Pregnancy can be weird, really weird. And even if you think you’ve got it covered and know just what to expect after asking your friends, family members, and health care providers questions, reading every book you could get your hands on, and surfing the internet for additional information you may...
Women have more options, for one. But a new poll also shows that financial insecurity is altering a generation’s choices. Source: Americans Are Having Fewer Babies. They Told Us Why. – The New York Times
A doctor may offer Chorionic villus sampling for a patient’s consideration the following risk factors suggest the possibility of birth defects.
Doctors say pot is not an appropriate treatment for morning sickness, but that hasn’t stopped budtenders from recommending it. Pregnant women often struggle to manage the relentless nausea and vomiting that can be a hallmark of early pregnancy. Some eat small meals throughout the day hoping to find some relief;...
Most women will have normal, healthy children and not require invasive prenatal tests. However, all women have a 3% chance that their baby will have a birth defect regardless of age. Given the risk, do you need an amnio?
Summertime is here, but it’s not all sunshine, margaritas, and sand when you have a bun in the oven: you’re likely faced with scorching hot days, swollen feet, piercing headaches and the desire to curl up in an air-conditioned room in solitude. (This scenario is not always possible, especially when...
The gender reveal party is the new way to celebrate each milestone in your pregnancy. Normally a hostess gift only occasion, the party is thrown to celebrate the sex of the new baby. Some parents have figured out some of the coolest ways to reveal if they are have a...
If labor is not induced, most women will deliver their baby within 10 hours after being admitted into the hospital. We review the three stages of labor.
A resolution to encourage breastfeeding was expected to be approved quickly and easily by the hundreds of government delegates who gathered this spring in Geneva for the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly. Based on decades of research, the resolution says that mother’s milk is healthiest for children and countries should...
Kegel exercises during pregnancy may help prevent pelvic floor weakness which can occur after childbirth.