Pregnancy

A new research, that was published in the journal BMC Medicine, suggests that caffeine may contribute to the low-birth-weight of a baby. The study also suggests that drinking coffee may cause a pregnancy to be prolonged. In the report it is said that taking about 200 to 300 mg of …

Most women, when thinking of having a baby just want to feel that joy of procreating this little creature that they are going to hold in their hands and take care of with love. They don’t usually think of the financial obligations that go with it. But sooner or later …

For more than 7 months you have been carrying around that big belly and when it gets to the last month you may feel worn out. You want the struggle to end and finally see the face of your baby. So thinking about it, you might feel that it is …

It is always a beautiful thing to bear a child in your womb. But as you know your body will also experience some changes during the 9 months of pregnancy. You already know your belly will expand. You might also throw up from time to time. The other truth is …

The C-section or Cesarean section is an operation by which a surgeon incises the abdomen of a woman to help her deliver a baby. Today about 1/3 of the US women population give birth through C-section. There is no science that clearly shows the risk involved for the woman but most suggest that a …

Feeling sometimes uncomfortable during your pregnancy is nothing abnormal. Most women go through that at some point in time of the gestation period. That said there are symptoms for which it is preferable to see a doctor as soon as possible. If you have any of these symptoms, don’t wait …

Getting to the end of your pregnancy it gets to that point where you will start thinking of the different options available to give birth. How you want to experience the coming of your newborn baby is a personal choice. Natural childbirth will probably be the first option that occurs …

Women dealing with important financial, personal or emotional stresses the year before they deliver their baby are more prone to have stillbirth, based on a new study done by the National Institutes of Health. In the US, recent estimations suggested that for every 167 births, one is a stillbirth. There …

A woman about to deliver a child is comparable to a woman about to get married in the sense that she wants everything to be as perfect as what she dreamed of as small girl. She already has this perfect vision of how she would want the labor to unfold. …

There is currently much discussion on the topic of pregnancy and depression, and whether it is a good thing to take antidepressants during a pregnancy. Chronic depression is certainly a challenge and maintaining serotonin for sufferers is considered a priority, but when research suggest that drugs could affect an unborn …