I was obsessed with my daughter’s milestones. The first time she really smiled at me. The day she practiced harder than an Olympic gymnast at rolling over and I cheered to the point of embarrassment. I remember the exact outfit she wore when she first moved those chubby knees across the floor. But let’s be …

For many women, growing up you assume that one day you’ll be able to have children. It might be fairly far down the agenda, but you take it as a given that one day you’ll have a family of your own. It doesn’t always work out like that for everyone, however; one in seven couples …

How many people do you know who were born end of August/early September time? Probably quite a few – and there’s a reason for that. They’re Christmas conceptions. It turns out it’s an actual scientific phenomenon that more babies are conceived at Christmas than any other time of the year, and it’s not just because …

Have you ever noticed that more people celebrate birthdays around the end of August or start of September? You’re not just imagining things. Yes, there really are more babies born in those months—and it’s because Christmas (just nine months earlier!) is prime baby-making time. The prevalence of booze and increase in sex around the holiday …

Wi-fi and cellphones increase pregnant women’s risk of suffering a miscarriage by nearly 50 percent, new research reveals. Magnetic field (MF) non-ionizing radiation, which is also given off by power lines and cell towers, has been found in past studies to put a stress on the body, leading to genetic damage that can cause pregnant …