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Along with a handful of steps you can take to prep yourself for pregnancy, this Bustle article addresses new research that shows how exercising before conceiving can help ease future pregnancy pains.

Birth centers are gaining popularity for their ability to straddle the line between home birth and hospital birth. (CNN)

A woman is documenting her Obamacare pregnancy and she is halfway through. (The Atlantic)

In celebrity news, Hayden Panettiere, who had her daughter last year, is voluntarily seeking support for her postpartum depression. (NBC News)

How do French women do childbirth and breastfeeding? A bit differently (surprise, surprise) than we do here. (Mind Body Green)

A pregnant migrant worker gave birth after arriving on a Greek island. (New York Daily News)

This writer admits to rethinking his stance on having an only child, which he announced very publicly a few years ago. (New York Times)

More info on running during pregnancy. (Active)