Pregnancy Resources

Newborn Vaccinations

• Hep B

  • Separating Fact from Fiction in the Newborn Nursery: Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns, from “Science-Based Medicine”

  • Should all Babies be Getting the Hepatitis B Vaccine at Birth?, from Today’s Parent

• Vitamin K

  • Evidence On: The Vitamin K Shot in Newborns, from Evidence Based Birth

  • Vitamin K in Neonates: Facts and Myths, from NCBI

  • Oral Vitamin K Regimen for Newborns, from Evidence Based Birth

• Erythromycin

  • Evidence On: Erythromycin Eye Ointment for Newborns, from Evidence Based Birth

  • Do Newborns Really Need That Eye Ointment? From, ChildrensMD.org

• Vaccination Schedules

  • Alternative Schedule, from Children’s Health Choices

  • Dr. Sear’s Delayed Vaccination Schedule, from Children’s Health Choices

  • Traditional Schedule, from Center of Disease Control and Prevention

Water Birth

• Doctors Say Don’t Give Birth to Baby in a Tub, But Midwives Disagree, from NPR

• Water Birth: Benefits and Potential Risks, from AmericanPregnancy.org

• Evidence on: Water Birth, from Evidence Based Birth

• Immersion in Water in Labour and Birth, from Cochrane

Breech Exercises

• How to Turn a Breech, Posterior or Transversal Baby, from Fit Mums Channel YouTube

• How to Turn a Breech Baby, from Mama, Birth, and Baby YouTube

• Infant Diagnostic Testing Cites, from North Carolina Newborn Hearing

GBS (group-B strep)

• What is it and why do we test for it?

  • Group B Strep Infection: GBS, from American Pregnancy Association

  • Evidence On: Group B Strep in Pregnancy, from Evidence Based Birth

• Positive and don’t want antibiotics?

  • Ask a Midwife: Alternative Treatment for GBS, from Holistic Squid

  • How to Get Rid of GBS, from Wellness Mama

Circumcision

• The Circumcision Decision, from Birth Without Fear

Mastitis

• Homeopathic Remedies for Mastitis, from Joette Calabrese

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding: Getting a Good Latch Video, from The Yellow Nursery YouTube

• Free Materials & Information, from Breastfeeding Materials

• How to Breastfeed - Deep Latch Technique Video, from Fit Pregnancy YouTube

Brewer’s Diet

• Dr. Brewer’s Pregnancy Diet

• Best Brewer Diet Recipes, from Pinterest

Gestational Diabetes

• Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention E#ss

• What is gestational diabetes?, from Baby Center

• Gestational Diabetes, from American Diabetes Association
  

Birth Plan Considerations

• Tips on Writing a Birth Plan, from What to Expect

• A Birth Plan Tool, from The Bump

• Creating Your Birth Plan, from American Pregnancy Associations

Rhogam

Essentials Oils

• Benefits of Using Essential Oils in Your Pregnancy, from Mom Tricks

• Using Essential Oils for Labor, from Your Childbirth Guide

• Best Essential Oils for Inducing Labor, from Essential Oil Experts

• Best Essential Oils for Labor and Delivery, from Just Mommies

Foods High in Iron

• Foods High in Iron for Pregnant Moms, from Modern Mom

• Treating Iron Deficiency Naturally During Pregnancy, from American Pregnancy

• Iron in Your Pregnancy Diet, from Baby Center

Safe Pregnancy Medications

• Indigestion/Heartburn -

  • Mylanta, Pepcid, Tums, Zantac, Tagament, Phazyme, Prilosec

• Constipation Fiber Therapy -

  • Fibercon, Metamucil, Citrucel, Miralax

• Stool Softeners -

  • Colace, Surfax

• Laxatives -

  • Senokot, Percolace, Milk of Magnesia

• Diarrhea -

  • Imodium AD, Kaopectate

• Yeast Infection -

  • Monistat 3, Monistat 7

• 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)

• Sore Throat -

  • Tylenol, Cepacol Lozenges, Saline Gargles (1/4-1/2 tsp salt in 8oz water)

• Cold/Allergies -

  • Actifed, Conatac, Benadryl, Tylenol Cold/Tylenol Sinus/Tylenol, Robitussin, Drixoral, Dimetapp, Chlortimeton, Zyrtec, Dayquil/Myquil, Theraflu, Vicks, Mucinex, Claritin

• Headaches -

  • Tylenol (Regular/Extra Strength - 2 tabs every 4-6 hours)

• Hemorrhoids -

  • Preparation H, Anusol HC, High Fiber Diet

• Insomnia -

  • Benadryl, Tylenol PM, Unisom, Chamomile Tea

Solid Foods

• Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods, from March of Dimes

• Starting Solids, from La Leche League International

Diapers of a Breastfed Baby