
Understanding Your Placenta: What Those Ultrasound Terms Actually Mean
Your placenta’s position—anterior, posterior, fundal, or low-lying—sounds technical but is usually normal. Learn what each term means and when it matters.
Evidenced-Based Maternal Health
By Noa Sterling, M.D., FACOG
Where medical expertise meets real motherhood experience. Your trusted evidenced-based source for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care for modern parents.

Your placenta’s position—anterior, posterior, fundal, or low-lying—sounds technical but is usually normal. Learn what each term means and when it matters.

A missed miscarriage occurs when a pregnancy stops developing without symptoms. Learn why it happens and how to find support.

Miscarriages are far more common than most people realize – and the silence around them makes the experience even more isolating when it happens to you. Here’s what the statistics actually show…

Most feel baby move between 16–20 weeks, but it varies! Learn what affects timing and what’s normal in early pregnancy movement.

Discover why search engines and AI tools like ChatGPT often give misleading, anxiety-inducing answers—and what you actually need instead: reliable, evidence-based guidance from a board-certified OB-GYN.

Discover why search engines and AI tools like ChatGPT often give misleading, anxiety-inducing answers—and what you actually need instead: reliable, evidence-based guidance from a board-certified OB-GYN.

ACOG becomes first medical org to decline federal funding over women’s healthcare restrictions. Why this ObGyn saw it coming & built an alternative.

Discover why Sterling Parents App refuses to track your cycle or sell your data. Learn how free fertility apps monetize your intimate health information and why we chose a different path to protect your privacy.

As both a doctor and a mom who’s been through three pregnancies, I know firsthand how miserable it feels to be sick while pregnant. That stuffy nose, the persistent cough, and the general discomfort feel even worse when you’re already navigating the challenges of pregnancy.
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