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From health tips to a postpartum checklist, here is everything you need to know to bounce back to normalcy after giving birth By Dr Gayathri Kamath Motherhood changes a woman. After having a baby, the body changes in multiple and mind-blowing ways. But, the transition from pregnancy to postpartum brings with it a variety of […]
Pelvic floor muscles stretch from the tailbone to the pubic bone and are used to support the bowel, bladder, uterus and vagina. Weak pelvic floor refers to when these muscles are not as strong as they should be, resulting in several consequences such as urinary or bowel incontinence. Women are much more susceptible to weak […]
Many pregnant women worry about birth. Some, however, suffer from a much more serious condition called tokophobia: a severe and unreasoning dread of childbirth, which is sometimes accompanied by a disgust of pregnancy. At its most extreme, tokophobia can lead to: an obsessive use of contraception to prevent pregnancy termination of pregnancy not attending maternity […]
Having a baby can be an equally rewarding and nerve-wracking. Now imagine doing it with someone you met on "Married At First Sight" — the reality TV show in which people tie the knot immediately after meeting each other. While the reality TV show has resulted in many fights, separations, and divorces, some couples have found […]
Are women being pushed into childbirth too soon? Doctors say it’s to protect the baby – but the trauma it can cause has left some mothers with lifelong scars A certain amount of anxiety is to be expected for any first-time mother. But shortly after Lea Teahan’s daughter Ivy was born, those natural worries spiralled […]
Keira Knightley has penned a powerful essay on feminism and motherhood and has blasted the impossible standards placed on women as well as the double standards faced by working mums. The essay, which appears in the upcoming book, Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (And Other Lies), titled ‘The Weaker Sex’, the 33-year-old detailed her own post-birth experience and […]
A photo of a baby, which has been going viral on social media, speaks of the physical and psychological challenges surrounding In Vitro Fertilisation. By Disha Roy Choudhury Those who regularly browse through social media must have already come across a photo of a baby that is now going viral. The image is that of a […]
After welcoming five children to the world already, Jess Hogan thought she knew exactly what to expect from childbirth. But it turned out her “last baby” Max was intent on making a memorable entrance… on the floor of the emergency room. “It was my craziest birth, but also, the most perfect, it was not at […]