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From urine tests and blood work to ultrasounds and physical exams, finding out what's going on inside of your pregnant body will take up a large chunk of these next nine months. Find out more about the tests and procedures you may encounter during pregnancy and for your newborn.

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Modern-day Doulas
Guiding Families Through Childbirth
As active labor begins to set in, Katie's contractions are becoming longer, stronger and more frequent. Her husband is holding her hand.

Choosing an Obstetrician
Tips for Selecting Your Health Care Provider
When Deb Stenberg's daughter announced her first pregnancy, Stenberg, from Tacoma, Wash., turned to her general practitioner for recommendations for an obstetrician.

Glucose Tolerance Test and Gestational Diabetes
What You Need to Know
Diabetes causes the body to produce an insufficient amount of insulin (blood sugar), or to mismanage the insulin the body does produce.

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Pregnancy Week by Week Calculator
How many weeks pregnant am I? Enter the date of the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP), and the Pregnancy Week by Week Calculator will calculate a week-by-week timeline of your pregnancy.

Pregnancy Due Date Calculator
When am I due? The Pregnancy Due Date Calculator will figure out your due date. Just enter the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP) to calculate your due date or even when conception occurred.

Caffeine Calculator
How much caffeine is safe during pregnancy? Use the Pregnancytoday.com Caffeine Calculator to calculate your daily caffeine intake, and then compare your results to safe caffeine levels.

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Fetal Development Week by Week
A gallery of photos showing fetal development and growth from conception to delivery.

Pregnancy Week By Week
This flip calendar shows the weekly journey of a woman through pregnancy.