A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before the fetus reaches the age of twenty weeks gestation.  Loss of a baby through miscarriage can be a devastating experience no matter what stage the pregnancy might be.  For many women, the experience of a miscarriage can lead to feelings of loss, apprehension, fear and other varying emotions and the thought of trying to become pregnant again can be very frightening. However, there is hope ...

As a mother, one of the best things a woman can do for her infant is breastfeeding.  Breastfeeding is a lifestyle choice and more importantly, it is a decision that provides healthful benefits for an infant as well.  The benefits of breastfeeding an infant extend far beyond basic nutrition and besides all the vitamins and nutrients that are packed in breast milk, it provides infants with disease-fighting substances which provide an infa ...

The Center for Disease Control (CDC), strongly encourages breastfeeding because of the many healthful benefits imparted to infants, women and children.  According to statistical information from the CDC, within the United States, 74.2% of infants were breastfed, 43.1% were still breastfeeding at 6 months of age, with  21.4% still breastfeeding at 1 year of age.  There comes a time when the decision must be made as to whether ...

In the United States, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women. Currently, science has not discovered the cause for a majority of breast cancers, though many of the risk factors have been identified. There are many theories surrounding what causes cancer such as: inherited tendencies, genetic mutations, as well as certain environmental factors.  The subject of breast cancer is an area of ongoing research and every ...

In the United States, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 3-minutes.  This statistic means that 1 in every 8 women will face a diagnosis of breast cancer at some point in her lifetime.  A womans risk of developing breast cancer significantly increases if a first-degree relative (sister, aunt, mother) has been diagnosed.  Approximately 25-50% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a history of it occurring in their fam ...