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College Pregnancy: Making Sense of a Challenging Time
College is an incredible time for exploration and learning, paving the way towards your life’s goals. For many young women, however, life...

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Oct 20, 20202 min read


How to Get a Free Pregnancy Test
In today’s world, women need pregnancy testing that is both accurate and affordable. Home pregnancy tests are relatively inexpensive,...

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Sep 22, 20202 min read


Can Miscarriages be Prevented?
A miscarriage is the natural early loss of a pregnancy. Sadly, according to Harvard Medical School , approximately 15% to 20% of known...

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Aug 18, 20203 min read


Unplanned Pregnancy Advice from Pregnancy Counselors
Pregnancy counselors serve many roles for women dealing with unplanned pregnancies – educator, advisor, comforter, advocate, friend....

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Jul 30, 20202 min read


What Does Proper Prenatal Healthcare Include?
Within days of getting pregnant, your body starts changing in many meaningful ways. Organs adapt to embrace new responsibilities and new...

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Jun 12, 20202 min read


Help for Pregnant Teens: Where to Turn
For many pregnant teens, one of the first obstacles to overcome is the feeling of being completely alone. That sense of isolation can...

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May 28, 20202 min read


Are Food Cravings an Early Sign of Pregnancy?
In any Hollywood movie about pregnancy, the mom-to-be experiences some sort of unusual food craving. The newly pregnant character demands...

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Apr 28, 20202 min read


Benefits of Prenatal Vitamins for Early Pregnancy
From the moment you get pregnant, your health and your baby’s health are totally linked. Making healthy choices gives your baby the best...

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Apr 26, 20202 min read


Finding Help and Hope in Uncertain Times
Sometimes, it can feel like the whole world has been flipped upside down. Many of us are experiencing this right now with the coronavirus...

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Apr 2, 20202 min read


Can Coronavirus (COVID-19) Affect My Pregnancy?
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting lives around the globe. If you’re pregnant, you may fear that you are at increased risk...

Sira
Mar 27, 20203 min read


Pregnant, Young and Single – Where to Find Help
For a young woman facing an unplanned pregnancy, the scariest part is often not knowing where to turn for help. Finding out you’re...

Sira
Feb 25, 20202 min read


Pregnancy Testing: How it Works
If you have any reason to believe you may be pregnant, getting a pregnancy test should be – and probably is – at the top on your to-do...

Sira
Jan 31, 20203 min read


Unplanned Pregnancy: 5 Steps to Take as Soon as Possible
While you didn’t mean for it to happen, you think you might be pregnant. That’s a lot to take in, especially if you’re young or not in a...

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Dec 27, 20192 min read


Top 10 Unplanned Pregnancy Questions Answered
Through the years, at Sira in Gainesville , we’ve answered questions from hundreds of young women facing the uncertainty of unplanned...

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Dec 3, 20193 min read


What is a High-Risk Pregnancy?
In the United States, roughly 6-8% of all pregnancies are categorized as high-risk. In these cases, circumstances exist that require...

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Oct 31, 20193 min read


What Does Early Pregnancy Feel Like?
Some women expect that they’ll immediately feel it in their hearts when they become pregnant. While that’s a sweet sentiment, pregnancies...

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Oct 28, 20193 min read


Coping with the Anxiety of an Unplanned Pregnancy
Pregnancy can be a stressful time, even when it’s planned. Add to that the shock and uncertainty that comes with an unplanned pregnancy...

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Sep 25, 20193 min read


Unplanned Pregnancy – Now What?
An unplanned pregnancy can make your life feel like a whirlwind. Your mind floods with questions and doubts. You try to work through how...

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Aug 28, 20193 min read


High-Risk Pregnancy: Protecting Your Baby and Yourself
Learning that your pregnancy is considered “high risk” is enough to put any mother on edge. While the term rightfully sounds scary, most...

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Jul 23, 20192 min read


Am I Pregnant, or Could it Be Something Else?
The early signs of pregnancy are sometimes wrongly attributed to other causes, especially when considered one at a time. As they add up...

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Jun 25, 20193 min read
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