Swimming pools while pregnant
Swimming may be the very best prenatal exercise around. After all, swimming makes expectant moms almost weightless, and allows them to work most muscles in the body without putting any...
Group B Strep in Pregnancy
Group B Strep, also known as GBS, is an infection that can cause serious trouble for newborns if it is not addressed during labor and birth. What does GBS mean...
Sex after a vasectomy
Have you decided to have the Big Snip? Of course, you want to know when after the operation you can have sex again, and if there will be any changes...
How to make Christmas magical for toddlers
Christmas is just a few short weeks away! Are you hoping to make this Christmas a truly magical one for your young toddler? Many adults look back on the holidays...
Coffee "doesn't keep babies awake"
Breastfeeding moms who drink lots of coffee don't have to worry about the caffeine keeping their babies from sleeping. Brazilian researchers from the Federal University of Pelotas did extensive research...
Menstrual cycle changes after weight loss
Have you just lost a significant amount of weight, or are you planning to start a diet soon? Perhaps you're cycle has become unpredictable, or you are preparing yourself for...
"Post-birth abortion" in the Journal of Medical Ethics - what!?!
A paper entitled Post-birth abortion why should the baby live? written by a group of philosophers from the University of Melbourne in Australia has stirred up a big controversy with...
Cervical pessary can prevent premature births
Millions of babies are born prematurely every year, with all the accompanying health risks and often months of intensive medical care. But, according to a team of doctors from Spain...
What is a PKU test for newborns?
Right after the birth of a baby born in a hospital, staff will perform an array of examinations to check if the newborn is healthy. It starts with APGAR scores...
Study: Women spend longer in labor than 50 years back
Many doctors today put laboring women on the clock, "threatening" to give them a cesarean section if they don't give birth within 24 hours of starting labor. But they may...