An episiotomy is a surgical cut your doctor may make in the muscular area between your vagina and anus just before delivery to enlarge your vaginal opening. Doctors generally perform episiotomies to...

You're going to spend a lot of time in your nursing chair, so it's important to take some care when choosing they type of chair you're going to be comfortable in while snuggling and feeding your...

Young children have a wonderful way of breathing new life into traditions and holidays – and Halloween is a prime example. Their wonderment and enthusiasm are all the motivation many of us need to...

What Is Water Birth? Water birth is basically what it sounds like, giving birth to your baby underwater. Usually, you'll spend the final stages of your labor in a birthing pool, with delivery...

Pregnancy weakens your immune system and makes you more vulnerable to food-borne illnesses that could make you sick and even harm your baby. So while your pregnancy may heighten this year's...

As if being in tremendous labor pain, having a gown that doesn't stay shut in the back and knowing that at some point before it's all over, you'll have a room full of virtual strangers watching your...