Pregnancy Information

Morning sickness is a common pregnancy symptom for many women. Regular morning sickness is inconvenient and definitely unpleasant, but it usually ends within the first 16 weeks. Some women experience severe morning sickness where...

Ideally if you're trying to get pregnant, you shouldn't be overweight. There are more risks associated with a plus-size pregnancy than a pregnancy of an average-sized woman. But any woman of any size can...

Symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD) is a condition that, according to some statistics, affects one in 35 women. It most often occurs during pregnancy or after birth and causes intense pelvic pain that is so...

If you've just discovered you're pregnant, then the positions you'll be giving birth in are probably the furthest thing from your mind. But it's never too early to consider what you'll do during labor and...

Research published in January 2011 in the British Medical Journal, the BMJ, shows that a there will soon be a simple DNA blood test available to show if a pregnant woman is carrying a baby wit Down's Syndrome. Current Tests At...

If you have been trying for a baby for some time, or are an older first time mother, you may want to consider 'going private' when examining your birthing options. You could go to a birthing centre, choose a private...

What is "Tying Your Tubes"? The tubes referred to are a woman's fallopian tubes, and "tying your tubes" is what some women opt to do when they want to prevent themselves from being able to...

Overview Studies have shown that almost 50% of pregnancies in the United States each year are unplanned, unintended, or accidental. What is surprising, however, is that 50% of women faced with unplanned pregnancies were using birth control...