Mirena weight gain
The Mirena intrauterine system is a small, t-shaped device made of plastic with a hormone-emitting reservoir. Mirena combines the benefits of the traditional coil with those of hormonal contraceptives, like...
When do you start brushing a baby's teeth?
Your baby's first tooth is a big milestone! If you have noticed that your baby is teething, or you already have that first tooth, you may wonder when it becomes...
Food sources of folic acid (folate)
Folic acid is the synthetic version of folate, an essential B vitamin that has been scientifically shown to reduce the chances of birth defects during pregnancy. Doctors recommend that all...
Adiana - a permanent birth control method
The days in which total abstention was the only sure-fire way to prevent pregnancy in a woman of childbearing age are definitely over! Today's woman have the luxury of being...
Trying to get pregnant more than one year
Most couples who start trying to get pregnant have read up about their chances a little, and have heard that it can easily take six months to a year to...
Canada: Has the designer baby age arrived?
The age of DNA tests, genetic screening and cloning technology has scared many, and is still causing controversy in many circles. While some of us ponder about the "designer babies"...
"Safe birth kits" for developing countries
Childbirth attracts a lot of medical attention in developed countries, where most women have regular prenatal care and access to various choices regarding their labor and delivery. If anything goes...
Ways to get pregnant with endometriosis
Endometriosis is a condition in which the endometrium, the tissue that lines the uterus to enable the implantation of embryos, grows in other places. The fallopian tubes, ovaries, intestines and...
Trying to get pregnant with IUI
Intrauterine Insemination, or IUI, helps many women get pregnant. IUI is effectively the modern version of what used to be called simply "artificial insemination". With IUI, washed sperm is placed...
Mom has twins - from two different uteruses
That's right, the same mother had twins, but from two different uteruses. Nathan and Natalie Barbosa were born by cesarean section on September 15, at the Morton Plant Hospital in...