Depression affects more than 19 million adults in the US every year. It hits women particularly hard – women suffer from depression at roughly twice the rate men do. If you’re prone to depression, the hormonal and emotional swings of pregnancy may act as a trigger. Depression is commonly treated with therapy and medication. Therapy won’t negatively […]
Last updated March 23, 2018. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are extremely common — they account for 2-3 million emergency department visits in the U.S. per year and another 10.5 million doctor’s office visits. In general, they’re just unpleasant. They may cause pain or a burning sensation during urination, pain in the lower abdomen or pelvis, and […]
Last updated March 23, 2018. We’ve all watched women deliver babies on TV or in the movies; it seems like you start feeling contractions, push, and then the baby is born. That’s more or less true, but it skips over a lot of the intermediate steps. How long from first contraction to birth? What is […]