To Be Mom

Pregnancy is supposed to be one of the happiest times of a woman’s life, but for many women this is a time of confusion, fear, sadness, stress and even depression. According to some medical scholars, nearly, one in 10 women suffers from depression during or immediately after pregnancy. Sharon Phelan, professor of obstetrics and gynecology [...]

With the rate of premature baby-births in the United States growing alarmingly, researchers got into tracking the reasons for the growth. Besides, fertility treatments and multiple pregnancies, scientists discovered another astounding factor hugely responsible for the increase in early births — pesticides and nitrates! A study found that an increased use of pesticides and nitrates [...]

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy should be completely avoided. This is because alcohol passes through the placenta and can cause very serious birth defects in the growing fetus, like stunted growth, low birth weight, and even brain damage. This disorder is known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Permanent damage to the central nervous system is one [...]

Even though a vaginal delivery is the most common way to give birth, a Caesarean section is often advised and performed in certain situations. If you wish to have a Caesarean section without a medical reason, you should discuss this with your obstetrician. You don’t have an automatic right to demand a Caesarean if it’s [...]

Believe it or get aghast by it, but it’s true! And the record was made in the year 1939, in the month of May…one day after Mothers’ Day! A peak of shocking news even today, it says that we have a 5-year-old enlisted to be the youngest mother ever. Now, here I see a wide-awestruck-mouth. [...]

According to a recent study, abortions among pregnant teenagers are reaching alarming proportions. Ever since the Labour came to power in the U.K., the number of teenage abortions has increased by a staggering 2,500 each year. Do you know that the U.S. holds the dubious distinction of the highest teenage abortion rate in the developed [...]

Why there’s so much of hullabaloo over donating eggs? It’s completely a choice made by women themselves. One ethicist is of the view that eggs have become ‘commoditized.’ Well, when there is no hassle in donating organs like kidney, eyes, heart and so on then I don’t see there should have any kind of problem [...]

In past, the government was not in favor of creating human-animal embryos and hence, it had decided to delay its decision on giving its verdict, which means that it did not rule out research in future. And so, the scientists are hopeful that the authorities may re-consider the ban, especially for research purposes. Dr Stephen [...]

True, it’s uneasy and irritating to experience morning sickness or nausea, especially for a pregnant woman. But, like the pleasure of suffering the pains and uneasiness of pregnancy for nine long months, you can now have enough reasons to extract a ‘feel-good-factor’ from this nausea. It is recently found that this ‘suffering’ – if you [...]

A major study has revealed that intake of aspirin during pregnancy may ward off the occurrence of fatal condition called pre-eclampsia. Preeclampsia is a complex disorder that affects 3 to 8 percent of pregnant women. A woman is diagnosed with preeclampsia if she has high blood pressure and protein in her urine after 20 weeks [...]