Couples who rush to get pregnant within two years of giving birth are 50 percent more likely to have a child with autism, a new CDC study warns. A gap of more than four years appears to be just as risky, the researchers warn after assessing hundreds of US babies with developmental disorders. The authors …

People often confuse confidence and self-esteem. While correlated, they’re not one in the same. Confidence is a feeling of self-assurance that arises from the appreciation of one’s abilities (like being a good tennis player or entrepreneur) or qualities (like being funny or pretty), while self-esteem is confidence in one’s own inherent worth or value. Those …

Are you getting as much sex as you’d like? Well according to women the ideal amount of sex is “a few times a week”, new research reveals. During the study by Superdrug Online Doctor – shared exclusively with Daily Star Online – researchers quizzed 1,500 Europeans and Americans to find out which qualities they prefer …

Many factors can affect sex drive, including relationship issues, stress or tiredness. Diet too can have a direct effect on the hormones which drive whether you’re in the mood for intimacy. According to a nutritionist, you can give your libido a boost by choosing the right foods for breakfast and ensuring they’re packed with vitamin …

Women are being advised to sleep on their side in the last three months of pregnancy to help prevent stillbirth. As BBC reports, a study of just over 1,000 women found the risk doubles if women go to sleep on their backs in the third trimester. The study looked into 291 pregnancies that ended in stillbirth and …