Nutrition and Herbs
This herb is often used to help ease morning sickness.
What is ginger or peppermint?
This is when the pregnancy is considered full term.
What is 39 weeks?
This term refers to giving birth at home rather than in a hospital or birth center.
What is a home birth?
This is the liquid produced prior to breastmilk production in late pregnancy and is rich in nutrients. Often called liquid gold.
What is colostrum?
This can help create a guide for your birth and communicate your wishes to your providers.
What is a birth plan?
This mineral that helps in the production of red blood cells and healthy blood supply.
What is Iron?
This hormone, often called the "pregnancy hormone," is important for maintaining pregnancy.
What is progesterone?
This term refers to giving birth in a tub or pool of warm water.
What is water birth?
This component of breast milk helps to protect infants from infections, allergies, and illnesses.
What are antibodies?
This is the term for the temporary period of sadness or mood swings that can occur after childbirth, lasting no longer than 2 weeks.
What are the baby blues?
This nutrient is important for preventing neural tube defects and is found in leafy green vegetables.
What is folate?
This is the fetal organ of respiration.
What is the placenta?
Full cervix dilation occurs at how many centimeters?
What is 10 cm?
This term refers to the process of a newborn finding the breast and latching on to breastfeed.
What is the breast crawl?
This term refers to the practice of tracking a menstrual cycle to determine the most fertile days for conception.
What is natural family planning or fertility awareness method?
This nutrient is important for the development of the baby's brain and nervous system during pregnancy.
What is Omega-3 Fatty Acids?
A pregnant person's __________ doubles in volume during pregnancy.
What is Blood volume?
This is the fluid that leaks when your water breaks.
What is amniotic fluid?
This is the term for the painful inflammation of the breast tissue that can occur during breastfeeding.
What is mastitis?
This professional is a non-medical birth companion that helps pregnant individuals through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
What is a doula?
This herb often recommended to tone the uterus in preparation for childbirth.
What is red raspberry leaf?
The white coating that protects the fetus from exposure to the amniotic fluid
What is Vernix?
_______ is the term for the delivery of the placenta after the baby is born.
What is the third stage of labor?
_______ is the hormone responsible for milk production?
What is Prolactin?
The term for the dark vertical line that can appear on the abdomen during pregnancy.
What is the linea nigra?