Getting pregnant doesn’t always happen by chance. Fertility tracking tools make planning for pregnancy and tracking your period easier to do. There are many fertility tracking apps these days, but these are the top 5 fertility tracking apps you can count on in 2021:

When it comes to pregnancy, there are endless “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts” that will be thrown your way. Picking through the seemingly endless conflicting information and advice that’s out there can be difficult. Expert midwife, doula, lactation consultant, and owner of Cincinnati Birth Center, Meghan Nowland, weighs in on common care myths:

Summer is just around the corner! As the summer heat begins to set in, so does the itch for refreshing cold drinks. If you’re a soon-to-be-mom or a nursing mother, it’s important that you skip the summer booze and stick to mocktails in the months ahead. But that doesn’t mean they still can’t pack a punch! Sit back, relax, and sip on one of these healthy, refreshing mocktails this Summer:

There’s no “right time” to get pregnant - only what’s right for you. At the Cincinnati Birthing Center, we want to make sure that you feel supported and safe no matter where you’re at in your pregnancy. Whether you’re 25 or 35 years old when you find out you're pregnant, there’s helpful advice you can follow that can help you foster a safe, healthy, and happy pregnancy. Here’s what our expert midwives had to say

As we celebrate strong women everywhere this International Women’s Day, I wanted to take a moment to candidly share my motivations behind the Cincinnati Birthing Center with you. They’re deeply rooted in a passion for empowering women to grow.

The national midwifery norms we know today were shaped by hundreds of years worth of history within the U.S. - and they’re pretty skewed from the “norm” of other westernized nations. Around the world, midwives are a commonality. Understanding the current state of midwifery in the US requires an understanding of the industry’s history.

Home births have many commonalities with hospital births, but they also have some distinct differences. Here is glimpse of what our home birthing process typically looks like.

When it comes to choosing a care provider for childbirth, it can be hard to know what’s right for you - especially if you’re a first-time mother. Understanding the differences in providers and what they do is important to having a comfortable and safe birth experience. Is hiring a doula or midwife right for you? Here are six reasons why you might hire one.

Finding out that you’re pregnant can show itself in many different ways, but all of them point to the same answer. What to do next, on the other hand, can sometimes feel like a mystery. Especially for first-time mothers. There’s a lot of information out there about what you should do when you find out that you’re pregnant, but in general these are the most important next steps that you can take.