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Read baby Beckham's inspiring story of premature birth at 28 weeks due to HELLP syndrome. Learn how UnityPoint Health – Meriter's NICU team provided exceptional care in Madison, Wisconsin.

Everyone seems to have opinions (good or bad), including sharing old wives’ tales related to pregnancy. We’ve compiled a list of common pregnancy wives’ tales moms-to-be may hear, letting you know what’s lighthearted fun and what actually might be fact.

Motherhood is difficult and crying often is expected. It’s important to know these are normal emotions caused by feeling overwhelmed, hormone adjustments, postpartum depression and other factors. Learn more about what to expect when it comes to emotions as a new mom. 

A cancer diagnosis can be a scary, stressful and confusing time in a woman’s life. There are so many different words and terms when it comes to describing and characterizing cancer. It’s easy to get lost. Our provider explains what it all means.

Whether you are preparing for a stay at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in advance of your delivery or are adjusting to NICU life after your bundle of joy joined the world before you had planned, knowing what you should, and can, bring to the NICU is one thing you shouldn’t have to stress about. Use this list of things to bring to the NICU to help streamline your packing process.

Here’s what you can typically expect during your baby’s first 24 hours of life outside the womb. Remember – every baby and mom is a unique situation so every experience is a little different.

Summer pregnancy can pack a beach tote of uncomfortable symptoms. From hot and humid temperatures, swollen feet and uber sweatiness, it can be tough to be pregnant in the summer. Here are some of the not so fun parts of summer fun when growing a human between June and August.

Breastfeeding is a learning process both for mom and baby. In the first few days and even weeks, it can feel like breastfeeding takes a lot of time and mental energy, but it will get easier. Here are 12 things you may not know about breastfeeding.

The best way to ensure you are consuming enough folic acid is to take a multivitamin and eat a diet rich in folate foods. Here are 18 Foods Filled with Folic Acid to help get you started!