Pregnancy & Motherhood

Whether you are pregnant or taking care of a young child, you will definitely have a lot of questions. Here we provide answers to your most pertinent questions on pregnancy and motherhood.

What’s the Difference Between a Nurse Midwife and a Clinical Nurse Specialist?

At first glance, the roles of a nurse midwife and a clinical nurse specialist...

How Can Parents Recognize Subtle Signs of Stress in Infants?

Stress in infants, while often overlooked, can significantly impact their development and overall well-being....

At What Age Does a Child Become Conscious? 5 Stages of Self-Awareness

When you gaze into the sparkling eyes of an infant, you may wonder what...

Why and how long should baby wear a cap?

Babies gradually learn to retain heat during the first three years of life. At...

Top 10 Early Signs of Pregnancy

It’s been a few days since your period was supposed to be here. You...

How much salt can you eat during pregnancy?

Dietary salt is essential for the functioning of our body because it is rich...

Superfecundation: twins by two different fathers

Giving birth to twins born to different fathers is a rare event. This is...

How to get pregnant with twins

“True twins” and “fraternal twins” taken together, nearly 1.5% of pregnancies are twin pregnancies,...

Why are newborn babies covered with a waxy white substance (vernix caseosa)

When they are born, newborns often have wrinkled skin. They are also coated with...

The effect of coffee consumption during pregnancy

It is important to drink enough during pregnancy: between 2 and 3 liters per...

How to improve sleep quality during pregnancy

Sleep during pregnancy is extremely important. In fact, if one thing is certain, it...

Mastitis: causes, symptoms and treatment

As the same word suggests, mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland in one or...

How to help your baby (and yourself) sleep better at night

The sleep patterns a baby are not the same as those of an adult....

10 things every woman should do before getting pregnant

Do you feel a growing desire to become a mother? Before getting pregnant, a...

Can pregnant women eat eggs?

Are you pregnant and wondering if it is safe for you and your baby...

What fish can I eat when pregnant?

There are hundreds of species of fish that can be eaten by humans. For...

Can you run or jog while pregnant?

Running or jogging while pregnant in early pregnancy is always a concern. Some women...

Kawasaki’s disease: causes, symptoms and treatment

Kawasaki’s disease is named after Japanese doctor Tomisaku Kawasaki, who first described the condition...

Is my child growing fast enough?

The growth of children is followed by the recording of height/stature and weight at...

What to do against pregnancy sickness and vomiting

In the first three months of pregnancy, many women suffer from nausea. Often that...

When do babies start to develop object permanence

During the first few months of a baby’s life, only what he or she...

Pregnant women should be cautious with iodine supplements

During pregnancy, an iodine supplement is often recommended for pregnant women. But beware: some...

Why your baby cries so much

A crying baby or toddler is often heartbreaking, sometimes exasperating, especially when you don’t...

Drinking alcohol without knowing that you were pregnant

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can affect the development of the fetus. If you have...

Should you breastfeed or bottle-feed your baby?

Today breastfeeding is recommended by WHO for a minimum of 6 months and remains...

Why babies go bald

The first months of a baby’s life are marked by big changes. But new...

Why smoking during pregnancy is so bad for the baby

Smoking during pregnancy is arguably the worst thing a woman can do for the...

Foods that are bad for babies

Between the fourth and sixth month of life, your may gradually begin to introduce solid...

Baby constipation and how to solve it

Constipation in babies and young children is often temporary and of little concern. It...

The importance of sleep during pregnancy

According to several studies (including an American study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh),...

Leukorrhea during pregnancy

Leukorrhea is the term for vaginal discharge that is generated during pregnancy and which,...

What to eat if you have pregnancy nausea

Nausea and vomiting are just a few words of pregnancy: they affect 50 to...

Can you drink coffee during pregnancy?

Similar in nature to substances normally found in the body, caffeine is rapidly absorbed....

Can you eat seafood and fish during pregnancy?

Seafood and fish are both delicious and nutritious. They also contain some great nutrients...

Why it’s important to look a baby in the eye

A few hours after birth, a newborn baby is sensitive to the eyes of...

Pollution and tobacco, the main environmental factors of childhood obesity!

Exposure to cigarettes, fine particles and nitrogen dioxide as well as population density are...

Alcohol during pregnancy poses some serious risks for the baby

The consumption of alcohol by a pregnant woman exposes the child to serious problems,...

The effects of pollution and climate change on pregnant women and their babies

Two factors of the climate crisis, air pollution and rising temperatures, appear to be...

Dogs can sense pregnancy

According to several experts, dogs could sense a woman’s pregnancy, especially thanks to their...

Bed-wetting: causes, symptoms, and treatments… all you need to know

Bed-wetting refers to the involuntary urination which occurs during sleep and especially at night....

Bed-wetting children sleep less efficiently

A study by UZ Leuven — a university hospital in the Netherlands — looked...