by Andrew Bicknell Postpartum depression or peripartum depression occurs after a woman gives birth. Within a few hours of giving birth the amount of the two female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, return to their pre pregnancy levels. Many researchers feel that this drop in hormone levels, much like the smaller changes in hormone levels can [...]
by Portia David To bear a child in this world is no doubt one of the most wonderful things that can happen to a woman. But for some women, it is not as simple as carrying a child in your womb and delivering them after nine months. Such is the dilemma of women with diabetes. [...]
by Angela Pruder As part of a natural childbirth, expectant mothers are often taught the lamaze technique. First developed in the 1940s by a French obstetrician, lamaze is used as an alternative to the intervention of modern medicine when a woman is in labor. Lamaze soared in popularity after the publication of a 1959 book, [...]
by Portia David We’re having a baby!!! More often than not, that is the usual tone that people have when they’ve found out that their having a baby, specially the mothers. But with the joy that comes from welcoming a new life into this earth also comes the harsh realities that a woman must face [...]
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