Prenatal care during pregnancy
While we all hope that our pregnancies will progress normally and healthily, this does not always happen. And even if everything is fine and dandy, we tend to want to...
UK has midwife shortage?
Apparently, the United Kingdom is experiencing a true fertility boom, and this has resulted in a shortage of midwives. The number of children per UK woman increased to 2.00 children...
Headache after epidural anesthesia
It is no wonder that epidural anesthesia is the most popular form of pain relief during childbirth the majority of women who receive it report that they feel no pain...
What is the cost of prenatal care?
Prenatal care is a very important part of any pregnancy but how much is it going to cost you? That depends on many factors, like the type of insurance you...
"Scary Spice" Mel B says weird things about pregnancy
Remember Mel B, "Scary Spice", from the Spice Girls? Like her former band mate Victoria Beckham, who just gave birth to her fourth child, Mel B is right in the...
Can you get a DNA test during the prenatal stage?
Pregnant women who are not certain who the father of their baby is, and men who wish to find out if a baby who is still in utero is their...
Early miscarriage symptoms
Miscarriage, the loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation, is unfortunately rather common. Most frequently, miscarriages occur within the first trimester of pregnancy. Around one in five clinically recognized...
Prenatal care and surrogate mothers
Surrogacy is always a complicated process, as well as usually a beautiful one. There are, after all, more parties involved in a surrogate pregnancy than there are in a conventional...
What is Mommyrexia?
According to recent research, there are expectant mothers who keep on smoking throughout their pregnancy to have a smaller baby, and they think that leads to a smoother delivery (Don't...
What is a molar pregnancy?
A molar pregnancy is a pregnancy that is not developing in a manner that facilitates the birth of a baby. Instead of the usual 46 chromosomes in a fetus (23...