We are used to hearing about the risks of pregnancy after 35: Birth defects and complications are more common. But assuming you had a safe delivery, and your baby wasn’t born with genetic or ...

It’s normal for pregnant women to experience separation of the parallel muscle band of the anterior mid-abdominal wall known as diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) — about two thirds of mothers-to-be do.

PREGNANCY AND WEIGHT LOSS. AS MANY MOTHERS KNOW, THE FIRST TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY CAN BRING BRING NAUSEA AND VOMITING AS YOUR BODY TRIES TO ADJUST TO THE PREGNANCY HORMONE. AND THAT CAN CAUSE WOMEN TO ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure ...

We understand how stressful bleeding during early pregnancy can be. We’re here to provide answers and peace of mind. Many people have light spotting to heavy bleeding and have a healthy pregnancy. Up ...

"Our study demonstrates that the use of point-of-care ultrasound provides meaningful benefit to the patients we serve by addressing early pregnancy problems at the time they are identified," said ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps you went to bed too late, needed to wake up early or still felt tired when you woke up from what should have been a full night’s ...

Many changes during pregnancy can occur due to hormonal factors. One common pregnancy problem is gum disease, or gingivitis, in pregnant women. This condition can occur when the gums become swollen ...

This is the sixth post in a series. In the book Matrescence: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood, Lucy Jones talks about the shocking lack of information available to women regarding what childbirth ...