Study: Birth defect risk much higher in diabetic mothers
The risk of having a baby with a birth defect is four times higher for diabetic mothers to-be, according to a newly published British study. The risk applies to birth...
Prenatal paternity testing options: what are they?
Women who fall pregnant and are not certain who the baby's father is are bound to be a little distressed about the situation. The potential fathers, too, may wish to...
Trying to conceive: should you use ovulation tests, or not?
Ovulation tests are handy little things that react to the hormone released by the female body during ovulation. Ovulation tests turn getting pregnant into a scientific affair. All you have...
Even small amounts of alcohol risky during pregnancy
Even small amounts of alcohol can negatively impact a developing fetus, especially right at the end of the first trimester, say researchers at the University of California. That glass of...
ZIFT: A lesser known assisted reproduction technique
Mention fertility treatment, and most peoples' mind will jump straight to IVF these days. There is, of course, quite a wide range of assisted reproduction techniques around, ranging from intrauterine...
Therapy after birth trauma
"Just be glad that you have a healthy baby," is something often said to women who have difficulty healing from a traumatic birth, and those suffering from postpartum depression. If...
The role of amniotic fluid in pregnancy
Amniotic fluid represents some of the weight pregnant women carry around. At 28 weeks, when the amniotic fluid reaches its maximum, there is about 800 ml of it. You'll notice...
WHO study reveals unsafe abortions are on the rise
What are abortion rates like globally, and how about the trends? According to joint research by the World Health Organization and the Guttmacher Institute, things are changing. Abortion rates had...
Pregnancy diet: how much fat should you consume?
Nearly every woman knows that the old saying, "eating for two", is just a saying and not excellent dietary advice for pregnant women. Nearly every woman knows that pregnancy cravings...
What is a prenatal music belt?
Pregnancy is big business, and new products keep appearing on the market all the time. If you can think about it, it probably exists! Have you heard about a prenatal...