Pregnancy Labor & Delivery - Fit Pregnancy

Our guide to the exciting last third of pregnancy Read More

For most women, the first 12 or so weeks of pregnancy are the most consuming because everything is all so new, so exciting, even overwhelming. To satisfy the little voice inside your head ... Read More

Labor & Delivery

From traditional to alternative, there's a world of choices in childbirth education. Read More

Your Second Trimester

Everything you need to know to sail through most women's favorite time of pregnancy Read More

Born Too Soon

Prematurity is on the rise. In 2003, 12.3 percent of the babies born--or one in eight--were early (less than 37 completed weeks of gestation). Read More

Supporting Cast

My fantasy delivery-room entourage Read More

Near-Term Birth Takes Its Toll

Thinking about having labor induced or scheduling a Cesarean section a few weeks before your due date? You might want to do some research before making that decision. Read More

A Brave New NICU

Heidelise Als, Ph.D., is working passionately to make preemies' stays in the neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) less stressful and more comfortable to foster proper brain development. Read More