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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Speaking on her new podcast, Meghan Markle has revealed she suffered from postpartum pre-eclampsia after giving birth. (Getty Images) Meghan Markle has revealed she experienced a condition known as ...

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” ...

BOSTON - Many people would assume that having a baby is the happiest time in a woman's life, but for some, it may be the darkest. Many women experience postpartum blues or so-called "baby blues" after ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Meghan Markle has revealed that she suffered from postpartum preeclampsia, describing the experience as a “huge medical scare”. "We both had very similar experiences, though we didn't know each other ...

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 ...