Wow - what a year it’s been! After experiencing a massive surge in at-home births in 2020, we entered 2021 knowing that it would be full of its own challenges, triumphs, and lessons in business growth. What we didn’t know was just how quickly this year would fly by and the sheer growth we’d experience as a company.

Whether you’re trying to become pregnant or are trying to prevent pregnancy, understanding the way your reproductive system works can help you and your partner make decisions about your family planning that feel right to you. It can also help you understand and monitor hormonal symptoms such as acne, anxiety, depression, cycle irregularity, and migraines. While there are many different methodologies for tracking your cycle, one of the most highly regarded natural methods of tracking is called FEMM.

Each year, approximately 2-10% of pregnant women in the United States are affected by gestational diabetes. The commonality of this diagnosis among pregnant women can feel intimidating and scary. However, it’s important to learn about gestational diabetes - including how to identify, treat, and prevent it - to ensure that you have a safe and healthy pregnancy.

Following childbirth, women enter a period called “postpartum.” During this period it can be overwhelming to know what to do in the days and weeks following the birth of your newborn. Mothers not only face the challenges of taking care of a new baby, but they also often face challenges in recovering from birth and pregnancy themselves. To ease any uncertainties you have and help make your postpartum experience a positive one, our team is sharing the Cincinnati Birth Center’s postpartum instructions that we provide new mothers with.

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?”