The birth of a baby is a life-changing experience that can bring about a variety of emotions. While becoming a parent can be exciting, it can also elicit overwhelming feelings of fear, doubt, and even ...

If you are meticulously preparing for your pregnancy, don’t wait until your first postpartum checkup to think about what you do after giving birth. Postpartum family planning involves the use of ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

You may expect that your prenatal visits are over by now, but you’ve got one last pregnancy-related appointment to attend: the 6-week postpartum checkup. This appointment gives your doctor or ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — We are just coming off Mother’s Day weekend, and sadly, the experience of becoming a mom isn’t always what women think it will be. For some, the postpartum “baby blues” ...

Two moms speak with an OB-GYN about the still-taboo postpartum experience. When Maria Alcoke, a mother of two in Maryland, was pregnant with her first child, she said she read every book possible on ...

As a mom of six who is currently six months postpartum with her youngest, Jessa Duggar is sharing her postpartum weight loss ...

Postpartum pain occurs after a woman gives birth and can have several causes. Oftentimes, when a woman gives birth, she either tears her perineum or her doctor must make a cut in it to widen the ...

Postpartum massage is something that's increasingly popular nowadays. If you’ve just had a baby, taking a few hours off for some self-care may be the last thing on your mind, but postpartum massage ...

After navigating the new world of pregnancy comes the next phase, postpartum recovery. It's a period where you're split in time, needing to care for your newborn while holding space to care for your ...

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