Pregnancy Articles

Are you about to have IVF? Congratulations! You are likely to have dealt with a long period of infertility and struggling to conceive, and have been through the "medical mill"...

A twin pregnancy carries more medical risks than a singleton gestation, and that risk goes up with each additional baby. Women who conceived triplets, whether naturally or with the help...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Does your state mandate fertility treatment? Most states in the United States do not require health insurance plans to cover the costs of fertility diagnosis or assisted reproductive technologies, but...

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 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...

Many pregnant women worry whether their normal, pre-pregnancy exercise routine is still safe once they are expecting a baby. You may be worried about riding a bike, doing aerobics, or...