Healthy articles

Miscarriage is a different experience for every woman who goes through it, but it can be a tremendous loss that makes you anxious and worried for the future.

Do you already have kids and now have another baby on the way? You are probably wondering how to explain your pregnancy, labor and birth, and life with a little baby to the kids walking around on the outside of your tummy.

You and your partner are thinking about having a baby in the near future. You've talked about it a bit, and the time seems nearly right. You may be reading up about folic acid, quitting smoking, ovulation calendars, and other preconception stuff.

Everyone knows about that infamous biological clock, that starts ticking from the moment you start menstruating. Women are, after all, born with all the eggs that they will ever have and the available number will only ever reduce.

Are you pregnant with a boy, and debating whether or not to have your son circumcised after he is born? Welcome to a whole new world a world that is terribly complicated and controversial, no matter what you end up deciding.

Your journey towards parenthood doesn't start with pregnancy itself it starts the moment you think about trying to conceive. Prenatal care and the right decisions about labor and delivery are important, but what you do before you ever get pregnant is just

This week, I read an article about labor and birth in Zimbabwe in the news. Apart from the $50 fee women need to pay to be admitted to hospital (a third of the average annual income), they are charged $5 for each scream.

Back when you were trying to conceive, you used to wait for the day on which your period would hopefully not show up, so you could take a pregnancy test.

A good bedtime routine and appropriate, consistent bedtimes might be one of the most overlooked aspects of parenting young children.

Fatigue during pregnancy is very common. Many women find that heavy, all-encompassing tiredness is one of the very first pregnancy signs. This fatigue often sticks around during the whole of the first trimester.