Kegel Exercises: Not Just For Better Orgasms

Kegel exercises are the contracting and relaxing of the pelvic muscles repeatedly. There are many different things that can add stress to your pelvic muscles, such as being pregnant, being overweight, childbirth,...

12-Year-Old Girl Fawziya Ammodi Dies During Childbirth In Yemen

The 12-year-old girl Fawziya Ammodi from Yemen was given up for marriage by her family at 11 and forced to give childbirth at the age of 12. Ammodi died of severe bleeding during a three-day long, complicated childbirth, causing discontent among children's rights groups....

"It's good for women to suffer the pain of a natural birth"

"More women should endure the agony of labour because pain-relieving drugs, including epidural injections, carry serious medical risks, diminish childbirth as a rite of passage and undermine the mother's bond with her child. "When I heard this on the radio the other day, my...

A home birth is not a safe birth

A baby has been reported to have died due to a home birth delivery. The death came at the time the Australian government is considering a review of maternity services. " Reports this week of the death during childbirth of the baby of a leading home birth advocate at her...

Designer Vagina trend 'worrying'

Woman pay a lot of attention on the way they look. They go for cosmetic surgery to improve the look, many of them go for botox to rejuvenate their body. But sometimes woman  are concerened about how she looks in the vaginal region and that feeling becomes...

Midwife Education in the South Decreasing while Black Infant Deaths Increasing

Miami Dade College, the largest institute of higher learning in the U.S., closes its midwifery program, citing economic distress.  The students and community protest, citing Governor Crist’s Black Infant Health Initiative (BIHI).   MIAMI, FL.  (August 23,...

Miami-Dade College Offering Midwifery Students A Cold Shoulder

This is a follow-up to this article.This letter was written by the Miami-Dade College Medical Center Campus President, addressed to the would-be midwifery students of the fall 2008 class: ""...the Fall 2008 Midwifery Program class was contingent upon a minimum of 25...

UN calls for more family planning

Alarmed over the growth in the World Population, United Nations have called for more money to initiate efforts to slow down population growth. Rapid population growth has put pressure on environment and recent...

Social Viagra - scientists discover new drug to banish shyness

The headline is lurid but inside the story there might be real hope for sufferers of extreme shyness and autism too. " A drug that combats shyness and social awkwardness, dubbed "social Viagra", could be developed...

Are Doulas and Childbirth Educators Invalidated in Rochester, NY?

       Are Doulas and Childbirth Educators Invalidated In Rochester, New York?What happens when a trained independent doula or childbirth educator is invalidated? Tounderstand why...

Deliver Me: Three Friends Mothers And Doctors

Premiering Tuesday, March 4, at 10 PM (ET/PT) on Discovery, DELIVER ME gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the professional and personal lives of three best friends and doctors, and the patients they...

Benefits of a Water Birth

"Water birth is not a new concept. Women throughout history have given birth in water. With the advent of modern medicine, the practice became less common. In recent years, water birth is experiencing a revival as more women choose this method for giving birth. There are many...

From Rock 'n' Roll To Rocking The Cradle: Former Much Music VJ Erica Ehm On M...

Erica Ehm says, "I started Yummymummyclub.ca because I was a very bad mummy when I started, or so I thought. When I first had my son Josh, they put him in my arms and I turned to my husband with a look of, “What...

Unassisted Childbirth: Beyond The Fear

Unassisted childbirth is when a woman gives birth either alone or with only her partner and children present. More people are aware that freebirthing is a phenomenon because Canadian doctors recently rang alarm...

More U.S. women dying in childbirth

Yet another scandal of American health-care.  _ The Angryindian-------------------------------------"ATLANTA - U.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new government figures show....

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