pregnancy complications

Having a Baby

Is it safe to have back-to-back babies?

What is the ideal spacing between children? Jessica Simpson and Tori Spelling are just a few celebrities who are having back-to-back...

Children's Health

Infant death rate down

A new report states that infant mortality rates declined 12% in the U.S. over the last six years.

Conditions

Pregorexia: Eating disorders and pregnancy

Jenny knew giving into her anorexia while she was pregnant was dangerous, but couldn't seem to help herself. Even after being...

Pregnancy, Labor & Birth

The royal pain of hyperemesis gravidarum

As the world was buzzing about Kate Middleton's hospitalization for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) — severe morning sickness — in the...

Having a Baby

Sleep deprivation can lead to preterm labor

You know that the aches and discomforts of pregnancy make it hard for you to catch some Zs, but did you know that lack of adequate...

Pregnancy and Baby

High-risk pregnancy

While pregnancy can be a time of joy and excitement for most mommies-to-be, for some women who are labeled as having a "high-risk...

First time pregnancy

Early pregnancy bleeding: What’s normal?

You’ve received your positive pregnancy test results, and you’re more excited than you’ve ever been. But then you experience...

Conditions

Health effects of radiation: What you should know

Following the devastating earthquake in Japan last month, which caused explosions at the Fukushima nuclear plant, we’ve been hearing...

Pregnancy, Labor & Birth

How to manage depression during pregnancy

Being on an antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication does not make pregnancy impossible. And depression or anxiety developed during...

Wellness

Preterm birth: Questions to ask your doctor

No woman expects her baby to be born prematurely, so we tend to skip the high-risk pages in the pregnancy books and not ask our OBs...

Parenting Advice & Columns

When to call the doctor or midwife

OK, ladies. It’s your third trimester (finally!) and the light at the end of the tunnel is beginning to glow. You know better than...