What months are included in the second trimester? The second trimester of pregnancy includes the fourth, fifth and sixth months. In a healthy pregnancy these months are the most tranquil time. The fourth month of pregnancy is the actual beginning of the second trimester and is the time when pregnant women feel at their very […]
What happens during the last few months? A healthy pregnancy during the last few months finds your baby growing, but moving less. The room in your womb is diminishing and baby is resting more. A baby can hear mother”s voice and other nearby voices. Your baby can distinguish the difference between light and dark and […]
Private insurance companies as well as Medicare and Medicaid do not like to pay for re-admission and if re-admission is necessary for non-emergency situations these insurance providers do penalize the hospital and possibly the doctor. Studies have proven that a high proportion of hospital re-admissions are high preventable. To this end, there are strong financial […]
Many parents dread the proverbial birds and bees talk with their children. But, one of the most important parental duties is to teach kids, particularly girls, how to prevent unwanted pregnancy. The number of options is overwhelming and not all are appropriate for everyone. National Center for Health Statistics (part of the CDC) recently released […]
Urinary incontinence or what is better known as overactive bladder is one of the curses of female life, especially after multiple pregnancies, after the menopause or as a result of obesity. Besides adult pampers, oral anticholinergic medication was the regularly prescribed help, until last year, when the FDA approved Botox injections. But, which is better, […]
The latest study conducted by the scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found a possible answer to the question that has been plaguing women for centuries: why are men not showing emotions as easily as women? The study found that frequent use of pacifiers in male babies and children prevents them to mimic facial expression […]
Accepting that our children are sexual beings is as difficult as accepting that our parents are having sex. But they do. Even the church is by now given up believing that talks about abstinence actually work. Teenagers mostly do what teenagers want, including having sex. Schools are doing a pretty good job of explaining the […]
Being pregnant should be a time of joy. But, for obese women, it is also a time of high anxiety. Not only their existing health issues, such as diabetes or high blood pressure make pregnancy more risky, there is a big possibility that the baby will be predisposed to obesity. But, the new research by […]
Having ‘baby blues’ after your new baby comes home is common. Being responsible for the tiny, helpless life is overwhelming. The amount of work such a tiny creature requires is astonishing. Most women feel at times that the world is on their shoulders and that they are just not good enough to cope with it […]
While many women opt not to breastfeed their babies, for one reason or another, scientists and medical practitioners agree that the best a mother can do for her baby is to breastfeed him or her as long as possible. Besides all general health benefits, such as strong immune system of baby and resistance to diseases, […]
