Tag Archive For "maternity"
Do global health plans cover birth control?
Birth control helps improve the lives of women around the world by preventing unintended pregnancies that can get in the way of their career/education plans, and lead to unsafe abortions, miscarriages, and even death. Despite being insured, many women still have to pay out of pocket for contraceptives, and sometimes end up having to spend …
Why Women Crave During Pregnancy and What To Do About It
Ever heard of pregnant women craving stale cigarette butts? You can’t make this stuff up. Ah! Pregnancy: such weird and wonderful side effects. Crazy cravings should get a special category of their own on the grand scale of weird-itude. And yet it’s important not to write them off as wacky anecdotes to be shared at …
5 Things to Consider About Having a Baby
In a surprise turn of events, it seems that since the last time we looked, society has changed again! This never ending state of transition in society is affecting how people are planning their families and even whether people are starting a family at all. Japan, for example, is facing a crisis in that young …
