Sarah Jenkins, MS, is a prenatal nutrition researcher and health writer dedicated to evidence-based maternal dietary guidelines, gestational nutrition, and food safety standards. Her work synthesizes dietary safety bulletins from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to help expecting parents make informed, anxiety-free nutritional choices.
Most labor studies started dates around 36 to 37 weeks, but evidence is limited. Learn what trials found, practical portions, and diabetes cautions.
Can you eat before a pregnancy glucose test? Learn the difference between the nonfasting one-hour screen and fasting two- or three-hour tests.
Learn how gestational diabetes is screened, how glucose targets, balanced meals, activity, insulin, birth planning, and postpartum testing fit together.
Learn why pregnancy increases iron needs, how ferritin and hemoglobin differ, which foods help, how tablets are taken, and when intravenous iron is used.
Learn why folic acid should start before pregnancy, how it prevents neural tube defects, how to read prenatal labels, and who needs a prescribed high dose.
Comprehensive clinical guide on foods to avoid during pregnancy—including raw seafood, cold deli meats, unpasteurized dairy, raw sprouts, and excess caffeine.
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