Skin-to-skin contact is a way of holding your baby right after birth and can be done with anyone who cares for your baby. It’s when a mother has her naked newborn baby against her bare chest. Skin-to-skin contact promotes healthy brain development, improves parent-child attachment relationships, optimizes your baby’s physical…
Maternal Health
Gestational diabetes is the name of a condition that occurs when a woman develops high blood sugar (glucose) during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes is caused by pregnancy hormones or a shortage of insulin, which lowers glucose levels in your bloodstream. Glucose comes from what you eat and drink. To keep it…