Family Health Articles

An increase in the frequency of urination, weak bladder control, or pregnancy incontinence are hardly topics you want to discuss with anybody. This is not one of the points that...

The cervix, a part of your anatomy you probably never paid much attention to (unless you have been charting to conceive), plays an important role during pregnancy. As the "gateway...

Hip pain, and aching joints around the pelvis and hips, are problems that many pregnant women encounter, especially during the later half of pregnancy. Research suggests that hormonal changes, which...

Banking your baby's umbilical cord blood is an increasingly popular procedure. Stem cells that are harvested from the cord blood can be turned into other cells, that can play a...

The Vatican has always had a rather clear stance on birth control and reproductive issues. Artificial birth control has long been considered unacceptable by Catholic theologians, and only periodic abstinence...

Menstruation is, for many women, an unpleasant and private occurrence not something they would willingly announce to the whole world. Yet one Norwegian company made it compulsory for all female...

Have you got the almost uncontrollable urge to clean, reorganize every cupboard in your house, or wash your baby's clothes and iron them? This is what is referred to as...

Going into labor too early is a common concern among pregnant mothers, and that is not without reason. The earlier you seek treatment for pre-term labor, the better the odds...

The term "blighted ovum" is commonly used to describe a pregnancy in which a fertilized egg starts implanting itself into the uterine wall as usual, but no embryo develops. During...

Your growing uterus and baby certainly start putting a strain on your body from the second trimester onwards, and lower back pain is a common manifestation of this. Your ever-expanding...