Pregnancy Articles

All those pregnancy hormones place you at a higher risk of yeast infections during pregnancy. Are yeast infections during pregnancy dangerous, and what home remedies and medical treatments for vaginal candidiasis during pregnancy work best?

Healthcare professionals worldwide are advocating the use of probiotics for boosting our health. A recent study suggests that pregnant women should consume probiotics for lowering the risk of allergies in newborns. Read on to learn more about the study.

Childbirth has made huge advances since the grim days of the nineteenth century. But it's still fraught for a lot of women, and one doctor has an unconventional idea as to why that might be - and how to put it right.

Leukemia is the most common cancer of childhood with significant correlation found between environmental factors and the development of leukemia. Research has been conducted on maternal use of folic acid, fruits and vegetables, cured meats and alcohol.

Pregnancy loss, miscarriage, or spontaneous abortion whatever you want to call it, it's something many women experience and many more are afraid of.

In recent years, the focus has shifted to STDs, but I would say that you'd have a difficult time tracking down a teenage girl who does not know how to prevent a pregnancy.

Pregnancy heartburn is almost inescapable, but don't give up hope just yet — there are some steps you can take to get rid of heartburn fast, as well as things you can do to try to minimize episodes of acid reflux during pregnancy.

Many women wonder whether they are pregnant despite a period. Is that really possible, or could the bleeding you thought was a period really have been caused by something else?

Not being able to sleep at night, and then being so sleepy during the day that you keep on napping, might just be another "side effect" of new motherhood. It could, on the other hand, also point to postpartum depression.

What should you do when you are suffering from insomnia? How should you spend your time?