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We want the best for our impending bundles of joy, but it's a job for a mom-to-be to keep it all straight. Take this quiz to find out how much you know about the vitamins you're expected to take when expecting. Take the Quiz Read more
It may take two to tango, but it often feels like the woman is the only one who has to prepare for pregnancy. We have heard about the benefits of taking folic acid for up to a year before pregnancy, but now in the UK, vitamin manufacturers are advertising supplements for both men and women to put them on the right health path prior to conception. Sanatogen Mother & Father to Be includes Read more
If you weren't taking a prenatal vitamin before getting pregnant, it is likely the first change you will make after discovering you are expecting. Flip through a baby magazine or browse the aisle at your local drugstore and you will find a number of vitamins on the market, all with various claims. While some doctors recommend patients take prescription vitamins, many over-the-counter versions Read more
Once you get pregnant, or preferably before, your OB/GYN will most likely recommend supplementing your diet with a prenatal vitamin. Some doctors prescribe a specific brand while others, like myself, took generic ones from drugstores like Walgreens ($10). Stuart Prenatal ($30) vitamins cost three times as much as the generic brand but according to the label, the ingredients are the same. Did Read more
My mother, a registered nurse who worked on a spina bifida study for years, encouraged me to take prenatal vitamins with an additional folic acid supplement. Folic acid has long been credited with helping to prevent birth defects, including spina bifida. Being my mother and a health professional, I took her advice and followed her direction. To see the latest on the benefits of folic Read more
When Australian tourist Rachel Evans unexpectedly went into labor at Vancouver International Airport last Summer, some three months before her due date, the baby's health and well-being were the immediate concern for the new mom and dad John Kan. After the baby, Piper, was born, she needed 90 days of neonatal care, and while the couple took out travel insurance and extra coverage, they did not Read more
If you're starting to think about getting pregnant, you've probably heard plenty of advice on all of the things you should be doing: getting your finances in order, taking prenatal vitamins, learning your company's maternity leave policy . . . but what about the fun stuff? The trips you want to take, and the splurges you want to make? We've come up with the ultimate bucket list of all the purely Read more
While some pregnancies are an unexpected surprise, many are planned for months, or even years, before they happen. For those with an inkling that they want to be in a pregnant way, there are vitamins to take, lifestyle changes to make, and tests to be done. Genetic testing has come a long way, now able to screen for 2,200 different diseases. We know you know your prenatal tests, let's see how Read more
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