Placenta previa happens when the placenta implants low and covers the cervix. If you have placenta previa you'll need to have a cesarean delivery. There are three types of previa (depicted…

Did you know that newborns don't shiver when they're cold?  Shivering is a way for us to generate heat. The rapid expansion and contraction of muscles (shivering) creates heat to warm…

Intense shivering after the baby is born? It's the postpartum chills. Many women experience this phenomena. You shiver like you are naked at the north pole. Your teeth chatter. But you're…

Breastfeeding? You need to know about this! Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER) is a condition affecting lactating women that is characterized by an abrupt dysphoria, or negative emotions, that occur just before…

Most infants get their first teeth a few months after birth, but some babies are born with teeth. These are called "natal teeth". Natal teeth occur in about one of…

Hate the taste of glucola, the sickening-sweet stuff you have to drink for your gestational diabetes test? Heard horror stories of how your friends couldn't handle the nausea that ensued…