So-called morning sickness is often the first (sometimes doubly unwelcome) sign of conception. Bleeding resembling weak menstruation can occur during early pregnancy, so a woman may experience daytime ...

Pregnancy can come with a lot of ups — a brand new bundle of joy — and downs, like complications and even the possibility of premature birth. But there is one upside to women who get pregnant at ...

Pregnancy and childbirth are both core, foundational building blocks of, well, the entire human race, yet the truth is that many people don’t have the slightest idea what it looks like in practice. So ...

Pregnancy is supposed to come with nausea, exhaustion and aches, so when something feels off, it is easy for everyone in the room to blame hormones. For a growing number of women, though, the symptoms ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Unintended pregnancy is both frequent and widespread in the United States. The most ...