For some years now, it has been recommended that expectant parents get vaccinated against pertussis during pregnancy. As a midwife, I am often asked in my antenatal classes whether I recommend the pertussis vaccination or not. What is pertussis? Pertussis is the technical term for whooping cough. I myself have never experienced this disease personally
Supine position and pregnant: many women have heard or read somewhere that this should no longer be done. That it might even be dangerous for the baby. That’s why, as a midwife, I am often asked this question, especially in my birth preparation yoga classes here in Zurich. In yoga, there are many good exercises
