In the beginning of my journey towards having a family, I would never have guessed how difficult it is to maintain an informed and research-based approach to pregnancy and childbirth. For example, I naively assumed that health care professionals always have the most up-to-date research-based knowledge at their disposal. Encountering so much lacking information, urban myths, and old wives tales levels of understanding, I had to take on a serious self-study attitude. My blog post presents my experiences of navigating the jungle of (mis)information around pregnancy and birthing, and hopefully could help another future parent in finding a sane and informed approach to this interesting but challenging phase of life: https://lnkd.in/eXwtqqq8
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7moSo recognizable! My partner is a nurse, and we are both interested in reading cutting-edge research in evidence-based peer reviewed medical journals. The amount of research we have done along the way in order to make informed choices during this pregnancy is simply astounding. Sometimes I feel like I have an extra research project next to my PhD :). The information given by Dutch healthcare providers is simply inadequate on all fronts - nutrition, posture, vaccinations, exercise, sleep patterns, mental health, preparation for birth. Sounds like you've found your way in the end. Shall we compare notes sometime? Wishing you all the best in this final phase!