Many people believe that if they have moderate to severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), they should try to avoid having children. However, this isn’t always the case. You need to have a good understanding of the disease, but there is no medical research that suggests you can’t bear a healthy child. Good [...]

Stretch marks are an unfortunate result of pregnancy for many women. While some women consider them battle scars and aren’t bothered at all by them, other women are more concerned about how to prevent them. Some women are more genetically predisposed to stretch marks; others are not. For many women, even the [...]

In the times before modern medicine decreed that all women should give birth in hospitals, women delivered their babies in the company of other women, drawing on their knowledge and experience.  The doula – from the Greek word meaning “servant” – is a remnant of this era.  Doulas function as birth support professionals, attending to [...]