Study: Chemical In Plastics Making Boys Less Boy-ish?

Chemicals found in many plastics are causing little boys to act more like little girls, according to new research. The study suggests that boys who are exposed to certain plastics while in utero are apt to have these behaviour changes.

Study: Steep Rise In Down’s Syndrome Diagnosis, Births Remain Stagnant

Research conducted at Queen Mary, University of London, has found that the number of Down’s Syndrome pregnancies rose as women are deciding to have children later in life.

The Benefits Of Exercising While Pregnant

Mercola has a great article about the extensive benefits to mom and baby from exercising while pregnant. According to a new report, physicians should recommend low to moderate levels of exercise to their pregnant patients, even if they have not exercised prior to pregnancy.

Study: Morning Sickness May Lead To Brighter Kids

Good news for expectant moms who are suffering from morning sickness. Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children’s (SickKids) Motherisk Program have found that morning sickness, which impacts up to 80 per cent of pregnancies, enhances children’s long-term neurodevelopment.

My Belly And It’s Linea Negra

Now that the baby has arrived, all I am left with is some extra skin and my ‘Linea negra’ (a dark line down the middle of my belly).
Arriving usually in the second trimester, the linea negra is more commonly found in women who already have darker skin pigmentation and is caused by an increased production [...]

An Orgasm During Childbirth? Some Women Say Yes!

When women describe childbirth they use words like painful, excruciating and unbearable – never pleasurable and euphoric…

But Amber Hartnell of Hawaii says her birth experience was different. The mom of 2 says she experienced an orgasm during labor when she gave birth to her son in September 2005.
“All of a sudden the orgasm just [...]