If you are planning to get pregnant, or already are pregnant, you know that one of the most important things you can do for your child is to quit smoking. For a while now, doctors have been warning that smoking during pregnancy is likely to increase the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). But [...]

Parenting magazine (May 2008, page 69) says that nearly one third of pregnancy losses are caused by undiagnosed yet treatable disorders. Mary Stephenson, M.D, director of the University of Chicago Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Program recommends that a second loss be sent for chromosomal testing which is underutilized in the U.S. This test can tell whether [...]

You can start preparing your body for pregnancy now, even if you are not thinking about starting a family for another few months or even years.  To ensure that you and your baby have the best chance at good health, take a few extra steps to prepare for this important phase in advance. In today’s health-conscious society, [...]

Call me queasy, but to be quite honest, the thought of someone sticking me all over with needles is kind of… well…  scary. But acupuncture might be good news for people trying to get pregnant through IVF (in-vitro fertilisation).
The authors of the study cautiously describe their findings as “preliminary evidence” that  acupuncture may ”improves rates of pregnancy [...]

Doctors have long recomended taking folic acid supplements taken for a year before pregnancy, to reduce the risk of certain birth defects. But now a new study shows an additional benefit: folic acid can cut the risk of premature births by 70% and save thousands of lives, say researchers.
One in three babies born under 28 [...]

I am certainly in no position to pass judgement on women who want children but are unable to give birth to their own. I have not formed an opinion on whether it’s morally preferred to adopt a child rather than hire a surrogate mother to carry your baby. Neither can I offer comments about the woman who “hires [...]

ABC News invited people to ask questions relating to cancer and pregnancy, and Jennifer Litton, a breast oncologist at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, was on hand to answer them.
Some issues raised here are chemo drugs and how they affect the fetus, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and breastfeeding, and more.  You can read more here.

I just read such an intersting article.  It’s called When Does Pregnancy Begin?: A Federal Appeals Court Decision Implicates a New Abortion Question. It cites a federal lawsuit brought by the parents of a 16-year-old girl against the city of Philadelphia and a health center operated by the city’s Department of Health. They claimed that [...]

That is what I was wondering after I read that Halle Berry took 35 pregnancy tests before one of them showed up positive!  She says she believed she was pregnant, but the tests kept on coming up negative.
According to WebMD, “The home tests have similar results to the pregnancy tests done on urine in most [...]

Most people know that smoking is harmful to a growing fetus.  But unless you know exactly what could go wrong, it may be difficult to give up this addiction. Currently, 13% of American women smoke while pregnant.  According to the U.S. Public Health Service, there would be an estimated 10 percent reduction in infant deaths [...]