Quite often, nursing mothers will wonder if it is safe to take cold medicine while breastfeeding. Generally speaking, there is little risk t...

Check out Molly Remer's book review of Breastfeeding Facts for Fathers at the Citizens for Midwifery blog .

A nice concise summary of Why Labor is Good for Babies .

The Academic OB/Gyn has an interesting, if somewhat technical, discussion of single vs. double layer suturing to close up the uterus after...

Natural Papa Derek Markham has a series on his blog, 10 Questions for Homebirth Dads . One of the dads interviewed, Jorge Cuevas, is the p...

Secrets of Baby Behavior posts The Good and The Bad about baby slings.

This is so important for parents to know... Even the Occasional Bottle of Formula Has Its Risks .

Babywearing advocates and organizations are rejoicing today at the news of Infantino's recall of its bag-style slings . Expert babywea...

A neat new blog from Lamaze International, Science & Sensibility , a "research blog about healthy pregnancy, birth & beyond...

The CDC yesterday issued some guidance for healthcare providers in treating pregnant and breastfeeding women who have or may have the swine...

Remaining active and mobile during labor can shorten the first stage and results in less discomfort for moms: Women who walk, sit, kneel or ...

Hello everyone! When I started this blog, it's purpose was two-fold; first, to be my pregnancy journal for my third pregnancy (now a ve...

Shopping for a breast pump? The US Food & Drug Administration has a whole website devoted to choosing a pump. This might be a good plac...

A new study questions the safety of drugs used for pre-term labor, saying some are linked to complications and not always effective: In an...

Research is catching up to what we knew all along: babies born by elective c-section prior to 39 weeks are at a significantly higher risk of...

FDA defends safety of U.S. infant formula : FDA tests found "very low levels" of the industrial chemical melamine in Nestle's ...

Water Aerobics during pregnancy reduces the need for analgesia (pain meds) in labor. Seriously .

I've had this bookmarked for the longest time (3 1/2 years, to be exact), but since it's NaBloPoMo and I'm looking for things t...

Sheri Menelli is offering downloadable copies of her book Journey into Motherhood: Inspirational Stories of Natural Birth for free. Get yo...

A couple items in the news caught my eye, regarding recent research studies: Contaminants in human milk - not breastfeeding an infant typic...

Many C-Sections Can Be Avoided By Waiting Out Stalled Labor for an extra two hours, according to a new study: "One third of all first-...

Kathy at Woman to Woman Childbirth Education has posted several great articles recently, including What does natural birth sound like and ...

The Tatum Family blogger reviews several great books on pregnancy and childbirth.

Breastfeeding has an effect on behavior during childhood, according to a recent study reported by the Washington Post and HealthDay News: ...

Check out this relatively new blog dedicated to avoiding an unnecessary cesarean - the Unnecesarean .

October 15th has been designated by Congress as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, in order to remember the approximately ...

Hello faithful readers, I'm going to take a bit of a blogging break. Not surprising, since I haven't posted to this blog for over a ...

Today is The Baby Blawg's third anniversary. The blog is 3 and my Andrew is almost 2 1/2.

Anthropologist Kathy Dettwyler has a neat commentary on her website on the subject of Sleeping Through the Night : No doubt about it, the g...