Pregnancy is a frustrating wash of grays, and even the best pregnancy books hit too many refrains of “maybe, maybe not” for those of us who like clear, absolute, black-and-white instructions. Maybe you’ll have morning sickness. Maybe you won’t...
Read MoreResearchers have found a link between prenatal BPA exposure and body fat levels in children at age 7. BPA has been said to act as an endocrine disrupter, meaning it alters the way hormones work in the body.
Read MoreMums who are physically active while pregnant are more likely to have active children, if you believe the results of mice experiments.
Read MoreAlthough it may feel like having more children ages you, new research suggests that having a big brood may actually slow the aging process...
Read MorePlanning a baby shower can get incredibly expensive if you don’t have a budget in mind. There is cake, decorations, food, and plenty of other things to worry about...
Read MoreBeing pregnant with twins, I understand better than anyone that’s an exciting, but also a nerve-wracking time. As a parent, you have the big job of introducing the twins to an older sibling...
Read MoreThe correlation between weight gain and stillbirth is not clear, but scientists think fat tissue in overweight women can cause high blood pressure which can put the foetus at risk.
Read MorePregnancy weight gain is not a fun side effect of becoming a mom for most women. While some of the additional weight is inevitable...
Read MoreAn unknown photographer has captured the beauty of “rainbow babies” — the nickname evidently given to infants born after their moms have experienced miscarriage or stillbirth...
Read MoreAutism strikes 1 in 68 kids, and a new study has uncovered one factor that appears to play a role.
Read MoreHow far into my pregnancy should I keep working? This is one of those (yep, another one) “everybody’s different” situations. Some moms choose...
Read MoreWe're used to seeing adorable videos of wives surprising their husbands with pregnancy news, but what if the tables were turned? Sounds impossible, right?
Read MoreThe day you see those lines appear on your pregnancy test, changes everything about who you are. Your excitement is through the roof, but the closer you reach your due date, the harder it can be for some to cope with the....
Read MoreIf you can’t resist lighting up when having a drink with friends, blame your mother. A study found that mother’s diet in pregnancy affects her unborn child’s taste for cigarettes and alcohol.
Read MoreIt’s common knowledge that twins are born together, but they don’t usually give birth together, too. Identical twin sisters Karen and Kathy Escobar are the exception. The two delivered their babies within hours of each other last week.
Read MoreIt’s easy to get stressed out during pregnancy; you’re growing a human being and preparing to raise it to adulthood, after all! But too much stress can be especially detrimental during pregnancy, contributing to eczema and asthma in baby.
Read MoreYou know the feeling of being jerked out of sleep when your phone rings really loudly next to your head? It's not what we'd call pleasant, and unfortunately, it looks like your unborn baby knows this feeling, too.
Read MoreYoung children whose mothers took antidepressants while pregnant show higher rates of anxiety than their siblings who were not exposed to medication, a new study shows.
Read MoreWhen North Carolina moms Melanie and Vanessa Iris Roy shared their side-by-side maternity photos on Instagram, they were not anticipating the viral fame that would follow.
Read MoreGerman school teacher Annegret Raunigk is set to retire this year from teaching English and Russian. Perfect timing: the 65-year-old is going to need as much freedom in her schedule as she can get—to raise her quadruplets!
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