Pregnancy Articles

Deciding which baby carrier is right for you can be hard, particularly if you are new to the world of babywearing. Every carrier has its own benefits and shortcomings, and every parent has her own preferences with so much choice.

Cesarean section rates in America have been steadily rising for decades now.

A baby's placenta starts to form early on in pregnancy. Although we rarely gives this unique organ any thought, it plays an essential role in keeping your baby nourished, as well as protecting her from diseases.

Ask anyone who is generally anti-abortion if there is any situation in which the termination of a pregnancy is warranted, and the first answer you are likely to hear is: "When the pregnancy puts the mother's life at risk."

What does Adolf Hitler have to do with abortion rights in the United States today? If you think this is a strange question, you are not the only one.

Every mother has her own personal "list" of things she wish she'd known before giving birth. Parenting, organizational skills, things that happen to your body during and after birth... all of these and more are part of this list.

Giving birth in the comfort of your own home, without the trappings of a hospital and the sick people that tend to go there, is appealing to an increasing number of women.

Baby carriers come in many forms from soft structured carriers to mei tais and ring slings. They all have one thing in common though, and that is that they allow parents to carry their baby easily and conveniently.

Shopping for your baby is one of the most enjoyable parts of pregnancy for many moms to be.

Almost anyone will tell you that it is unlikely that you will get pregnant as soon as you start trying, although it does of course happen to a few lucky ones!