100 Years of Pregnancy

Take a look back at the last hundred years of pregnancy, from pregnancy advice from the 1910s and maternity corsets of the 1930s, to the popularity of prenatal vitamins in the 1980s and studies about the efficacy of vitamin E cream for stretch marks in the 2000s.

Dou you know?

Pregnant women are more prone to broken bones because of a hormone called relaxin. The hormone allows your joints to soften so that your hips and pelvis can open up for birth.