University of Adelaide research is showing that the sex of the baby determines the way it responds to stressors during pregnancy and its ability to survive pregnancy complications.
Male and female babies during pregnancy show different growth and development patterns following stressors during pregnancy such as disease, cigarette use or psychological stress.
The research is being [...]
There has been a big change in television viewing over the past number of years – out goes nature films and in comes reality TV. Now I have to confess that I’m not a particular fan of reality TV but here is one documentary that I came across that I really have to share.
Filmmaker [...]
If you’ve found this article, it makes sense to assume that you’re trying to conceive a male baby and you suspect (rightly so) that there are things that you can do to greatly increase your odds of having success with this.
In the following article, I will tell you three steps that can raise your odds [...]
If you’ve found this article, I have to assume that you’re trying to get pregnant and that you’d strongly prefer to conceive a girl baby rather than a baby boy.
You probably suspect (or are at least researching) that there are natural, inexpensive ways that you can do this at home, without expensive medical intervention. This [...]
When trying to conceive a baby, many couples plan intercourse around days 11 – 14 of the woman’s 28-day cycle. However, it is often difficult to know exactly when ovulation is going to occur.
Doctors recommend that couples who are trying to have a baby have intercourse between days 10 and day 20 of a woman’s [...]
Did you know that diabetes and being over- or underweight can have a negative effect on male fertility.
That’s the conclusion of two reports to be presented July 9 at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology, in Barcelona, Spain.
While semen samples from diabetics look normal under the microscope, a [...]
What is ringworm and what can I do if my child has it? First of ringworm is a fungal infection that you find in the scalp or on the body and as the name suggest is in the shape of a ring on the affected skin.
Initially the contagious area is pretty small and only [...]
Parents can expect to spend around £4,000 on their babies in their first year of life, according to a survey.
Millions of parents are left with a substantial hole in their pocket after kitting out a nursery, coupled with the added cost of clothes, nappies, [...]
Teaching babies to swim turns out to be more than just fun. Baby swimmers have better balance and are also better at grasping at things than non-swimmers. This difference persists even when children are five years old, when babies who have been taught to swim still outperform their peers.
“Practice makes [...]
A mother of 14 who has seen all of her children taken into care has today revealed she has had a contraceptive implant fitted in a bid to win them back.
Dubbed the ‘human baby factory’ Theresa Winters last year defiantly vowed to continue having babies until she was allowed to keep one.
However, the 37-year-old [...]