The benefits of taking probiotics during pregnancy are becoming better recognized. But the benefits of probiotics for maternal health are less well known.

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Planning a baby seems so simple when we're young, whether we hear the story about the stork or the cabbage patch. In reality, there’s so much more to know.

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Andrea Hilborn is a naturopathic doctor working in Kingston, Ontario. Her special interests are in women’s hormones and in reproduction. She lives on a working farm with her husband and son.

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The Micronutrient Initiative provides supplements to millions of malnourished people—and most Canadians don’t know anything about it.

Michelle Hancock is a frequent contributor to alive.

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A healthy pregnancy after cancer

Heidi Hoff is a freelance writer specializing in health and parenting. She is a frequent contributor to alive and lives with her family in Vancouver, BC.

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Serenity Aberdour, ND, is a naturopathic doctor in Vancouver, BC.

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Sarah Newcomb is an Ontario-based freelance writer and editor, and mom of two (amazing) boys.

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Harriet Cooper is a freelance health writer and regular alive contributor.

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Lesley D'Souza, ND, practices at Your Health Wellness Centre in Oakville, Ontario.

Emily Kennedy, MSc, RHN, is a registered nutritionist in Thornhill, Ontario.

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Cathy Carlson-Rink, RM, ND, practises at the Family Health Clinic in Langley, BC, and is instructor of obstetrics at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine.

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