Mother and Child

Assuming your pregnancy is normal and low-risk, you shouldn't have to say no to a roll in the hay. In fact, many couples continue their sex life right up to their baby's delivery. Neither intercourse nor orgasm poses a threat to a healthy pregnant wo...

Assuming your pregnancy is normal and low-risk, yo...

If you have a normal, healthy pregnancy, it can be perfectly safe to fly during most of it. Be sure to discuss your trip plans with your doctor or midwife, however, before booking your flight. If you have medical or obstetric complications such as di...

If you have a normal, healthy pregnancy, it can be...

· When a woman is pregnant with a child, all the angels will make Istighfar (repentance) on her behalf. Allah SWT will, for each day of her pregnancy, write for her 1000 good deeds and erase from her 1000 bad deeds. · When a pregnant woman starts to ...

· When a woman is pregnant with a child, all the a...

Your developing baby needs calcium to grow strong bones and teeth, a healthy heart, nerves, and muscles, and to develop normal heart rhythm and blood clotting abilities. If you don't get enough calcium in your diet, your baby will leach it from your ...

Your developing baby needs calcium to grow strong ...

No one can answer that question but you, and boy, is it a tough one. Some say it's even more difficult than deciding to have a first child. You're not just talking about having a baby, you're talking about changing a family. With each new child you h...

No one can answer that question but you, and boy, ...

"Smoking cigarettes is probably the number-one cause of adverse outcomes for babies," says Welch, who's the chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. He's seen the complications far too ma...

"Smoking cigarettes is probably the number-one cau...

Iron is essential for making hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to other cells. It's also an important component of myoglobin (a protein that helps supply oxygen to your muscles), collagen (a protein in bone, cartilage, an...

Iron is essential for making hemoglobin, the prote...

Fuel up on folic acid Even if you do manage to eat a balanced diet, it can be difficult to get all the nutrients you need from food alone — and there's one in particular you don't want to skimp on at this point. By taking 400 micrograms of folic acid...

Fuel up on folic acid Even if you do manage to eat...