Family Health Articles

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...

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...

The Mirena intrauterine system is a t-shaped plastic coil that also has a reservoir emitting the hormone levonorgestrel into the body. For many women, Mirena is a convenient birth control...

Now that there is such a large variety of birth control options available to women, it can be hard to decide which contraceptive is right for you. Women who are...

Around seven percent of all women has an abnormally shaped uterus. A normal uterus is pear-shaped, and women who have abnormalities have differently shaped uteri. Such abnormalities include uterus didelphys...

Fertility charting, a method that relies on taking your temperature at a set time every day as well as following other cues your body gives, may sound like a difficult...