Pregnant women all around the world are beginning to become anxious as the Zika virus continues to grow in strength. This virus primarily affects pregnant women in their first trimester, and can cause a wide array of harsh symptoms, such as permanent brain damage, stillbirth, and issues with the child’s senses. However, there are a […]

A recent study from Hiroshima university has found that pregnant women are as likely to fall as 70 year old women. By tracking eight women who were pregnant (as well as 7 who were not) with a 3d motion capture system, researchers were able to discover that even as early as the first trimester, women […]

What to do when you are two? Learn what signs to look out for when you’re pregnant. In this article, you’ll learn: * Find out if the reason why you are gaining weight is because your are pregnant. Also how weight forms around you are body when you are pregnant. * What to expect from […]

Morning sickness during pregnancy is no fun at all. Most women experience the feeling of nausea and/or vomiting in their first trimester (the first 12 weeks). March of dimes has some useful tips on minimalizing morning sickness as well as some information on when to be concerened. Morning sickness can be dangerous if you have […]

This article starts off with the old expression that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” However what the writer is trying to do is show that the benefits an a daily apple aren’t just exclusive to that but all fruits. Studies show that eating fruits in general has many health benefits and have […]

A new study presents evidence that a blood test can accurately predict which pregnant women are at risk for preeclampsia. This finding may allow doctors to help their patients avoid the dangers of unnecessary treatment. Before this new blood test was developed, predicting which women might develop preeclampsia could be difficult. One of the risk […]

The teen birth rate in America hit a new low. This is good news.  Women are waiting much later to start their families.  Dr. Jennifer Wu, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, applauded the news.  “Most teenagers are not financially or emotionally equipped to be mothers at this point in their […]

You may think that knowing when you are in labor is obvious, but for many women, it may not be so simple. The first stage of labor describes the time at which labor begins until a woman’s cervix is fully dilated to around 10cm. This period can last anywhere from 12-19 hours in duration. The […]

This article covers the risk of babies having SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) possibly, from being uninformed. Experts at the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that while caring for a infant there should be no pillows in crib, mother must not be sleeping in the same bed as the baby, the use of a blanket […]

Compared to those whose women who were at normal weight before pregnancy, toddlers of mothers who were obese before pregnancy were more than twice as likely to be overweight. Those 2-year-olds whose mothers were overweight before pregnancy were 50 percent more likely to be overweight, the study reported.