Which fish are best for you to eat during pregnancy? In Expecting Better, Emily Oster covers the best fish while pregnant, from best to worst.
Expecting Better Fish Chart: Fish to Eat When Pregnant
Chances of Getting Pregnant by Age Chart
How easy is it to get pregnant at age 30? Age 35? Age 40 or 45? We’ve got the data here on your chances of conception at each age, along with charts showing the data. Contrary to what you learned in high school health class, it’s not that easy to get pregnant. Female fertility peaks in your teens, then decreases gradually from then on, until falling off a cliff around age 45.
How Long Does Nausea Last in Pregnancy?
Nausea is very common in pregnancy – 90% of women report nausea, and >50% report vomiting. The important thing concerning nausea is to know when you have an unusually high level of nausea, and when to seek help.
Endowment Effect: Do You Overvalue Your Belongings?
What is the endowment effect? Am I affected by it? How does it function in my everyday life? The endowment effect is the theory that people keep an object and value it more highly once they own it. In essence, the endowment effect causes people to overvalue their belongings. We’ll look at three examples of the endowment effect and how you’re susceptible to it.
What Medicine Can Pregnant Women Take? What’s Safe and Not
The medications you take while pregnant can affect your baby’s health. The baby is exposed to most drugs the mother takes, except for large molecules (e.g. heparin) and drugs that get stuck in the placenta (e.g. buprenorphine). So what medicine can pregnant women take, and what should they avoid? Learn the five categories of safety here.
Hindsight Bias Examples: No, You Didn’t Know It All Along
What is hindsight bias? How does it work, and how can you avoid it? Hindsight bias is the tendency to believe you have predicted events or outcomes that were unpredictable. Hindsight bias is a problem because it inflates our confidence about predicting the future. We’ll look at hindsight bias examples that make the above definition clearer. Learn why the hindsight bias in psychology is an issue and how to overcome it.
Fast Thinking: Why It Works, When to Question It
What is “fast thinking?” When should you use it, and when should you slow down? Fast thinking is thinking that is automatic and quick. It uses little or no effort, and no sense of voluntary control. Learn when to trust your fast thinking and why formulas usually beat intuitions.
Getting Pregnant While Overweight: The Risks
If you’re overweight, what are the issues with getting pregnant? How can it cause issues with complications in pregnancy, and in your baby’s future outcome? Learn more here.
Cell-Free Fetal DNA Test: Very Accurate, Low Risk
What is the cell-free fetal DNA test? How can it help you detect Down Syndrome and other disorders, at minimal risk to the baby? Learn more about this modern advance in fetal genetic testing.
Outcome Bias: Why We Think Successful People Are Smarter
What is outcome bias? How does it manifest in your everyday life, and how can you avoid it? Outcome bias is the tendency to evaluate the quality of a decision when the outcome is already known. People who succeeded are assumed to have made better decisions than people who failed. We’ll look at outcome bias examples and why we’re so vulnerable to outcome bias.