What is Intrauterine Growth Restriction?
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) refers to a situation where a baby is not growing at a usual rate in the womb. Fetuses do vary in size, and Intrauterine Growth Restriction...
UK - what to expect from having a baby on the NHS
Are you in the United Kingdom, pregnant, and intending to deliver your baby on the NHS? Although the National Health Service has a pretty grim reputation, pregnant women have many...
Best way to get pregnant with a boy
Plenty of couples from all over the globe have gender preferences when it comes to the baby they are trying to conceive. Sometimes, couples would really like to conceive a...
Is misoprostol approved for labor induction?
There are many ways to induce a woman's labor or to augment it, when that becomes medically necessary. These induction methods, include Pitocin, breaking a woman's bag of waters, or...
Balanced breakfasts for postpartum mothers
A good breakfast sets you up for the day and that is never more true than when you have just given birth. When you are up with your sweet newborn...
NuvaRing side effects: unusual bleeding
The NuvaRing is a flexible plastic ring that is inserted in the vagina for three weeks at a time to prevent pregnancy. This birth control method works in a way...
Woman gives birth after marathon!
One courageous American woman delivered her baby just after taking part in a marathon! During the marathon, her contractions got closer and closer together, but she didn't stop running. You...
Can a person with oligospermia have biological children?
Oligospermia is the medical term for a low sperm count, which means that a man does have sperm in his ejaculate, but in lower numbers than normal. Men who have...
What is elimination communication?
For many expectant parents, even the thought they might give cloth diapers a try is radical. Did you know that some folks decide that even cloth diapers are not natural...
IVF - an investment in the future?
IVF treatment can, as everyone knows, be very expensive. If your insurance policy does not cover invitro fertilization, or only a very limited number of cycles, you may quickly just to...