Resources for Your Pregnancy
Birthing During Covid-19
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Birthing in the Time of Covid-19, from Evidence Based Birth
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Giving Birth at a Hospital During Covid-19, from YouTube
Pregnancy Safe Medications
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Indigestion/Heartburn - Mylanta, Pepcid, Tums, Tagament, Phazyme
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Constipation Fiber Therapy - Fibercon, Metamucil, Citrucel, Miralax
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Stool Softeners - Colace, Surfax
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Laxatives - Senokot, Percolace, Milk of Magnesia
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Diarrhea - Imodium AD, Kaopectate
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Yeast Infection - Monistat 3, Monistat 7
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Nausea - Emetrol, Dramamine, Vitamin B6 (10-30mg 2x/day), Ginger Capsules (3-4x/day), Ginger Snaps, Sea Bands, Cinnamon, **Eat small, frequent meals (every 2-3 hours)
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Sore Throat - Tylenol, Cepacol Lozenges, Saline Gargles (1/4-1/2 tsp salt in 8oz water)
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Cold/Allergies - Actifed, Conatac, Benadryl, Tylenol Cold/Tylenol Sinus/Tylenol, Robitussin, Drixoral, Dimetapp, Chlortimeton, Zyrtec, Dayquil/Myquil, Theraflu, Vicks, Mucinex, Claritin
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Headaches - Tylenol (Regular/Extra Strength - 2 tabs every 4-6 hours)
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Hemorrhoids - Preparation H, Anusol HC, High Fiber Diet
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Insomnia - Benadryl, Tylenol PM, Unisom, Chamomile Tea
Brewer Pregnancy Diet
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Dr. Brewer's Pregnancy Diet
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Best Brewer Diet Recipes, from Pinterest
Gestational Diabetes
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Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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What is gestational diabetes?, from Baby Center
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Gestational Diabetes, from American Diabetes Association
Group Beta Strep (gbs)
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What is it and why do we test for it?
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Group B Strep Infection: GBS, from American Pregnancy Association
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Evidence On: Group B Strep in Pregnancy, from Evidence Based Birth
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Positive and don't want antibiotics?
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Ask a Midwife: Alternative Treatment for GBS, from Holistic Squid
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How to Get Rid of GBS, from Wellness Mama
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Rhogam
Foods High in Iron
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Foods High in Iron for Pregnancy Moms, from Modern Mom
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Treating Iron Deficiency Naturally During Pregnancy, from American Pregnancy
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Iron in Your Pregnancy Diet, from Baby Center
Breech Exercises
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How to Turn a Breech, Posterior, or Transversal Baby, from Fit Mums Channel YouTube
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How to Turn a Breech Baby, from Mama, Birth, and Baby Youtube
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Infant Diagnostic Testing Cites, from North Carolina Newborn Hearing
Water Birth
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Doctors Say Don't Give Birth to Baby in a Tub, but Midwives Disagree, from NPR
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Waterbirth: Benefits and Potential Risks, from American Pregnancy
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Evidence on: Water Birth, from Evidence Based Birth
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Immersion in Water in Labour and Birth, from Cochrane
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Real Life Stories on Waterbirth, from Evidence Based Birth
Essential Oils
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Benefits of Using Essential Oils in Your Pregnancy, from Mom Tricks
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Using Essential Oils for Labor, from Your Childbirth Guide
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Best Essential Oils for Inducing Labor, from Essential Oil Experts
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Best Essential Oils for Labor and Delivery, from Just Mommies
Elements of a Birth Plan
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Tips on Writing a Birth Plan, from What to Expect
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A Birth Plan Tool, from the Bump
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Creating Your Birth Plan, from American Pregnancy Associations
Vaccinations
Hep B
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Separating Fact from Fiction in the Newborn Nursery: Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns, from Science-Based Medicine
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Should all Babies be Getting the Hepatitis B Vaccines at Birth?, from Today's Parents
Vitamin K
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Evidence On: The Vitamin K Shot in Newborns, from Evidence Based Birth
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Vitamin K in Neonates: Facts and Myths, from NCBI
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Oral Vitamin K Regimen for Newborns, from Evidence Based Birth
Erythromycin
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Evidence On: Erythromycin Eye Ointment for Newborns, from Evidence Based Birth
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Do Newborns Really Need That Eye Ointment?, from ChildrensMD
Vaccination Schedules
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Alternative Schedule, from Children's Health Choices
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Dr. Sear's Delayed Vaccination Schedule, from Children's Health Choices
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Traditional Schedule, from Center of Disease Control Prevention
Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding:Getting a Good Latch Video, from The Yellow Nursery Youtube
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Free Materials & Information, from Breastfeeding Materials
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How to Breastfed - Deep Latch Technique Video, from Fit Pregnancy Youtube
Red Raspberry Leaf
- Red Raspberry Leaf during Pregnancy, from Evidence Based Birth
Doulas
- Evidence on Doulas, from Evidence Based Birth
Fetal Kick Counts
Circumcision
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The Circumcision Decision, from Birth Without Fear
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Evidence and Ethics on Circumcision, from Evidence Based Birth