More women are opting for some type of pain relief during their labor and delivery, according to a study by the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center. A survey of 378 hospitals showed that only...
Sunday, February 28, 2010
More Women Now Choose Pain Relief During Labor
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Since the early 1990s, teen pregnancies across America declined dramatically. However, it is a teen pregnancy fact that 34% of teenage girls in America still get pregnant before they turn the age of 20. This means that America has one of the highest...
Friday, February 26, 2010
Pregnancy Ultrasound– a Gateway to Your Baby
Pregnancy ultrasound is an awesome technology. With ultrasound, you get to see your baby even before he is a baby. There is no known risk to you or your baby from ultrasound during pregnancy. Ultrasound machines use high-pitched sound waves (250 times...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Pregnancy And Massage Therapy
When you are pregnant, your body is under tremendous pressure. Everything hurts, everything aches. But how can you get relief from this tension and stress. Massage after all is out of the question, isn't it? Well maybe not. Many massage therapists today...
Monday, February 22, 2010
Exercise During Pregnancy: Can You Continue With Your Normal Routine?
Can you continue with your normal exercise during pregnancy? Well, back in the old days, pregnant women were considered to be fragile beings that should be hidden away until delivery. Thank God we don't live in those times now. Just because you're...
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Pregnancy Fitness After The Baby Is Born
What happened to that pre-pregnancy body you once had? After nine months of your body going through numerous changes, many of which you do not like or enjoy, your newborn is here and its time to lose the excess weight you have most likely gained. You...
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Diagnostic Ultrasound In Pregnancy - Is It Necessary?
The journal, Obstetrics and Gynecology, estimated that over half of all pregnant women in 1990 had undergone diagnostic ultrasound, yet research published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that 80 percent of all pregnant women are very...
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Pregnancy - What You Should Cover Up While Pregnant
Pregnancy - It has been said that a woman is at her most beautiful when pregnant. Well I am about to burst your bubble and tell you that there are women out there who beg to differ - especially for those saying goodbye to their 36 -26-36 figure for...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Brooke Shields Opens Up About Her Struggle With Infertility. Actress Encourages Women To Get Informed
In an effort to create awareness about infertility, Brooke Shields has teamed up with Fertility LifeLines™, a free and confidential educational service for people with concerns about fertility, encouraging women to know their options and take action...
Monday, February 15, 2010
Having a bonus baby - two or more?
I once asked a friend of mine what it was like to give birth to twins. She said: 'First one came out and then the other.' I didn't both to ask her whether raising twins was as simple. We all know the answer to that. As you know, New Zealand has a unique...
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Speaking The Same Language: Health Care's Diversity Debate
In the U.S. some 176 languages are spoken. This is especially apparent in hospitals when patients literally do not speak the same language as their doctor. It is important to know that a hospital is prepared for a diverse pool of patients. Hospitals...
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Invitro Fertilization - The Male Point Of View
For many couples, the introduction of children into a relationship is the ultimate fulfillment and goal of the relationship. Unfortunately for some of the couples, medical conditions may exist that will prevent natural fertilization. In those cases,...
Friday, February 12, 2010
Identical Twins
Twins are two people who have shared the same womb at the same time. They may also have come from the same egg. Twin births are becoming more and more common due to several factors such as increasing use of fertility treatments, child births at an older...
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Enjoy Your 2nd Trimester!
Congratulations! Your pregnancy now comes to the second trimester, which is within weeks 13 through 27. Your morning sickness has faded away gradually by now. This means, you should be feeling better than before. It's actually the stage when you experience...
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Breastfeeding and Mastitis
Mastitis is perhaps the most distressing problem you may encounter when attempting to breastfeed. You have been making it through the sleepless nights, the relentless feeding schedule, the diapers, the leaking... when all of a sudden you want to stop...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Are maternity clothes necessary in order to look good during pregnancy?
I remember my mother telling me about the times when she was pregnant. She was wearing nothing more than my father's jeans and his working shirts throughout her pregnancy. No maternity clothes for her because she was too poor to buy them at that time....
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Preserving Health And Beauty In Pregnancy
Most women think that it's okay to stop exerting effort in looking beautiful during pregnancy but it's not. Pregnancy is a time when your hormones are in a rage. It is easy to be overwhelmed by new feelings, sensations, and changes in your body that...
Monday, February 01, 2010
GAGGED While Giving Birth
A name that will haunt me for a long time to come after reading an article in the local newspaper is that of science fiction author Mr L Ron Hubbard the creator of a controversial organisation called Scientology. Many famous stars are devout dedicated...