While you may be a habitual smoker, pregnancy is a special time when smoking will affect the fetus. How much smoking is OK while pregnant? And what are the risks of smoking during pregnancy?
Smoking While Pregnant: How Much Is OK?
Premature Birth: Chances of Baby Survival
A premature birth occurs before 36 weeks and occurs in 12% of pregnancies. Early-term is between 37-38 weeks, and full-term is 39 and beyond. Over the past decades, survival for preterm babies has increased dramatically due to improvements like assisted ventilation (lungs develop later in pregnancy). It’s a marvel that even babies born at 22 weeks still have a shot at survival. What are the specific chances of survival for each week of pregnancy? How likely is a baby to survive at 24 weeks, vs 26 weeks, and 28 weeks?
What Are the Chances of Conceiving on Ovulation Day?
What are your chances of getting pregnant, depending on the day that you ovulate? The good news is, your chances of getting pregnant are pretty good, ranging from 10 to 35%, depending on when you try conceiving relative to your ovulation day. However, outside of a range of days, you have 0% chance of getting pregnant. We’ll cover how ovulation works, your specific chances of conception before ovulation, and why the chance of getting pregnant varies so much.
The Dichotomy of Leadership: Book Summary
Leaders set the tone and example for their teams, and as they navigate challenging situations leaders must constantly keep a careful balance of seemingly opposite forces. When a leader struggles or is ineffective, it is typically a sign that she has veered too far to either side of one of these dichotomies; in this way, a leader’s greatest strength can become her weakness if she doesn’t keep it balanced. Here are the key dichotomies of leadership, from the book by Jocko Willink.
What Is Extreme Ownership? (From Jocko Willink)
What is the key to being a great leader? Is it about having the right personality type, training, or team? Former U.S. Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, authors of Extreme Ownership, argue that the best leaders take responsibility for every aspect of their team and every task they’re working to accomplish. Extreme Ownership is total accountability over everything that happens under a leader’s direction. Extreme ownership requires a leader to own her team’s mistakes and failures — without blame or excuses — and objectively assess what works and what doesn’t in order to constantly improve. As Willink and
Genetic Testing During Pregnancy: The 3 Methods
Does it make sense for you to undergo genetic prenatal testing? What are the different ways you can do this, and what are their pros and cons? Learn the three methods of genetic testing here.
How to Delay Labor: How It’s Done Medically
If you go into labor early, you may need to medically delay labor to delay the risks of premature birth.
How to Detect Ovulation: 3 Proven Methods
Trying to conceive around the day of ovulation is critical to increasing your chances of getting pregnant. But how do you know when you’re ovulating? What are the best ways to detect ovulation? We cover three of the most common and accurate ways.
No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders (From Jocko Willink)
While many leadership books and training courses focus on developing individual habits and traits, leadership is inextricably tied to the team’s performance. There are only two types of leaders — effective and ineffective — and the only way to measure a leader’s effectiveness is based on whether her team succeeds or fails. As the person at the top of the chain of command, everything ultimately reflects back on you. You must make decisions quickly and definitively, and accept their consequences, good or bad. As a leader, you determine the team’s performance. This gives rise to the phrase, “no bad teams,
Can Hot Baths Cause Miscarriages?
Do hot baths really cause miscarriage? Learn the risks of hot baths and high temperatures when you’re pregnant.