What are the Advantages of Natural Childbirth?
A natural approach to labor will suit you best if you want to remain in control of your body as much as possible, be an active participant throughout...
Gestational Diabetes During Pregnancy?
Gestational diabetes during pregnancy can be found in the first trimester. Like type 1 and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes causes blood sugar levels to become too high.
When you eat, your...
An ultrasound exam is a procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to scan a woman’s abdomen and pelvic cavity, creating a picture (sonogram) of the baby and placenta. Although the terms ultrasound and sonogram are technically different, they are...
What to do when Breastfeeding HURTS
Before we have babies, you may have a rose colored glass image breastfeeding mothers and how east it appears. What’s more peaceful and fulfilling than nursing your sweet infant...
Is Pregnancy Brain a Real Thing?
Any woman who has been pregnant will swear pregnancy brain is a real thing – even if anecdotal evidence is their only actual “proof.”
While it may seem to others like an...
Pelvic Exam Basics: What You Can Expect
Pelvic exams play an important role in a woman’s fertility health – as well as her reproductive health in general. In addition to offering a time and space...
Common Side Effects of Birth Control Pills
Whenever you start taking a new medication, it’s important to weigh the “risks and benefits,” and birth control pills are definitely no exception. The good news is that...
Easing Back Pain During Pregnancy
Just as you begin to fall in love with that bump housing your beautiful baby it just might grow big enough – and heavy enough – to cause you back pain.
While over-the-counter pain...