The Well-Rounded Mama

Yes, I've seen the new Institute of Medicine guidelines on how much weight "obese" women are supposed to gain (or more accurat...

Although I'm busy like crazy right now, trying to get through end-of-the-school-year activities, I did find time recently while I was d...

The Los Angeles Times actually had a pretty decent article recently about the strong rise in childbirth-related healthcare costs, and declin...

Far too many doctors and other healthcare professionals have decided to become "Scare Providers" instead of "Care Providers....

Okay, I really didn't want to interrupt my fetal malposition series for something non-sequiturish and fluffy, but what the heck. It'...

We've been talking about how fetal position can affect a woman's belly shape . Today, we start discussing how it can affect labor. A...

We've discussed briefly before that belly shape can tell you a lot about the position of your baby before birth. Now let's get into...

Thanks to everyone who has submitted pregnancy and birth photos to me. It's been great getting them!!! I've really enjoyed looking...

Over the many years I have been talking and writing about pregnancy at larger sizes, I have found that many women of size really worry what ...

One very common fear I've heard women mention many times over the years is: How will I look in my pregnancy? Will I just look like a gia...

Thank you all for your input about your fears and worries about "obesity" and pregnancy as women of size. I think it's so impo...

I'd like to start a new series on addressing people's fears and questions about pregnancy and parenting at larger sizes. However, fi...

Just wanted to mention the International Cesarean Awareness Network 's conference, which is being held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 24-26,...

I took my kids swimming the other night. My Scout had some swimming tests to take (he aced them) and my other kids and I went along to burn...