Augusta University HealthNot quite ready to have a baby? There’s a solution for that. Today’s birth control options include everything from the tried-and-trusted pills to new LARCs, or long-acting...
It’s estimated that today about 1 out of every 3 pregnancies in the United States is delivered by Caesarean section. Sounds kind of great, right? You get to pick the day, swan in...
For the past nine months, you’ve been working hard to grow a baby. Now here comes the really hard part. “Many moms do tell me that getting breastfeeding started can be the most...
Can you love someone you’ve never known? In the case of a child lost by miscarriage, the answer is yes. Oh yes! Maybe you didn’t know you were pregnant. Maybe you were being...
Want to be as healthy in your 90s as you are in your 20s? Well, it has to start right now. “It’s all about prevention, no matter what decade you’re in,” said Dr. Renee Page, a...
When you have a baby, the world expects you to be overjoyed. But wait. What if you’re just not? It’s tough to admit it, but it can make you feel better to realize you’re not the...
Kerri Strug, two-time Olympic medalist and part of the U.S.A. Women’s Gymnastics team known as the Magnificent Seven, helped secure the 1996 Olympic Gold medal by attempting the...
Periods don’t have to be painful. From the time little girls are taught about the facts of life, one of those facts has always been that having a period may mean some pretty...
It started innocently enough with a little pain. Maybe you had to have surgery or were in an accident. Or maybe it was that athletic injury that just wouldn’t heal, or it was an...
So you’re where you want to be in your career, you’re financially stable and you’ve traveled to (most of) your dream destinations. Now, you’re ready. Let’s get pregnant! At first...