Pregnancy

The everyday trauma of childbirth made me stop at one child

Polly Clark believes that, for too many women, the shock of childbirth and its aftermath is akin to experiencing war, leaving them adrift, and absent in a profound way – but no one notices<p>I once caught a glimpse of my medical records moving from trolley to receptionist’s desk at the GP. Perhaps …

Mom Devastated After Newborn Dies Because Midwife Crushed Her Son's Skull While She Gave Birth

There are no words to appropriately describe the horror that expecting mom Simone Tonkin must have felt when those in charge of safely delivering her …

April The Giraffe Livestream: Pregnant Giraffe Makes Progress, 'Like A Champ'

April, the pregnant giraffe at the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, is keeping hundreds of thousands of people across the world …

This is what happens when maternity care isn’t an “essential” health benefit

If Republicans succeed at health care reform, motherhood will get a lot costlier.<p>For Mary Saville, 41, giving birth to four children in the US has brought joy, but also stress and worry about how to pay for them.<p>Saville, a self-employed nonprofit worker now based in Tampa, Florida, had her children …

Briana DeJesus Ignores ‘Teen Mom 2’ Casting Rumors, Shares Pregnancy Update

Briana DeJesus emerged a fan favorite on “Teen Mom 3.” A lot has changed for her since then — she’s got a second baby on the way and may be heading …

The Trump White House doesn’t get some very basic things about how pregnancy works

Let me teach you about the birds and the bees.<p>The House is expected to vote Friday on a bill that, if a faction of the most conservative House …

The House health-care bill: What’s in, what’s not

It’s been a balancing act extraordinaire for President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan:<p>As they try and clean up the House health-care bill designed …

It’s not okay to make a fake pregnancy announcement for April Fools’ day

<b>Last year, a little before April 9th, I smiled to myself as I put ‘9-week scan’ in the Google calendar I share with my partner.</b><p>Why sex education …

Mom delivers baby after brain surgery during pregnancy

Broodmares' Nutritional Needs During Late Gestation

Late-pregnancy mares need to be fed adequately so they are not undernourished, because the last few months of fetal development see the most growth, …

Mom with cancer dies days after delivering premature baby boy

A New Jersey mom who battled cancer while pregnant died just three days after giving birth prematurely to a baby boy.<p>Danielle Janofsky, 30, was …

Halifax mother battling flesh-eating disease after giving birth

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the new parents, who welcomed a son March 2 in Halifax following a routine pregnancy.

Pregnancy Is the Perfect Time to Make a Horror Movie

Writer and actress Alice Lowe didn’t quite know what to do when she got pregnant at the age of 37. How could she support herself as a freelancer in …

Campaign launched to reinstate mother and baby unit in Wales

Fresh calls have been made for the Welsh Government to reinstate a specialist mother and baby mental health unit in Wales.<p>Charity Mind Cymru says …

The GOP’s Health Care Plan Would Seriously Raise the Cost of Having a Baby

Essential health benefits are targeted.<p>The cost of having a baby could skyrocket if House Republicans make a reported change to their health care …

Left over rice could make you very sick if you don't do this one thing

Here's how to best avoid getting food poisoning.<p>Although reheating a Chinese takeaway when you've got a hangover is one of life's great pleasures, leftover rice can actually be scarily bad for you, the NHS say.<p>Because if you didn't already know, you can get a pretty grim case of food poisoning from …

This is a photo of lawmakers discussing taking away maternity coverage

You may notice a certain group of people missing.<p>On Thursday, a bunch of men met at the White House to discuss taking away potentially millions of women’s coverage for pregnancy, maternity, and newborn care.<p>The White House meeting was broadly about the American Health Care Act, the Republican bill …

GOP hardliners demand maternity benefits be nixed from healthcare bill

House Freedom Caucus, which does not back current plan, wants to remove 10 ‘essential health benefits’ guaranteed by Affordable Care Act health insurances<p>The Affordable Care Act’s guarantee of maternity benefits in the insurance marketplace appears in doubt after a group of hardline conservatives …

5 Ways to Still Be Independent When You're in a Relationship

You can (and should!) have solo time within a relationship. And there are ways to do it without compromising your bond.<p>“I used to have such a full life before I was part of a couple!” That’s the complaint I hear so often in my practice and it’s almost always from women, not men. Why? Well, women …

The UK is ranked one of the worst European countries for maternity leave

It came 22nd out of 24 countries<p>The UK is one of the worst European countries for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), according to a new study.<p>The <i>Evening</i> …

Starbucks Gives Corporate Employees 3 Times More Maternity Leave Than Baristas

And now some hourly workers are fighting back against the inequality.<p>Starbucks grabbed headlines and accolades earlier this year for giving its hourly workers parental leave, but few people paid attention to the inequality baked into the fine print: The coffee giant is providing vastly better …

Seven things to know about Canada’s new parental leave benefits

Ottawa plans to change the way parents may stay home with their babies – arguably the most significant family policy announced in this week’s budget. Keeping a 2015 campaign promise, the Liberal government is making parental leave more flexible so that mothers and fathers can choose to take more …

Hodgkin Lymphoma's Effects on Fertility and Pregnancy

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a cancer of the white blood cells that can affect young adults of reproductive age. In fact, although HL represents only …

4 Secrets I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Got Pregnant

Whitney Port might have a reputation for being down to earth and seriously likable, but when we meet in a small café in West Village to discuss her …

Spicer Denies That Ending Maternity Care Guarantee Would Mean Women Pay More For Health Care

He's wrong.<p>White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday defended the idea of taking away guaranteed maternity coverage in health insurance, denying that it would mean women must pay relatively more for their health care.<p>He’s wrong about that. Ending the guarantee could mean slightly lower …

What 5 Twentysomething Republicans Really Think About Donald Trump

"I hope that he will change his ways, and that’s tough."<p>Last August, the Harvard Republican Club made a surprising move. The oldest College Republican chapter in the country issued a statement saying it would not endorse the Republican party's presidential candidate for the first time in its …

Americans Overwhelmingly Support Paid Leave, But Don't Agree on How to Pay for It

A new study sheds light on why America is the only industrialized nation without paid maternity leave.<p>The United States is the only industrialized …

15 Percent of Female Students at the University of Texas Say They Were Raped While Enrolled

The UT CLASE survey marks the most in-depth of its kind in the country.<p>In what is being referred to as the most in-depth survey regarding campus sexual assault in the country, the University of Texas system — comprised of 13 academic institutions across Texas — released findings of its CLASE survey …

8 things you should know about Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

Here’s everything you need to know about the little known health issue that has symptoms very similar to pregnancy.<p>Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: have you ever heard of it? The chances are, probably not. But given that it’s a health condition that can cause pain during sex, IBS-like symptoms, and can …

These are the warning signs a mum-to-be is having a problematic pregnancy

No two pregnancies are exactly the same.<p>While delightful symptoms such as nausea, frequent urination and fatigue are considered common, it's not to …