Mother and Child

Train lines such as Amtrak have no restrictions for pregnant travelers. As a general policy, railways suggest that pregnant passengers check with their doctor or midwife before traveling (good advice for any type of trip). What are the pros and cons ...

Train lines such as Amtrak have no restrictions fo...

Pregnancy, thy name is exhaustion — especially during your first trimester, when the sleep-inducing hormone progesterone starts surging through your body, and pressure on your bladder from your growing uterus sends you scurrying to the bathroom count...

Pregnancy, thy name is exhaustion — especially dur...

Is it okay to stick to a low-fat diet? Although almost everything you read about a healthy diet emphasizes cutting down on fat, pregnancy is no time to be on a low-fat diet. Your baby needs certain fats to develop properly. In particular, fat helps y...

Is it okay to stick to a low-fat diet? Although al...

They definitely can be worse, but that's not always the case. Women who are pregnant with twins are more likely to have severe symptoms, particularly a bad case of morning sickness. Other common problems include an inability to sleep, fatigue, genera...

They definitely can be worse, but that's not alway...

Protection provided by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act Fortunately, a U.S. federal law called the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) prevents covered employers from treating women differently just because they're pregnant. This means covered employe...

Protection provided by the Pregnancy Discriminatio...

Most children hear and listen from the moment they are born. They learn to talk by imitating the sounds around them and the voices of their parents and caregivers. But not all children - about 2 or 3 out of every 1,000 children in the U.S. are born d...

Most children hear and listen from the moment they...

Like adults, kids need exercise. Most children need at least an hour of physical activity every day. Regular exercise helps children Feel less stressed Feel better about themselves Feel more ready to learn in school Keep a healthy weight Build and k...

Like adults, kids need exercise. Most children nee...

The cervix is the narrow, tubular, lower end of the uterus that extends into the vagina. (The word cervix means "neck" in Latin.) When you're not pregnant, the cervical canal remains open a tiny bit to allow sperm to enter the uterus and menstrual bl...

The cervix is the narrow, tubular, lower end of th...

Also called: Adolescent health To use the sharing features on this page, please enable JavaScript. As a teenager, you go through many changes. For one thing, your body is on its way to becoming its adult size. Have you noticed that you can't fit in...

Also called: Adolescent health To use the sharing ...

Healthy teeth are important to your child's overall health. From the time your child is born, there are things you can do to promote healthy teeth. For babies, you should clean teeth with a soft, clean cloth or baby's toothbrush. Avoid putting the ba...

Healthy teeth are important to your child's overal...

by: Vanessa Selene Williams Zinc is an important and often overlooked mineral that is necessary for our child's development. It prevents sickness by helping the immune system. It helps children grow by helping the growth process. It also gives taste ...

by: Vanessa Selene Williams Zinc is an important a...

A groundbreaking study has now revealed how important vitamin D is for the immune system of the fetus and newborn. In a study published in the January 2011 issue of Pediatrics, the umbilical cord-blood level of vitamin D was evaluated at birth for 92...

A groundbreaking study has now revealed how import...

Is it safe to fast during pregnancy ? There is no clear answer, even though medical studies have looked at the effects of fasting.Here’s what we do know: - Several studies looked at birth weights. They found no significant difference between the babi...

Is it safe to fast during pregnancy ? There is no ...

You lean over to whisper something to your friend and you can tell by the look on your friend's face that something is up. Could it be your breath? Maybe you shouldn't have put extra onions on your hamburger at lunch. What's a kid with smelly breath ...

You lean over to whisper something to your friend ...

Reviewed by : Steven Dowshen, MD Having a healthy baby means making sure you're healthy, too. One of the most important things you can do to help prevent serious birth defects in your baby is to get enough folic acid every day — especially before con...

Reviewed by : Steven Dowshen, MD Having a healthy ...

What you need: a good attitude and a little creativity Perhaps the most important factor to consider is your own attitude and approach toward eating in general. Avoid forcing your children to eat vegetables – or any other food for that matter. Encour...

What you need: a good attitude and a little creati...

By: Jacob Felts Women and babies have been interrelated since the very beginning. It is a natural phenomenon and there is nothing unusual about it. All young women want to bear a child or in other words become a mother. These days even for a career w...

By: Jacob Felts Women and babies have been interre...

Any lifestyle choices that an expectant mother makes will affect her pregnancy. This is true in the areas of physical activity, emotional stability, and every other area of life. Obviously, the dietary choices that a person makes will affect her preg...

Any lifestyle choices that an expectant mother mak...

What are allergies? Normally, the human body defends itself against harmful substances such as viruses or bacteria, but, sometimes, the defenses aggressively attack usually innocuous substances such as dust, mold, or pollen. The immune system generat...

What are allergies? Normally, the human body defen...

by : Patty Hone Your period is late and you start to think maybe you might be pregnant. Maybe you are afraid to go take a test because you don't want to find out the results. You may be asking yourself "how could this happen"? If you find yourself pr...

by : Patty Hone Your period is late and you start ...

(NaturalNews) Women who take strategic serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants during pregnancy are twice as likely to give birth prematurely as women who do not take the drugs, according to a study published in the Archives of Pediatric ...

(NaturalNews) Women who take strategic serotonin r...