There are more than 2.7 million unintended pregnancies per year in the United States and nearly half are due to contraceptive failure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 11 million American women report using contraceptive methods associated with high failure rates, including condoms, withdrawal, periodic abstinence, and diaphragms. These facts […]

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Several decades ago, some experts proposed that elimination of the stresses of labor by delivering all preterm babies by cesarean would increase the newborn survival rate. The rationale was that reduced stress on the infant’s head would reduce the possibility of bleeding into the skull. This complication, called intraventricular hemorrhage, is another major cause of […]

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Healthy weight gain during pregnancy is beneficial in nourishing a growing baby. For a woman of normal weight before pregnancy, the acceptable weight gain during pregnancy ranges from 25-35 pounds; a woman carrying twins needs to gain about 35-45 pounds. Usually the mother can expect to gain about 10 pounds during the first 20 weeks […]

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Yeast infection during pregnancy is one of the most common infections noticed in pregnant women. Women who are pregnant are advised to go for doctoral help as soon as they notice yeast infection symptoms such as itching, rash, burning sensation, pain during physical intercourse, swelling of vulva, vaginal discharge, soreness and redness in the […]

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The birth process has three stages. The exact mechanisms that signal the mother’s body that the baby is ready to be born are unknown. During the few weeks preceding delivery, the baby normally shifts and turns to a head-down position, and the cervix begins to dilate(open up). The junction of the pubic bones also loosens […]

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