''Fit Pregnancy'' is a

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for pregnant women and new mothers.

History

''Fit Pregnancy'' was founded as a magazine in 1993 by Weider Publications as a spin-off of '' Shape Magazine''. Weider Publications was acquired by American Media, Inc. in November 2002. In 2015, ''Fit Pregnancy'' was acquired by Meredith, who closed its print edition. Peg Moline is the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief. Fit Pregnancy offers advice and health information from OB/GYNs and

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, such as Dr. Jay Gordon, Dr. Michel Cohen, and FitPregnancy.com's Ask the Labor Nurse blogger Jeanne Faulkner. Fit Pregnancy's annual feature on The Best Cities to Have a Baby has been regularly featured on the NBC program ''Today''. The magazine encourages

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, fitness, and regularly features a column on

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Awards

Magazine excellence: * National Information Health awards * 1
Maggie Awards
since 1999, such as for "Best Health & Fitness Consumer Magazine" for the October/November 2007 issue and for "Best Table of Contents" for the December/January 2008 issue.

Famous pregnancies

Celebrity pregnancies which have been featured in the magazine include:

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, Gabrielle Reece, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Brooke Burke, Lara Spencer, Cindy Crawford,

Alex Kingston Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her regular role as Elizabeth Corday, Dr. Eliz ...

, Ming-Na, Kelli Williams, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jane Kaczmarek, Ana Gasteyer, Jenny McCarthy,

Toni Braxton Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won seven ...

, Catherine Bell, Christa Miller Lawrence, Kimora Lee Simmons, Rachel Griffiths, Denise Richards, Kathryn Sansone, and Chynna Phillips.

References

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History

Awards

Famous pregnancies

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