Umbilical cord blood is a baby’s life blood until birth. It contains many wonderfully precious cells, like stem cells, red blood cells and white blood cells (including cancer-fighting T-cells) to help ...

If you’re pregnant, you’ve probably heard about different herbal teas and their health benefits or contraindications. Red raspberry leaf tea is one of the herbal remedies that offers many health ...

Although birth is the same process today as it was many hundreds of years ago, over time, the care women received during childbirth has seen some dramatic changes. These changes have come with a ...

During pregnancy, you’re likely to have a number of prenatal check ups with your care provider. These check ups are to monitor your health and wellbeing, as well as to check on the growth and ...

A baby refusing to breastfeed can be very distressing for a mother. It’s can be hard not to take it personally when your baby doesn’t want your breastmilk. The good news is that most cases of breast ...

From the very early days as a parent, you have many chances to use positive words to describe children. The first thing you’ll probably be asked as a new parent is: ‘Is he a good baby?’ It’s hard to ...

Following intercourse, semen enters the female reproductive tract at the highest part of the uterine canal, where the cervix sits. This happens because it’s easier for semen to pool in the posterior ...

People are usually in one of two minds about writing a birth plan, or as some prefer to call it, their ‘birth intentions’ or ‘birth preferences’. Some people think a birth plan is an important part of ...

Does your heart melt every time you see a teeny tiny pink frilly tutu? Of course, it does. That’s why you’re here: you’re wondering how to conceive a girl. From the Shettles Method to specific ...

During pregnancy, you do everything you can to help with your baby’s development. Once you reach 37 weeks, or close to your estimated due date, you might stop being so patient. You might really be ...

If you’re like many tired parents, you might be tempted to try any number of things, in the hope of finding the parenting Holy Grail: more sleep! Perhaps you’ve heard that adding things to a baby’s ...

If you’re trying to have a baby, you’ll probably be on the lookout for early signs of pregnancy right after you conceive. You’ll be counting days carefully and you know that implantation happens about ...