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Parenting

Trying to Conceive: What the Evidence Actually Shows

The biology of conception gets surprisingly little airtime, with the result that many couples spend the first few months either anxious because pregna...

9 min read

Health

Spina Bifida: Understanding the Condition and Supporting Your Child

Most spina bifida diagnoses now arrive before the baby does — picked up at the 20-week anomaly scan, sometimes earlier. That means many families are r...

6 min read

Parenting

Eating Well in Pregnancy: What the Evidence Actually Supports

The amount of advice directed at pregnant women about food is extraordinary. Some of it is genuinely important -- folic acid and vitamin D supplementa...

6 min read

Parenting

Nutrition in Pregnancy: Key Nutrients and What the Evidence Says

The dietary advice given to pregnant women is overrun with rules. Some are evidence-based and load-bearing — folic acid, vitamin D, alcohol — and abso...

10 min read