Abortion and hyperemesis gravidarum
Morning sickness affects the overwhelming majority of pregnant women only a quarter of expectant moms is not nauseous on a regular basis. Pregnancy nausea is so common that it is...
How to choose your baby's pediatrician?
A baby's pediatrician can play quite an essential role, particularly in the first year of life. It is important that you choose a pediatrician you feel comfortable with one you...
Until what week of pregnancy can selective reduction be carried out?
Selective reduction is an ever-controversial topic, as you are obviously already aware of. The decision to reduce the number of fetuses in a multiple-baby pregnancy is always tough, and it...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...