How to Prepare an Older Sibling for Bringing Home a New Baby
How do you gently tell your only kid that it's time to make room for a new baby? Just like this.
11 Personal Items You're Going to Want Postpartum That No One Seems to Mention
Do your postpartum self a favor and stock up on these must-haves now.
Apparently Fertility Treatment Works for Most Women
Nearly three-quarters of women undergoing fertility treatment will give birth within five years of starting the process, research has revealed. The study followed almost 20,000 Danish women underg...
Brain Activity in Newborns can be Affected by Antidepressants
According a new study, fetal exposure to commonly used SRI drugs may affect brain activity in newborns. The researchers suggest that the effects of drugs on fetal brain function should be assessed ...
The Sublime Benefits of a Doula-assisted Childbirth
Translated from ancient Greek, “doula” means “woman who serves." Having one attend your birth may be helpful in ways you'd never imagine.
10 Things Your Partner Might Do When You're Giving Birth That Will Make You Want to Hurt Them
It can be hard to find something constructive to do or say when supporting a woman in labor. But husbands, you can at least try.
Doctors Tried to Scare Me Out of a VBAC
Childbirth doesn't always go as planned, but when choosing a doctor, it's important that they make you feel heard.
In Pregnancy and in Life, It's All Temporary
The intense states that come and go in the weeks of a pregnancy are, in many ways, a prelude of what's to come.
The Pregnancy Post to End All Pregnancy Posts
For the first time in my online adult life, I was experiencing something privately without making a show of it and without needing to know if anyone noticed or liked me experiencing it.
What Does it Mean to Want a Girl?
As I puzzled over my desire for a girl, my husband wondered why I was stressing when we had no control over the outcome anyway.
Marijuana Use in Pregnancy Is Major Risk for Pre-Term Birth
New research finds a direct link between continued marijuana use during pregnancy and pre-term birth.
Large study suggests that flu shots for moms protect infants too.
Heres one more reason pregnant women should get a flu shot: It not only protects mothers, but a large study suggests it prevents flu in the infant, too. Source: Flu Shots Protect Babies, Too
Scientists Capture Flash of Light at Moment of Conception
At the exact moment a sperm penetrates an egg, the latter releases billions of zinc atoms from its surface which spark off.
A photo series that shows a more realistic version of impending motherhood
Danielle Guenther isn't taking pregnancy photos of moms-to-be silhouetted in their bedroom windows. She's taking them of women barfing in their purse.
Thank Goodness for Pregnant Friends
You will always have too much baby crap. That is, until you finally find a friend who’s pregnant.
Pregnant at 41—5 Reasons NOT to Panic
The phrase, “I’m too old for this” kept looping through my mind as I was lumbering about heavily pregnant with my fourth child at age 41.
Having Kids Using a Sperm Donor
It’s not a lesbian thing. It’s a biology thing. Some straight parents can't create families through sex either. But parents are parents are parents.
Panel Recommends Screening for Postpartum Depression During Pregnancy
As many as 1 in 5 women experience depression during and/or after birth. Here's why we have to change the way we look at, and screen for, postpartum depression.
Pregnant Travelers Need to Know About Zika Virus
Zika virus, spread by mosquitos, may be causing a birth defect called microcephaly: babies born with small heads and severe brain damage.
Sleep? More Like "Choose Your Own Adventure"
Among the myriad of foolish “wisdom” well-intentioned know-it-alls like to offer pregnant women, “sleep while you can” may be the most useless. For one thing, I FEEL LIKE A MANATEE THAT WAS ASSAU...
Why I Recommend Doulas to All of My Friends
A doula's job is thought to be coaching laboring mothers, but I was most thankful for the way she prepared us for what would actually happen.
Childbirth is finally getting the cultural treatment it deserves
Riveting stories of the human condition have found their way to page and screen for as long as they've all existed. But the vast majority of epic tales have passed over honestly depicting the most ...
Delaying cord clamping may have long term benefits
According to several recent studies, delaying cord clamping at birth may have small long term benefits including higher scores in social skills and fine motor skills at age 4. Delaying the clamping...