Oh, the Pregnancy Myths!

Warm baths are safe to take throughout pregnancy (unless your amniotic sac has ruptured). Says Trish, "Contrary to popular myth, there is no evidence that shows that bath water enters the vagina and contaminates anything. Women are even delivering babies underwater now with no signs of infection."

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a fictitious or false notion, often of popular belief

Some women worry that if they put their arms above their head, the umbilical cord will strangle the baby. Trish reports that 25 percent of all babies are born with their cords around their necks, and this has nothing to do with their mothers' arm positions.

Many pregnant women are told that they must only sleep on their left side. Trish says that while some women who sleep on their backs can get dizzy or sweaty from too much pressure put on the vena cava, during a normal pregnancy, sleeping on the right side is just as good as the left. However, if you have high blood pressure, if your kidneys aren't functioning properly, or if the baby isn't developing well, sleeping on the left side is slightly better than the right. Trish adds, "Whichever way you can sleep comfortably at night -- do it!"

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