Health & Fitness
Pregnancy Myths Debunked
Mills-Peninsula OB/GYN Dr. Dupong, who delivers babies at Mills-Peninsula's Family Birth Center, debunks common myths about pregnancy.
Can cocoa butter prevent stretch marks during pregnancy? Can you determine a baby’s gender by how the pregnant mother is carrying it? It is harmful to fly on airplanes or reach over your head while pregnant?
No, says Rebecca Dupont, M.D., a Mills-Peninsula OB/GYN doctor who delivers babies at Mills-Peninsula’s Family Birth Center.
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Want to learn more? Check out a fun, four-minute video segment, which airs on Healthpoint TV, and see Dr. Dupont debunk some of the most common pregnancy myths and good-meaning wives tales that have been passed on for generations.
And as for predicting a baby’s gender, go ahead and guess. You’ve got a 50/50 chance of being right every time!
