For many women, morning sickness is part of the road to parenthood. Learn how you can manage if morning sickness strikes you. According to the American Medical Association, almost half of pregnant women have nausea and vomiting during their first trimester of pregnancy. This queasiness is commonly known as morning sickness since it tends to … Read more about How you can manage if Morning Sickness strikes you
You’re getting your vitamins and minerals, but what about him? They don’t make prenatal vitamins for men, but the diet and lifestyle choices your partner makes may affect your chances for conception. Maybe you’ve heard that old wedding-day advice that relationships aren’t 50/50, that partners can overcome their problems if they both give 100 percent. … Read more about The Fertility Diet for Him – Dos and don’ts for the hopeful father
Discover why more and more couples are turning to Mother Nature to answer their fertility problems and whether this route might work for you. Ginseng root, black cohosh, catnip tea. If someone told you these are remedies for treating infertility, you would probably be skeptical. However, more and more couples are finding success with alternative … Read more about Treating Infertility Naturally with Herbs, Supplements, and Aromatherapy
When something bad happens, human nature asks the question “why?” When couples experience a stillbirth, these questions can be overwhelming. Take a look at some common queries and answers. From small losses to horrible tragedies, it’s natural to want to understand how and why some things happen. For parents who have lost a baby to … Read more about Deciphering Stillbirth: Common Causes and Tests
Learn about common drugs, how these drugs harm your growing baby, and what you can do to get help. Surprisingly, nearly four percent of all pregnant women in the US use illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy and other amphetamines, and heroin, according to 2005 findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. … Read more about Illegal Drugs during Pregnancy: What you need to know and how to get help
5 Things You Should Know about Preterm Labor. Get answers to common questions about early labor.
Conditions of the Heart and Pregnancy. Mitral Valve Prolapse and the other more serious heart valve problems
Years ago, pregnancy for women with chronic diseases was frowned upon by many obstetricians. Learn how advances in medicine and proper prenatal care can lead to a healthy pregnancy and delivery. You’ve just taken The Test and it came back with those unmistakable two lines—your intuition was right, you’re pregnant! But instead of feeling overjoyed and excited, you … Read more about Have a Healthy Pregnancy with Asthma, Diabetes, or Epilepsy
Do you have asthma? Learn how you can safely manage this pre-existing condition and better care for yourself and your unborn baby. Asthma is an immunologic condition where certain irritants, or unknown causes, result in increased secretions and bronchospasm, which interfere with air movement. In severe cases, there can be something called hypoxia, or low … Read more about Asthma in Pregnancy
There’s a phenomenon during pregnancy that causes “insulin resistance,” which means that although a pregnant woman makes insulin-it’s just that it’s lousier insulin. It simply doesn’t react to receptors at the cellular level as well, meaning it takes more to do what insulin is supposed to do-–bring sugar into the cells for energy. Being overweight … Read more about What is Gestational Diabetes, Causes & reduce problems associated with it