Mom's Health Articles

More Attempting to become pregnant is a life-altering experience that either ends in true elation or utter frustration. Fortunately for most, it usually ends well and a new chapter in your lif...

More Question:I am 40 and expecting my second child. Our doctor has recommended the maternal fetal screening test because of my age. What does the test screen for and do I have to have the tes...

More Your heart is set on having more than one child, but your body won’t cooperate. Welcome to the world of secondary infertility. Dana Glessner laughs as a visitor admires the vivid artwo...

More For some pregnant women, gaining weight is psychologically unbearable. It’s called ‘Pregorexia’ and it’s risky business for expectant moms.We’ve all lamented ab...

More You’ve just given birth, so getting pregnant right away might be the furthest thing from your mind. Know the facts about contraception after delivery.“Some of my patients, provid...

More When Melissa Giroux, a registered nurse from St. Albert, Alta., went into labour on June 19, 2008, she was excited about having her baby girl placed in her arms. After all, her 40 weeks and ...

More The old cliché, “There are some things better left unsaid” seems to apply to pregnancy-related symptoms – the ones that your mother or girlfriends never seemed to ment...

More Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. A defining feature of diabetes is a high level of sugar in the blood (called blood glucose). Blood glucose ...

More Pregnancy is a joyous time in a woman’s life. Momentous changes will occur during pregnancy and the best way to minimize skin problems is to use naturally based treatments both topical...

More Getting in shape for your baby's birthResearch shows that healthy pregnant mothers can participate in some forms of exercise throughout their entire pregnancy, although many find they need t...