In the last decade, there’s been a great deal of attention on postnatal depression (also known as postpartum depression), and quite rightly so. There’s also been a lot more focus on supporting women ...

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 ...

No matter if it’s thick clear jelly like blob discharge or slippery and sticky opaque discharge, it’s common to experience mucus discharge during your menstrual cycle and during your reproductive life ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Babywearing is definitely not a new trend. Human mothers have always carried their babies, on and close to their bodies. Originally, like other primates, our babies would grasp our body hair tightly ...

No matter how long you breastfeed your baby, and regardless of whether your breastfeeding journey was easy or challenging, there comes a time when breastfeeding stops. If you think you might be coming ...

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 ...

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 ...