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Mindfully Preparing for Pregnancy

You’ve made the decision that you’re ready to bring a new baby into your family and now you want to make sure you’re taking the right steps to prepare your body and your mind for this incredible and exciting journey. Where do you begin? Here, we’ve gathered several key resources into one place to help you get started.

Posted on July 11, 2017

Preparing for Birth 2nd Edition Improvements

The newly updated second edition of Preparing for Birth will arrive next week! We know it can be frustrating to have to modify your lesson plans, so we wanted to give you an idea of the changes you'll see. Not to worry - it did not undergo a complete overhaul! Look for these improvements:

Posted on April 21, 2017

Prenatal Testing: Part 2

“Second-Round” Tests

Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS)

MaterniT21, Verifi, Harmony and Panorama represent some of the latest developments in prenatal testing with their use of cell free DNA (cfDNA) analysis. These tests analyze the mother’s blood along with the placental material that has entered the mother’s bloodstream for genetic abnormalities, such as Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) and Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome). While these are the most advanced and accurate non-invasive screenings on the market, there are two very important things to note: