Articles by: Michelle Stephen

Nicola Swanson

Pregnancy…It Isn’t Always Pickles & Ice Cream!

Nicola Swanson, President & Co-founder of PAK, shares her HONEST highlights of each trimester of her pregnancies… My First Trimester Highlights… The first ultrasound – so exciting to see the baby and hear the heartbeat....

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Sarah L. Hosker

What is Stillbirth

Did you know October is SIDS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month? In the United States Stillbirth refers to the loss of a baby of twenty or more weeks gestation. Stillbirth is not a...

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Sarah L. Hosker

When Itching in Pregnancy is Not Normal..

Although some itching in pregnancy is normal, if you notice itching, primarily at night on the palms of hands, arms, legs, soles of feet or all-over itching which typically increases in severity, speak with...

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Sarah L. Hosker

Capturing this Special Pregnancy Moment

As you are counting the weeks up to delivery day, why not capture this special moment? With the help of EXPECTING M.O.M.S. you can cast your pregnant belly while anxiously waiting your baby’s arrival....

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Sarah L. Hosker

Exercise & Pregnancy

Just about all women can and should be physically active throughout pregnancy. Exercise during pregnancy is safe and often recommended although some modification to your workouts may be  due to natural anatomic and physiologic...

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Sarah L. Hosker

Yoga & Pregnancy

Pregnant and thinking about prenatal yoga? Check out Marlynn Wei’s article, Yoga in Pregnancy: Many poses are safer than once thought  regarding a “study, published recently in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, provides encouraging results that...

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