Fit Pregnancy

*Fit Pregnancy*
Editor-in-Chief	Peg Moline
Frequency	Bimonthly
Total circulation (December 2011)	503,577^[1]
First issue	1993
Final issue	April 2015 (print)
Company	Dotdash Meredith
Country	USA
Based in	New York City
Language	English
Website	www.fitpregnancy.com
ISSN	1079-3615

Fit Pregnancy is a Web site for pregnant women and new mothers.

History

Fit Pregnancy was founded as a magazine in 1993 by Weider Publications as a spin-off of Shape Magazine. Weider Publications was acquired by American Media, Inc. in November 2002. In 2015, Fit Pregnancy was acquired by Meredith, who closed its print edition.^[2]

Peg Moline is the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief.^[3]

Fit Pregnancy offers advice and health information from OB/GYNs and Pediatricians, such as Dr. Jay Gordon,^[4] Dr. Michel Cohen,^[5] and FitPregnancy.com's Ask the Labor Nurse blogger Jeanne Faulkner.^[6]

Fit Pregnancy's annual feature on The Best Cities to Have a Baby has been regularly featured on the NBC program Today. The magazine encourages breastfeeding, fitness, and regularly features a column on Environmentalism.

Awards

Magazine excellence:

National Information Health awards
19 Maggie Awards since 1999, such as for "Best Health & Fitness Consumer Magazine" for the October/November 2007 issue and for "Best Table of Contents" for the December/January 2008 issue.^[7]
The Society of Publication Designers Award

Famous pregnancies

Celebrity pregnancies which have been featured in the magazine include: Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Reece, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Brooke Burke, Lara Spencer, Cindy Crawford, Alex Kingston, Ming-Na, Kelli Williams, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jane Kaczmarek, Ana Gasteyer, Jenny McCarthy, Toni Braxton, Catherine Bell, Christa Miller Lawrence, Kimora Lee Simmons, Rachel Griffiths, Denise Richards, Kathryn Sansone, and Chynna Phillips.

References

^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
^ Bill Mickey (2015-01-28). "Meredith Buys Shape From AMI for $60 Million". Folio. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
^ Peg Moline Bio Archived 2008-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, FitPregnancy.com, 2007
^ Dr. Jay Gordon on the Huffington Post
^ Dr. Michel Cohen and The New Basics
^ "Real Moms blogger Jeanne Faulkner". Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
^ 2008 Maggie Award Winners, Western Publications Association, May, 2008
^ The New York Times: The End of Childbirth 101?
^ Get Your Body Back After Baby, Starring: Jennifer Gianni Director: Linda Shelton Rating
^ Your Complete Guide to a Fit Pregnancy, by FitPregnancy (Author), Peg Moline (Editor)

Pregnancy and childbirth

Planning

Conception

Testing

Types

Childbirth

Preparation	Bradley method Hypnobirthing Lamaze Nesting instinct
Roles	Mother Newborn Preterm birth Postterm pregnancy Doula Birth attendant Men's roles Midwife Auxiliary nurse midwife Obstetrician Perinatal nurse Traditional birth attendant
Delivery	Pelvimetry / Bishop score cervical dilation cervical effacement position Bloody show Uterine contraction Vaginal delivery Presentation breech cephalic shoulder Rupture of membranes Caesarean Childbirth positions Home birth Labor induction Multiple birth Natural childbirth Silent birth Unassisted childbirth Water birth Placental expulsion

Prenatal

Anatomy	Amniotic fluid Amniotic sac Endometrium Placenta
Development	Embryo Fetus Fundal height Gestational age Maternal physiological changes Postpartum physiological changes
Care	Brain health and pollution Nutrition environmental toxicants in pregnancy prenatal Prenatal depression Immunization Concomitant conditions Anemia Hypertension Hypercoagulability Substance use Smoking Alcohol Cannabis Opioids Endocrine diseases Diabetes Thyroid disease Liver diseases Acute fatty liver Intrahepatic cholestasis Infections HIV COVID-19 Hepatitis C Malaria Skin diseases Lupus Pruritic folliculitis Dermatoses Others Drugs Vaginal flora Bleeding Motor vehicle emissions Pre-existing disease Sleep
Procedures	Amniocentesis Cardiotocography Chorionic villus sampling Nonstress test Abortion

Postpartum

Maternal	Lochia Postpartum care Postpartum depression Postpartum confinement Sex after pregnancy Psychiatric disorders of childbirth Postpartum physiological changes
Roles	Doula Health visitor Lactation consultant Monthly nurse Confinement nanny
Infant	Adaptation to extrauterine life Apgar score Child care Congenital disorders