When you're pregnant, you might look forward to having the baby "drop" as an indication that the end of pregnancy is in sight. This process, medically termed "lightening," generally occurs two to three weeks before labor starts...
Given that the foot is made up of 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 tendons, ligaments and muscles as reported by the National Institutes of Health, it is not surprising that foot disorders are common. Congenital foot disorders, which are...
Many new parents anxiously await the chance to hear their baby's heartbeat for the first time. Although the heart develops fairly quickly after conception and can be visibly detected, it takes several weeks to be able to hear it. The age of your...
When you're pregnant, almost nothing is more beautiful to the ear than the sound of your baby's heartbeat. This sound reassures you that your baby is still thriving. One of the most common methods to hear this sound is through a fetal Doppler....
The American Podiatric Medical Association states that by the time an individual is 65, she will have walked 100,000 miles. The foot's development begins very early in a child's life. In only one foot there are 26 bones and several ligaments,...
If you're pregnant and crave sweet foods over salty foods, then your baby is sure to be a girl---at least, that's what some people would have you believe. Of the many myths surrounding pregnancy, the ones that purport to predict a baby's gender...
After you confirm your pregnancy, you might begin to wonder whether your baby is a boy or girl. Although you can often find out via scientific methods somewhere in the second trimester---usually between 12 and 20 weeks---several myths and folk...
The heart is one of the earliest developing organs in a new baby, and hearing that tiny heartbeat is one of the first pregnancy memories for many new parents. During pregnancy, a baby's heart goes through many changes during development that...
Uterine fibroids or fibroid tumors are non-cancerous growths that occur in the uterus of a woman. They are the most common tumors of the female genital tract and they often do not cause any symptoms. Due to increase in estrogen levels during...
The words "core exercises" bring to mind ab workouts -- hardly something that seems appropriate or even possible for someone with a baby belly. The truth is, core strengthening exercises work deep abdominal muscles, back muscles and the interior...
Unborn babies toss and turn and hold many different positions within the womb during the gestation period; pregnant women everywhere will attest to the fact that their children always start up the gymnastics at bedtime. When the due date nears,...
