Category: Health Information

It’s Here!

April 4th was a great day! My debut cookbook, Prenatal Possibilities, Recipes for a Healthy Pregnancy and Beyond, released and is available on all major book selling platforms! Many of you who follow me have heard me talk about this book and have been with me since the first recipes I posted on this website. For your ongoing support, encouragement, and advice, I remain grateful. This would not be possible without the support, encouragement, and expertise of significant people, and true Rock Stars, in my world including David Gilsenan, Eileen Guidice, Erica Scalise, Dr. Lettie Conrad, Tina Neri-Badame, Tracey Molineux, Laura Rembold MSN, RDN, Liz Kammery, Alicia Warren, Sarah Horvath, Dawn Dowdle, Shawn Riley-Simmonds and Level Best Books. This spirit of Nadine Drake continues to provide a source of pride, laughter, and needed “kick” to keep doing what I’m doing (Miss you, my Wonder Woman!)

This cookbook is packed with all of the recipes you loved- I listened when you said you wanted all of my recipes in one place. This cookbook is your Go To resource for easy, delicious, healthy recipes to navigate pregnancy or to develop healthier eating habits. This book is not just for pregnant women: Anyone can use this book for easy, healthy recipes. Its a great gift for a Mom To Be, a Baby Shower, new Home, an Engagement or Housewarming gift, or for a unique Holiday gift.

This book can be found at:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Prenatal-Possibilities-Recipes-Healthy-Pregnancy/dp/1685121640/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NT90ISB91HPN&keywords=prenatal+possibilities&qid=1681918693&sprefix=Prenatal+Poss%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/prenatal-possibilities-paul-quinn/1142154247?ean=9781685121648

BetterWorldBooks: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/prenatal-possibilities-recipes-for-a-healthy-pregnancy-and-beyond-9781685121648

Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Prenatal-Possibilities-Recipes-for-a-Healthy-Pregnancy-and-Beyond-Paperback-9781685121648/1545655850?from=searchResults

Target: https://www.target.com/p/prenatal-possibilities-by-paul-quinn-paperback/-/A-88710682#lnk=sametab

ThriftBooks: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/prenatal-possibilities-recipes-for-a-healthy-pregnancyand-beyond/37528975/?resultid=8e32f834-8b67-4a59-9dac-0ead0470544f#edition=65488703&idiq=54316987

Buy a Copy, Give a Copy….Share your Thoughts, especially if you made- or modified- any of the recipes. I want to hear from you! Let’s Share..The Possibilities are Endless!!

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BOOK UPDATE: PRE ORDERS AVAILABLE!

Things are happening quickly! I’m thrilled to update everyone that Prenatal Possibilities, the long-awaited cookbook packed with all the recipes you have enjoyed and asked to have in their own book, is now available for pre-orders on Amazon! Physical copies for pre-order will be available soon on all major platforms.

Here’s the link to pre-order your copy for Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCTWY5TP?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420

Special thanks to all the people who are behind the scenes making all this happen, especially Shawn Simmons and my friends at Level Best Books and my incredible agent Dawn Dowdle. Many thanks to Laura Rembold for the amazing and enticing photos that make each recipe come alive!

Special thanks to all of you for being such loyal followers. Without you, this would not be possible. Keep watching for more recipes, keep sharing, keep cooking!

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COVID Vaccine Update..

Many of you have reached out to me directly with questions about the COVID vaccine and with questions about the Booster. As a midwife, I take my information directly from our scientific sources that include the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ACOG), the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Information on the CDC’s website continues to recommend (as of Jan. 28, 2022):

  • People who are pregnant or recently pregnant are more likely to get severely ill with COVID-19 compared with people who are not pregnant.
  • Getting a COVID-19 vaccine can help protect you from severe illness from COVID-19.
  • COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future.
  • People who are pregnant should receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot when it’s time to get one.
  • Evidence about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy has been growing. These data suggest that the benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine outweigh any known or potential risks of vaccination during pregnancy.
  • There is currently no evidence that any vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines, cause fertility problems in women or men.

At present, my recommendation continues to be that everyone should discuss their situation or circumstances with their physician or midwife to assist them to make the best, informed choice.

The link to the CDC’s information is https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/pregnancy

You can also sign up for email updates from the CDC on their webpage.

Photo credit: Hakan Nural via Unsplash

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