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• Diabetes and Pregnancy
  You Can Still Have a Healthy Baby
• Not Just for Adults
  Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
• Diagnosis: Diabetes
  Children Get Diabetes Too
• Diabetes Is Not So Sweet
  Tips for Tackling Diabetes During Pregnancy
• Diabetes and Conception
  Healthy Conception for Diabetics Is All in the Planning
• Highs And Lows
  An Inside Look at Teens and Diabetes
• Pregnant and Diabetic
  How Will Diabetes Affect Your Pregnancy?
• Juvenile Diabetes
  Tackling the Diagnosis as a Family
• Living With Diabetes
  Tips from a Nutritionist
• Ask Questions
  What Questions Should an Expectant Mom Ask Her Doctor?

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• Diagnosis: Gestational Diabetes
  Gestational Diabetes is Not the End of the World
• Weight Gain During Pregnancy
  Managing Pregnancy Weight Gain
• Finger Pricks, Insulin and Occasional Indulgences
  Parenting a Diabetic Child
• Obesity and C-sections
  Is There a Link Between Obesity and Cesareans?
• Second Trimester Worries
  What Weighs on Many Expectant Moms' Minds During Trimester Two
• The Terrible Dangers of Childhood Obesity
  An Excerpt from The Highly Healthy Child
• Hope in a Bottle
  Finding Fertility Success with Non-Fertility Medications
• Guide to Pregnancy Tests and Procedures
  
• Bitter Sweet
  Is Sugar Such a Bad Thing?
• Moms Over 35
  Special Advice for Pregnant Women Over 35
• A Weighty Issue for Conception
  Trying to Conceive When You're Clinically Overweight
• Preconception Visit Checklist
  Know What the Doctor Will Ask
• Active and Healthy Toddlers
  The Importance of Getting Your Toddler up and Active
• Vision and Pregnancy
  Eyesight Changes During Pregnancy
• The Active Route
  Taking Charge of Your Heart Health
• Managing A Plus-sized Pregnancy
  Tips for Heavier Pregnant Women
• Preparing for a Twin Delivery
  Tips for Deliverying Twins
• Plan Early to Head Off Obesity
  10 Tips for Daily Physical Activity
• All Those Prenatal Tests
  A Guide to Tests During Pregnancy
• Heart Health During Pregnancy
  Tips to Have a Heart-healthy Pregnancy
• A Proactive Pregnancy
  How a Proactive Attitude and Actions Can Influence Pregnancy
• Joan Lunden's Top 5 Tips for Parents
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• An Ounce of Infertility Prevention
  15 Simple Ways to Prevent Infertility
• Childbirth: When Your Water Breaks
  What Happens When Your Water Breaks?
• High Risk Pregnancy and Low-dose Aspirin Therapy
  An Option for Some High-risk Pregnancies?
• Springing into Pregnancy
  5 Ways to Spring into a Healthy Pregnancy
• Good Mornings
  Bedwetting and Your Child
• 101 Reasons to Breastfeed in your child
  Backed by Research
• A Little Conception Planning Goes a Long Way
  12 Things to Think About When Trying to Conceive
• The Third Trimester
  Getting Back to Basics in the Third Trimester
• Stressful Times and Pregnancy
  How Stressful Situations Can Affect Baby and Mom-to-be
• Misinformed
  Getting the Facts Straight About Bedwetting in Special Needs Kids
• Chiropractic Care for Babies Part Two
  Ensuring Your Baby's Optimum Development
• Prenatal Urine Tests
  Why Does Mom-to-be Have to Pee in That Cup at Each Prenatal Doctor Visit?
• Baby Bottle Cautions
  Are Chemicals Lurking in Your Baby's Bottle?
• Drink Options During Pregnancy
  Smart Nutrition for Thirsty Moms-to-be
• Best Face Forward
  Coping with Teenage Acne
• The Low-Carb Craze
  Should Pregnant Women Participate?
• Ready, Set, Conceive!
  Preconception Planning for a Healthy Pregnancy
• Stillbirth
  The Facts, Causes, Risks and Aftermath of Stillbirth
• Pregnancy Cravings: Pickles and Ice Cream
  Causes and Concerns Regarding Pregnancy Cravings
• Born to Breastfeed
  An Advertising Campaign Worth Watching
• Generation Fast Food
  Deficiencies in the American Teen Diet
• Lots of Pregnancy Tests, Lots of Pregnancy Questions
  Answers to Common Questions About Prenatal Tests
• Holiday Temptations for Mom-to-be
  Sensible Holiday Eating During Pregnancy
• Worried About Conceiving?
  Simple Changes Can Increase Your Chances of Conception
• Intrauterine Growth Retardation
  Know the Facts About IUGR and Pregnancy
• Very High vs. Very Low Percentiles
  What Do These Numbers Mean for Baby?
• Keep Your Digestive System on Track
  Nutrition Tips from the Mayo Clinic
• Healthy Eating During Preconception
  Good Nutrition While You're Trying to Conceive
• Your Fill of Fiber
  Getting the Nutrition You Need
• Shoulder Dystocia
  When Shoulder Dystocia Stops the Delivery
• A Healthy Twin Pregnancy
  Prenatal Care for Moms of Multiples
• Teens at the Table
  The American Medical Association Weighs in on Nutrition and Young People
• A Dad's Eye View of Prenatal Testing
  Explanations for the Dad-to-be on Pregnancy Tests
• A Vanilla Pregnancy
  What Is Just an Average Pregnancy?
• Twin Pregnancy 101
  Everything You Need to Know When Pregnant with Twins from Morning Sickness to Bed Rest
• When One Child Is Breastfed
  The Many Benefits of Breastfeeding
• Having Twins
  Becoming a Parent of Twins
• Amniocentesis
  The Wonders of Amniocentesis
• Cord Blood
  Cord Blood is the Gift of Life
• Never Too Old to Sweat
  Exercise for Seniors
• Accidents Happen
  Getting Back on Track When Potty Training
• Pediatricians Sound Off
  What Doctors Wish Parents of Small Children Would Worry About
• What Is ADHD?
  The Basics
• Blood Diseases and Pregnancy
  Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia
• Prenatal Massage for Stress Relief
  Massage for Prenatal Health and Comfort
• Hemochromatosis and Babies
  Raising Awareness of This Genetic Disorder
• Investigating Labor Induction
  What You Need to Know About Being Induced
• The Flu Bug
  Protecting Your Kids From Influenza
• The ABCs of Cord Blood Banking
  What You Need to Know About Cord Blood Banking
• Too Young to Be Pregnant?
  Knowing When It's the Right Time to Have a Baby
• Too Big for Your Pregnant Shoes
  Have Your Feet Grown During Pregnancy?
• Talking to the Pediatrician
  How to Talk to Your Doctor about Bedwetting
• 9 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy
  A Guide to Nine Months of Healthful Habits
• The Time Is Now for Pregnancy Nutrition
  10 Tips to Keep Healthy While Expecting
• Preventing Premature Delivery
  Promising Treatment May Help Prevent Premature Delivery
• Polyhydramnios (Too Much Amniotic Fluid)
  When You Have Too Much Amniotic Fluid
• Face Stroke Before It Faces You
  Advice From the American Stroke Association
• Prenatal Exercise for All Moods
  Fitness for All Levels of Energy During Pregnancy
• The Art of Prenatal Massage
  Learn the Art of Massage During Pregnancy
• Labor and Childbirth
  Will Your Labor Be Like Your Mom's?
• Look Your Best in Your Wedding Dress
  10 Simple Exercise and Weight Loss Tips for Brides-to-be
• Expecting to Dance
  Dancing Your Way to Fitness While Pregnant
• Could Your Child Need Glasses?
  Making the Process Go Smoothly for Your Child
• When Laughing Makes You Leak
  Fast Facts About Stress Urinary Incontinence
• Walk This Way During Pregnancy
  Take a Walk With Baby Before Delivery!
• Myths and Truths of Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death
  Trying Again Answers Grieving Parents' Questions About Loss
• Twin Pregnancies
  How One Pregnancy Makes Two Babies
• Carrying the Weight
  Helping Your Overweight Child
• The Future of Parenting
  5 Key Trends Worth Talking About
• Home Cooking
  9 Easy Ways to Make Fixing Meals at Home Doable
• The Home Birth Hype
  Everything You Need to Know About Delivering at Home
• Running While Pregnant
  You Don't Have to Give Running Up While Pregnant
• The Myth of Eating for Two
  How Much Extra Do You Really Need to Eat While Pregnant?
• Wet Beds and Sound Sleepers
  What's the Connection?
• A Walk on the Spicy Side
  Enhancing Holiday Flavors with Herbs
• Pregnancy Exercise
  Start Exercising During Pregnancy
• Promises Remembered
  Fulfill Last Year's Resolutions Before the New Year Begins
• A Visit to the Urologist for Bedwetting
  What to Expect During Your Urologist Checkup
• Counting Carbs While Pregnant
  Are Low-carb Diets Safe During Pregnancy?
• Fun, Filling, But Not Fattening
  The Skinny on Making Your Kids a Great School Lunch
• Pregnant Belly Painting
  Tips on Decorating Your Baby Bump
• Alternative Medicines During Pregnancy
  Are They Key to a Healthy, Happy Pregnancy?
• How Close Is Too Close?
  The Pros and Cons of Back-to-back Pregnancies
• Toxemia and Pregnancy
  Tips for Tackling Toxemia
• When Identical Twins Look Different
  Can This Really Happen?
• The ABCs of UTIs
  Identifying and Treating Urinary Tract Infections
• Pregnant Through the Holidays
  Getting Ready for Your Holiday Baby
• Upping the Odds of Pregnancy
  Doing Your Best to Conceive
• Bump in the Night
  How Can You Conquer Common Childhood Fears?
• Keep Your Teens' Health in Check
  Managing Chronic Illnesses in Adolescents
• Do Multiples Equal Cesarean?
  A Guide to Vaginal Twin Births
• Postpartum Depression
  Preventing Tragedy
• Pregnancy Doctors
  Choosing a Pregnancy Health Care Provider
• Smart Prenatal Supplements
  A Look at Prenatal Vitamins
• Visiting the Reproductive Endocrinologist
  What to Expect the First Time You See the R.E.
• Delivering Twins
  What to Expect When You're Carrying More than One
• Pregnancy Complications
  What Are the Most Common Pregnancy Complications?
• Tiny Bites, Big Nutritional Needs
  Exploring a Toddler's Dietary Requirements
• Pelvic Floor Disorders After Childbirth
  Understanding Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Can Preterm Labor Be Predicted?
  Finding Reassurance with the Fetal Fibronectin Test
• The Traveling (and Pregnant) Life
  On the Road While Expecting
• Third Trimester Worries
  What Weighs on Many Expectant Moms' Minds During Trimester Three
• Six Months to Conception
  A Practical 5-Step Conception Plan for Getting Pregnant
• Cardio and Toddlers
  Activities to Get Your Toddler's Heart Pumping
• Help! They're Stuffing Me!
  Saving Money Through Portion Control
• The Pregnancy Food Guide
  10 Tips to Help Moms-to-be Eat Healthier and Manage Their Weight
• Meet the Tolins
  Ordinary People, Extraordinary Love
• Veggie Wails
  Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables Without the Whine
• Going to the Gym?
  Health Clubs and Pregnancy Do Mix
• Preeclampsia
  Tips for Managing Preeclampsia
• An At-Home "Sample"
  Testing for Sperm Concentration in the Privacy of Your Home
• Is Home Schooling Right for You?
  Making the Decision to Home School
• Refreshing with Fruit While Expecting
  Fight Summer's Heat and Do Your Pregnant Body Good
• Healthy Teens: Mission Possible
  There's Hope for Healthy Teens
• No More Periods
  Premature Ovarian Failure
• Thanksgiving and Pregnancy
  Tips for Eating Smart Without Overindulging on Thanksgiving
• Tummy Troubles and Toddlers
  A Doctor Gives Tips on Handling Little One's Bellyaches
• Preconception Health Check
  Preventive Medicine Before You Conceive
• SOS for PCOS
  Live a Healthy Lifestyle
• Keep Your Cool During Menopause
  Special Pajamas to Get You Through "Hot Flash" Nights
• Babies Later in Life
  Pregnancy at 35 and Older
• Preconception Visits
  Working with Your Doctor for a Healthy Conception
• Toddler Health Concerns as They Grow
  Spotting Problems During Toddlerhood
• The Facts on Premature Births
  Steps to Take to Ensure the Healthiest Outcome
• In Search of Skinny
  Teens and Gastric Bypass Surgery
• Eating Healthfully While Expecting
  Dietary Needs During Pregnancy
• Recognizing Mastitis
  Is It the Flu or Mastitis?
• Air Travel While Pregnant
  An Expectant Mom's Guide to Flying While Expecting
• From Breast to Bottle
  Introducing Milk to Your Baby
• Sugar Cravings During Pregnancy
  Are Sugar Cravings Boosting Your Weight?
• Preconception Top 10
  Tips for a Healthy Conception
• Exuberant, Numb and Guilt
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• On the Record
  Organizing Baby's Health Information
• Breast Milk Banks
  Helping Infants in Need of Nutrition
• Easing Pregnancy Fears
  How to Relax and Enjoy Your Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Nutrition from A to Z
  A Comprehensive List of Nutrition Issues for Moms-to-be
• Positive Plus-size Pregnancy
  The Latest Information on Obesity and Conception
• Nursing Mother, Working Mother
  The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your Baby After You Return to Work
• Genetic Disorders
  Testing for Genetic Disorders
• Gym Wise
  Are Memberships Worth Your Family's Money?
• Pantry Power
  Stocking a Healthy Kitchen
• Vital Vitamin D
  From Pregnancy, Infancy and Beyond
• Uh-oh, Oreos
  The Trans Fats Debate
• Mixing Fats
  A Marriage of High- and Low-fat Foods Is a Good Thing
• Weight Loss Tips for Teens
  20 Insanely Easy Weight Loss Tricks
• Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines
  How Much Weight Should You Gain During Pregnancy?
• NOT According to Plan
  Why Irregularity Happens and What You Can Do to Help
• The Risks Associated with Twin Pregnancies
  Complications that Can Occur When Pregnant with Twins
• What Are You "Weighting" For?
  Family Strength Training Starts Young
• Chronic Bowel Syndrome and Pregnancy
  The Effects of Chronic Bowel Disease on Pregnancy
• An ADHD Holiday
  Helping Your Child Cope
• Cord Blood Storage
  Preserving a Lifeline for the Future
• Divorce's Impact on Breastfeeding
  How the Legal System Impacts Breastfeeding
• At-home Fitness for Dads-to-Be
  There's No Place Like a Home Gym
• Breastfeeding and Thrush
  Thrush Diagnosis and Treatment
• Laid Off and Pregnant
  Health Coverage and Job Hunting After a Layoff
• Wise Choices
  All Fats Are Not Created Equal
• "Dear Sandra..."
  A Letter From a Friend
• Flossing for Fertility
  Pay Attention to Oral Health When You're Trying to Conceive
• Cutting out the Fat
  Trimming Fat from Your Diet
• Go Take a Hike!
  One of Mom's Best Fitness Strategies
• A Need for Needles? Part Two
  The Pros and Cons of Infant Vaccines
• Omegas and DHA During Pregnancy
  The Importance of DHA for Mom-to-be and Baby
• Hormonally Speaking
  How Hormones Affect the Fertility Cycle
• Fertility Truths and Myths
  Dispelling Fertility Myths and Half Truths
• Low Birth Weight Babies
  Causes, Concerns and Outcomes for Low Birth Weight Babies
• Baby's Chubby Cheeks
  Is It Baby Fat or a Health Hazard?
• The Nursing Mother's Companion
  
• Taking Baby to the ER
  A Dcotor Tells You What You Should Know Before You Go
• El Arte del Masaje Prenatal
  
• Kathy Smith
  Interview with a Workout Mama
• Hope for Overweight Teens
  Putting an End to Childhood Obesity
• Top Issues for Tweens
  How to Keep Your Preteen Healthy
• TESE and MESA
  Hope for Men Battling Infertility
• Sleep Apnea and Pregnancy
  What Your Sleepiness During Pregnancy May Be Telling You
• What Mothers and Daughters Should Know About Birth Control
  
• Special Treatments
  Complementary Therapies Make a Difference for Many Children
• Sleep Problems During Pregnancy
  Answers to Common Sleep Concerns During Pregnancy
• Eating Disorders and Pregnancy
  Helping the Anorexic or Bulimic Mom-to-be
• Redefining Pantry Staples
  The Benefits of a Well-stocked Kitchen
• Cook's Library
  Great Books for Your Cookbook Collection
• Letters to the Editor
  
• The Right Way to Get Pregnant
  

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• Can I avoid a second case of gestational diabetes?
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• What tests are given during prenatal care if you have diabetes?
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