Everything about pregnancy depends on the hormonal play. When you reach the full term, these hormones only shift gears to get your body ready to deliver. Oestrogen is a vital hormone that drives these ...

After taking the pill for a decade, Elodie Monnier Legrand decided to try "natural" birth control, an increasingly popular trend that requires tracking fertility to avoid becoming pregnant. "I wanted ...

Giving birth can be a scary and overwhelming thing to think about. From the pain to possible risks, it's imperative for all expecting mothers to do their research, speak with medical and birthing ...

Making informed decisions about childbirth represents one of the most significant choices expectant parents face. While both vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections safely bring babies into the world ...

Pregnant women worry. They worry whether the baby is healthy; they worry if they’re eating right and avoiding everything that could possibly be harmful to the new life growing within. They also worry ...

This is the sixth post in a series. In the book Matrescence: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood, Lucy Jones talks about the shocking lack of information available to women regarding what childbirth ...

This could be due to concerns about side effects from drugs or a desire to live a more organic lifestyle. Thankfully, there are natural contraceptives that can help prevent pregnancy without using ...