Spooky season is upon us! As Halloween approaches, we thought we’d take a moment to revel in the “spooky” side of pregnancy and some of the horrors your body may face during pregnancy and beyond.

From the messy to the magical - pregnancy is full of highs and lows that any woman who has been through it can relate to. You may have grown up watching pregnancy played out on TV in different ways, highlighting the highs, lows, and woes that pregnant women often face as their body and lifestyle begins to change. While the media can often exaggerate aspects of pregnancy, it also highlights countless oh-so-real emotions and experiences that pregnant women face.

The third trimester marks both an exciting and a daunting milestone - you’re just a few months away from meeting your new baby and your body is rapidly changing to prepare for birth. We know how nerve-racking the third trimester can feel at times - especially for first-time mothers - so we’re sharing common things you can likely expect during your final weeks of pregnancy.

Working out while pregnant has become one of those “talked about taboos,” sparking even more questions than answers. Our team at the Cincinnati Birthing Center is here to weigh in on the topic and give you our best advice for a healthy pregnancy.

This Thursday, August 26th is National Women’s Equality Day: a day that marks a monumental moment in time in which women overcame adversity, gained the right to vote, and took a stand for gender equality. Today, it acts as both a celebration of all the adversities women have overcome in the sake of equality as well as a reminder of the vast inequalities that still exist today.

After more than a year of limited travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you may find yourself among the many people who are itching for a vacation. Travel safety has been top-of-mind for many travelers amid the pandemic, but especially for pregnant women. If you’re pregnant and considering travel, you may be asking yourself, “Is traveling while pregnant safe?”

While sporadic food cravings can be common at any point in your life, they tend to creep in much more frequently and furiously when you’re pregnant. If you’ve ever experienced them, you may be wondering why and when they typically occur. Read more:

As the midsummer heat sets in and families flock to the pool, you may be second guessing your swimsuit collection. Is it time for you to swap out your bikini for a maternity suit? To ease your search for a swimsuit, we’ve rounded up a list of our top maternity swimsuits of 2021 to help make you feel beautiful and supported in your bathing suit this summer:

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: