Lauren McClain, Author at Better Birth Blog

Four L-Words that Make Birth Hard

June 16, 2016 By Lauren McClain

photo credit: Petal and Vine Photography Birth is a physiological, instinctual act. We muss it up considerably with our meddling and medicine and science. That's not to say that science doesn't sometimes help and for that we are very grateful. It would be nice if science could just wait until it was called on [...]

More Fruit, Smarter Babies?

June 9, 2016 By Lauren McClain

I am skeptical This study came out right when I was researching how fructose (the sugar in fruit) can or cannot wreak havoc on pregnancy and health in general. I wrote about a new study that shows lots of fructose does harm in pregnancy and contributes to infertility. Now I am supposed to write about how [...]

Zika Update: Infographic

June 1, 2016 By Lauren McClain

Awhile back I wrote a post about Zika and pregnancy with information about getting pregnant in 2016. I was contacted by an organization who made this info graphic and thought it might be nice to do an update. So here's the latest on Zika, in case you haven't been following too closely and are interested. Source: [...]

How to Verify You Have a Good Doctor Without Offending Anyone

May 16, 2016 By Lauren McClain

What do you do when you're on vacation and looking for a place to eat? You can go to a fast food place or a chain restaurant and have a good idea of what you're going to get. This is because everything is franchised and standardized. If you want a better, memorable experience, though, you probably look [...]

10 Tips to End Sugar + Super Addicting Supplement

May 5, 2016 By Lauren McClain

Why you should eat less sugar: Cutting back sugar is good for your health and emotional well-being. All these tips are good for everyone, regardless of uterine status. It’s easier to eat healthy and change habits when you are pregnant and “doing it for the baby.” For ease of birth, keep in mind that excess sugar […]