Do you need prenatal care to find out your due date?
Once you have watched that pregnancy test turn positive, you are probably most curious about knowing when your baby is likely to arrive. Most women do not start prenatal care...
Miscarriage symptoms during early pregnancy
Miscarriages are the most common kind of pregnancy loss, and they refer to the spontaneous loss of a baby under 20 weeks of pregnancy. According to studies into the frequency...
Reasons to induce labor
Labor induction refers to the process of starting labor contractions artificially. There is a multitude of methods to induce, from relatively non-invasive methods like stripping a woman's membranes to rupturing...
Ways to celebrate pregnancy
Are you newly pregnant? Of course, you want to celebrate your happy news in a special way. Here is a list of fun things you can do by yourself of...
Prenatal care - when will you have an ultrasound?
One of the aspects of prenatal care that most expectant parents most look forward to is getting an ultrasound. So, when you just find out that you have a little...
Prenatal care - things to bring to your first appointment
Women who have just started noticing pregnancy signs or had a positive pregnancy test do not have to call a doctor or midwife for prenatal care right away, but the...
Early pregnancy: when should you make a prenatal appointment?
What are the things that are on the minds of newly pregnant women? Besides getting to the bathroom to vomit in time, trying to muster enough energy to get through...
How to get pregnant with irregular cycles
Many women have irregular menstrual cycles. If you have cycles that are longer, shorter, or unpredictable, you may have some concerns about how to get pregnant. Irregular periods are something...
Pregnant? Don't eat for two!
"Eating for two" is a euphemism for pregnancy to some, just like "with child", "knocked up", "a bun in the oven" and many others. Most women know now that it...
How to prepare for the birth of twins
Mothers who are carrying twins may be worrying about preparations for when the babies get there more than about the birth but twin delivery is more complicated than singleton delivery...