Pregnancy

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

Teenage pregnancy is a sin for the society. In most of the developing countries, it is a result of the traditional values of early marriage, as it is considered that a young or teenage girl is more fertile than her adult counterpart. Also, due to the...

Teenage pregnancy is a sin for the society. In mos...

You're in preterm labor, also known as premature labor, if you start having regular contractions that cause your cervix to start to open or thin out (called dilation and effacement) before you reach 37 weeks of pregnancy. If you deliver your baby bef...

You're in preterm labor, also known as premature l...

Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, aids your body's metabolism of protein, fats, and carbohydrates. It also helps convert amino acids and form new red blood cells, antibodies, and neurotransmitters, and is vital to your fetus's developing brain an...

Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, aids your bo...

by : American Pregnancy Association Infertility is a condition that affects approximately one out of every six couples. An infertility diagnosis is given to a couple who is unsuccessful with their attempts to get pregnant over the course of one year....

by : American Pregnancy Association Infertility is...

Most mothers-to-be would probably prefer to get as much sleep as possible before the baby arrives. But one of nature's dirty tricks is that just when you're most in need of rest, you can't get it because your back aches, your bladder's full, your bel...

Most mothers-to-be would probably prefer to get as...

Written for BabyCenter Arabia The holy month of Ramadan can be a difficult time for pregnant women. Fasting between dawn and sunset (maghreb) is obligatory, but mums-to-be still need to get the essential nutrients to help their baby grow healthily an...

Written for BabyCenter Arabia The holy month of Ra...

by: Wai Chong Mak You should be able to find several essential facts about breathing exercise and coping with labour in the following paragraphs. If there's at least one fact you didn't know before, imagine the difference it might make. You may not c...

by: Wai Chong Mak You should be able to find sever...

by: Jyoti Bedi Calcium becomes especially important during pregnancy for the mother and her growing fetus. However some women are not able to ingest and digest milk for several reasons. In some cases the problem is not about taste. Milk can leave a g...

by: Jyoti Bedi Calcium becomes especially importan...

by David Servan-Schreiber, M.D. Ph.D. The brain is part of the body. Just like all the cells of all other organs, brain cells are continually being renewed. Tomorrow's cells are therefore made up of what we eat today. One key neurological fact is tha...

by David Servan-Schreiber, M.D. Ph.D. The brain is...

by Sarah Holmes, Ph.D. A sleeping baby is a wonderful sight to see, especially to sleep-deprived moms and dads. A baby will sleep just about anywhere, so baby crib options are mostly based on style, personal taste and functionality. Here are some des...

by Sarah Holmes, Ph.D. A sleeping baby is a wonder...

by: Thomas Parker When you are pregnant it is important that you fully appreciate the significance of vitamins and minerals. They are essential for the healthy development of your unborn baby. Therefore, you need to know what the various vitamins do ...

by: Thomas Parker When you are pregnant it is impo...

Diabetic Diet for Pregnant Mothers! by : Abhishek Agarwal When an expectant woman is diagnosed with gestational diabetes, or when a diabetic woman discovers that she has conceived, the initial anxiety revolves around the thought that for the next nin...

Diabetic Diet for Pregnant Mothers! by : Abhishek ...