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Fit Pregnancy is a magazine and Web site for pregnant women and new mothers, published six times a year.

History

Fit Pregnancy was founded in 1993 by Weider Publications as a spin-off

Spin-off (media)

In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...

of Shape Magazine
Shape Magazine
Shape Magazine is a monthly English language fitness magazine started by Weider Publications in 1981, founded by Christine MacIntyre and became the #1 women's fitness magazine...

. Weider Publications was acquired by American Media, Inc. in November of 2002.

David Pecker is the Chairman and CEO of the company, whose headquarters are in New York City

New York City

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Manhattan

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. Peg Moline is the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief .

Fit Pregnancy offers advice and health information from OB/GYNs and Pediatricians, 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 breastfeeding

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. It is recommended that mothers breastfeed for six months or...

, fitness, and regularly features a column on Environmentalism

Environmentalism

Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...

Awards

Magazine excellence:

National Information Health awards
19 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.
The Society of Publication Designers Award

Famous pregnancies

Celebrity pregnancies which have been featured in the magazine include: Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

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, Gabrielle Reece

Gabrielle Reece

Gabrielle Allyse Reece is an American professional volleyball player, sports announcer, fashion model and actress.-Early life:...

, Courtney Thorne-Smith

Courtney Thorne-Smith

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, Brooke Burke

Brooke Burke

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, Lara Spencer

Lara Spencer

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, Cindy Crawford

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, Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

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, Ming-Na

Ming-Na

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, Kelli Williams

Kelli Williams

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, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek

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, Ana Gasteyer

Ana Gasteyer

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, Jenny McCarthy

Jenny McCarthy

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, Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton

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, Catherine Bell

Catherine Bell

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, Christa Miller Lawrence, Kimora Lee Simmons

Kimora Lee Simmons

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, Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

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, Denise Richards

Denise Richards

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, Kathryn Sansone

Kathryn Sansone

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, and Chynna Phillips

Chynna Phillips

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History

Awards

Famous pregnancies

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