How to Make Sure Your Doctor Understands Your Medical Condition Tips and strategies for improving doctor-patient communication. By Elaine K. Howley, Contributor |Jan. 16, 2018 YOUR DOCTOR ISN'T JUST a health care provider. She's also part detective, using all the clues and evidence you provide to arrive at a diagnosis and then using that determination to develop an appropriate [...]
What really happens to your body when you’re in labor” By Daniela Uslan, January 2018 Delivering a baby is one of the most miraculous things a woman's body can do, and also one of the most painful. If you're pregnant, or if you plan to get pregnant soon, you may be wondering what actually happens to [...]
You Really Can Run Through Your Whole Pregnancy, So Why Does Everyone Say You Can’t? By Kelly Mullen-McWilliams, 1/16/18 If you want to feel social judgment smack you like a wall of icy wind, try doing something outrageous as a pregnant person, like buying a bottle of wine or surfing. Outsize reactions to your belly-button piercing reveals [...]
10 Labor Myths It’s Time to Bust by Claire Gillespie, 1/15/18 Have you heard the one about putting a knife under your bed during labor to "cut the pain in half"? We're not buying that for a second. But there are other more believable yet still dead wrong labor myths that contribute to the confusion around giving [...]
11 Questions You May Be Embarrassed To Ask Your Gynecologist, But Shouldn’t Be By CARINA WOLFF, January 2018 Going to the gynecologist can feel like a daunting experience, and not everyone feels comfortable discussing issues that feel private and sometimes scary. However, you're probably not the only one wondering about what's going on with your reproductive [...]
¿SANGRADO VAGINAL EN TU RECIÉN NACIDA? ¡MIRA EL POR QUÉ! Puede suceder aunque no lo creas por: REDACCIÓN 12 ENERO, 2018 COMPARTIR Los recién nacidos vienen con una amplia gama de “sorpresas”. Y si no estás preparada, estas “sorpresas” podrían ser alarmantes. Ya sea que se trate de la parte blanda de su pequeña cabeza, los genitales hinchados, [...]
Pregnancy Guide For Moms-to-Be Of Advanced Maternal Age By Celia Shatzman, Contributing Writer, January 2018 Finding out that you’re expecting is always exciting—and a little nerve-wracking—no matter how old you are. But when you’re of advanced maternal age, you do have more to think about when it comes to keeping you and baby healthy throughout your [...]
5 Early Miscarriage Symptoms That Should Be On Your Radar Miscarriages are more common than you think” BY JESSICA MIGALA January 8, 2018 If you've been trying for a baby, seeing that positive pregnancy test is so exciting. But as you enjoy the first weeks of pregnancy (save for bouts of nausea and extreme exhaustion), you may also have [...]
Newborn Baby Girls Can Get “Mini-Periods” & Here’s When You Should Worry By Candace Ganger, 1/4/18 Newborn babies come with a wide range of "surprises." And if you're unprepared, these "surprises" could be alarming. Whether it's the soft spot on their tiny head, swollen genitals, jaundice, or their strangely black bowel movements, parenthood tends to pose more [...]
More Studies Add to Hormonal Birth Control’s Bad Rap By Kenya Foy, January 2, 2018 For those of you who aren’t quite audacious enough to adopt Bella Thorne’s all-natural approach to birth control (read: skipping it altogether), you’ll want to pay close attention to a new study that found a link between low-dose hormonal contraceptives and a slightly increased chance of developing [...]
