When the positive line appears on the pregnancy test, the excitement and questions come flooding in. How far along am I? Is my baby healthy? Do I have to swear off coffee for the next nine months?

Your food’s safety and nutritional quality are paramount during your pregnancy. At the same time that your fluctuating hormones may change the foods you crave and prefer, your fetus absorbs the ...

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Take a Cord Blood Banking Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Nurturing a new life inside you requires a delicate balance of nutrients, love and care. While indulging in pregnancy cravings ...

Pregnancy can be an exercise in patience: not only in figuring out what to eat and drink for yourself, but in fielding a stream of other people’s opinions. Credit...César Pelizer Supported by By ...

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With frequent trips to the bathroom, aches and pains, it's not always easy to get a good night's sleep when you're pregnant. Dave Gibson, an osteopath and sleep coach, told Newsweek there are five ...

Pregnancy is a natural physiological state, meaning the female body adapts accordingly to optimise the physiological functions required for a healthy pregnancy. However, the increasing demands of ...

A study presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) supports recommendations to avoid pregnancy for 12 months after bariatric (obesity) surgery due to an association ...

Unintended pregnancies disproportionately occur among teenage women, yet little is known about the determinants of pregnancy desire among this group. The authors use a comprehensive baseline survey ...

A survey of 607 women who suffer from severe migraine found twenty percent of the respondents are currently avoiding pregnancy because of their migraines. The women avoiding pregnancy due to severe ...

Gov. Abbott said rape victims can take an emergency contraception pill to avoid pregnancy. He made the remark on "Lone Star Politics," which will air Sunday, the Dallas Morning News first reported.