Family Health Articles

Medical science has already made great strides. Now, it is most important for NICUs to turn their focus to the human side of the work to help preemies and families thrive beyond their time in the NICU.

One study has shown that the use of progesterone gel can reduce the risk of delivering before the 33rd week of pregnancy by half. Known by the brand name Prochieve, this progesterone gel gives hope to many women with a short cervix.

For many parents, few things are as dreadful as discussing sex and reproduction with their children. This article takes a look at how to normalize discussions about these tough topics in your family.

Welcoming a baby is exciting, but labor and birth can provoke sticky medical and legal situations sometimes. Here, we explore patient rights and the meaning of informed consent.

Many men feel like they've entered alien territory when their partner becomes pregnant, but it doesn't have to be that way. Dads have a unique contribution to offer. How can you prepare for fatherhood?

Razors hidden in candied apples? Poisoned Halloween candy? Forget about urban myths, and find out what actual dangers parents often overlook on Halloween night.

There was a time when teenagers considered cigarette smoking a style statement. However, while both cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption have seen a decline in recent times, marijuana use among teenagers has steadily increased.

Is the thought of mountains of candy for Halloween already giving you a headache? Whether you're looking for healthy snacks to give to other kids, or looking for ways to keep your own children relatively sugar-free this year, we have tips!

Exercising is an important activity to incorporate into a person's lifestyle. So it is imperative to add a number of different exercises into the daily fitness routine. Why not add a fun class such as step aerobics into the mix?

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a painful complication of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhea, the microorganisms that cause chlamydia and gonorrhea, respectively.