Informational Health Articles

In Austria, a debate about wider access to abortions and the option to have a termination of pregnancy at government hospitals is underway. The ministry of health has pointed out...

What are the pain relief options during labor and birth? You may be surprised to learn that there are many more possibilities than epidural anesthesia alone. Let's take a look...

Perhaps you are pregnant and contemplating the use of epidural anesthesia in labor, but really want to learn more about the side effects before making the decision. Or maybe you...

Epidural anesthesia is a very effective and extremely popular form of pain relief during labor and birth. Depending on where you live, more women might decide to give birth with...

Prenatal care, many expectant mothers assume, is something that is centrally important to their pregnancy. We don't question the need to see a doctor or midwife throughout our pregnancies. But...

Women who are in the process of having a miscarriage, or who already miscarried, may be disturbed to notice that they are still suffering from pregnancy symptoms. Why is it...

Many people would love to have twins, and some may even take measures specifically to increase their chances of giving birth to twins or higher order multiples. Chinese women are...

When you are in need of the morning after pill, the last thing that probably crosses your mind is the possibility that the medication you are given may not be...

August is national breastfeeding months! Or international breastfeeding month if you like, since countries like Zimbabwe are also joining in. Breastfeeding is well known to be the optimal infant feeding...

The Mirena coil is a t-shaped intrauterine device made of plastic. It also includes a reservoir that emits small doses of hormones, combining the benefits of the traditional coil with...