Television, video games, and computers in the world of a child do very little to encourage physical activity. So what can parents do to motivate children to get some exercise?

Are things really getting too dangerous to let our kids walk to school? Or are we becoming more protective and creating other problems by not allowing them to participate in the lost art of walking to school?

Considering that in the United States 10 to 25 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage and 1 out of 116 deliveries are stillborn, you would think this topic would be talked about more.

This week leaders in the medical community met at the the Consensus Development Conference on Vaginal Birth After C-Section (VBAC) to discuss a disturbing trend among women in the United States. The number of C-Sections are at an all time high.

We all know that every baby is a miracle. However, some parents use the term “miracle baby” in the literal sense, as their babies fought the odds in order to live. These babies are preemies, micropreemies to be exact, babies born before 28 gestational weeks of pregnancy.

You and your husband are finally ready. It’s time to start trying for a family! In the beginning it’s easy. You just stop birth control and have fun. But then the months start to pass by and you’re not pregnant yet. So you decide to put a little more preparation and planning into this whole trying to make a baby thing.

I can’t tell you how many times during my pregnancy, things would happen to my body and I would frantically wonder, “Is this supposed to be happening or not?” Thankfully I had friends who had been pregnant before me and could tell me what I should be worried about and what I just needed to deal with until the baby came.