevent Premature Birth

Having a full-term pregnancy is best for your baby’s health. Full-term pregnancies usually last about 40 weeks. When a baby is born earlier than 37 weeks, it’s called a preterm […]

After your baby arrives, you’ll notice some changes — both physical and emotional. What to Expect Physically Physically, you might experience: Sore breasts. Your breasts may be painfully engorged for […]

Preparing for Multiple Births

What Are Multiple Births? A multiple birth is when a mother is pregnant with more than one baby. This may mean a twin pregnancy, triplet pregnancy, or more. What Are […]

Prenatal Testing: Third Trimester

Overview Prenatal Testing in the Third Trimester Throughout your pregnancy, you’ll want to know how your baby is growing. Prenatal tests in the third trimester (weeks 28–40) can offer helpful […]

Pregnancy at 27 Weeks: Weekly Calendar

Your Baby’s Development at 27 Weeks What Are My Baby’s Weight and Size at 27 Weeks? Babies at this stage look like how they’ll appear at birth, just thinner and […]

Pregnancy at 3 Weeks: Weekly Calendar

What’s Happening in My Body? Even though you may not feel pregnant yet, you have a baby growing and developing inside you! Your baby was just conceived but already is […]

Pregnancy at 18 Weeks: Weekly Calendar

Your Baby’s Development at 18 Weeks What Are My Baby’s Weight & Size at 18 Weeks? When you are 18 weeks pregnant, your baby weighs about 6 to 7 ounces […]

Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)

What Is NOWS? Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) happens when someone uses opioid (OH-pee-oyd) medicines or drugs during pregnancy. NOWS happens because the baby becomes dependent on the drug during […]

Natural Childbirth

What Is Natural Childbirth? Natural childbirth is giving birth using no medicines at all, instead using techniques such as relaxation and controlled breathing for pain. For many, having a natural […]

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)

What Is NAS? If a woman uses drugs (including some types of medicines) during pregnancy, her baby can be born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS for short. NAS happens […]

Inducing Labor

What Does Inducing Labor Mean? Inducing labor (or labor induction) is when doctors use medicines or other medical methods to bring on labor before a woman goes into labor on […]

Health Care Providers: Midwives

What Is a Midwife? A midwife is a health care provider who specializes in female reproductive health care needs. This includes prenatal care, labor, delivery, postpartum care, and newborn care […]

Group B Strep and Pregnancy

What Is Group B Strep? Group B Streptococcus (group B strep, GBS) is a type of bacteria often found in the urinary tract, digestive system, and reproductive tracts. The bacteria […]

Cesarean Sections (C-Sections)

What Is a C-Section? A cesarean section (C-section) is the surgical delivery of a baby through incisions in the mother’s abdominal wall and uterus. C-sections can help women who are […]

Cord Blood Banking

What Is Cord Blood? During pregnancy, the umbilical cord connects a developing fetus to the placenta. The placenta is an organ within a pregnant woman’s womb. It provides oxygen and […]

Dealing With Pain During Childbirth

Learning all you can about labor and delivery can help you manage the pain of childbirth when the time comes. Pain During Labor and Delivery Pain during labor is caused […]

Bringing Your Baby Home

Whether your baby comes home from the hospital right away, arrives later (perhaps after a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit), or comes through an adoption agency, the homecoming […]

COVID-19: Pregnancy FAQs

Can COVID-19 Cause Problems for a Woman’s Pregnancy or Her Baby? COVID-19 during pregnancy usually causes a mild illness and women recover fully. But studies show that those who are […]