Midnight Moon Doula

09/04/2026

Every year, tens of thousands of pregnant women die from the blood pressure disorder preeclampsia, while many more have babies who are stillborn or die young after failing to grow properly in the womb.

Now researchers say they have a way to make these conditions easier to predict, potentially helping problem pregnancies get treatment sooner.

Scientists who analyzed blood samples from thousands of pregnant women found that low levels of a protein called ISM2 during the first trimester were associated with higher risk of both preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction later on.

Followup lab studies of placental cells showed that ISM2 likely plays a causal role in the disorders, meaning the findings could help in the development of treatments, too.

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09/03/2026

If you felt personally attacked by this, you are not alone. 😂💛

Mom guilt might be the most universal experience of motherhood and also one of the most unfair. You give everything you have, all day long, and somehow the thing your brain chooses to replay at 11pm is the one moment you felt like you fell short.

Here's what we want you to hear:

The fact that you feel guilty means you care. Deeply. Fiercely. With your whole heart. A mother who didn't care wouldn't lose a single minute of sleep over whether she played enough or was present enough or did enough.

But caring deeply and doing enough are not the same thing as being perfect — and perfect was never the goal.

Your kids don't need a mother who does it all. They need you — imperfect, tired, trying, showing up. And that is exactly what you are doing.

So tonight, when the guilt creeps in, try replacing it with this: I did my best today. My best is enough. My kids are loved. And that is everything. ✨

You are doing better than you think. We promise. 💛

Source: minnesotaparent.com

08/08/2026