Pregnancy and Childbirth Guide

Once she confirms that she is pregnant, a woman may want to learn all she can about pregnancy, what happens to her and what she can expect. In many cases, her partner may also want some similar information. Other people close to the expectant parents may want to know more about the pregnancy. There are [...]

So, you are going to be a father! If you have been through the process before, you probably aren’t searching for information. If you are looking for information on the stages of pregnancy and what to expect, then you probably recently heard the news for the first time and you want to know what to [...]

There are three major stages of pregnancy. These are called “trimesters” and generally last about thirteen weeks. The stages of pregnancy each have different characteristics. The first of the stages of pregnancy, commonly referred to as the first trimester, is the easiest to miss. Many women may not know they are even pregnant until the [...]

Once a woman has reached the pregnancy stages, last trimester, she becomes increasingly eager for the birth. The fetus has accomplished most of its development. All the facial features are obvious. The fingers and toes are well-formed. In fact, it is even possible for the fetus to suck its thumb at this stage. Much of [...]

The baby will soon be here. You might have been scared when you first discovered you were to become a father. At some point, you probably got excited. You likely had ideas about what was going to happen to you and your partner. If you have never experienced a woman’s pregnancy first hand, you have [...]

When a woman becomes pregnant, she and her partner may have questions about what is happening to her body and how the baby is developing. During the pregnancy stages, first trimester, the process starts with the fertilization of the woman’s egg and progresses to the point that the fetus is starting to resemble the baby [...]

So, you just discovered your partner is pregnant. You have heard a lot about pregnancy, but now it is happening to you, or rather, your partner. What does this mean for her? What are the pregnancy stages first month and how will the pregnancy affect your life? The pregnancy stages first month may be relatively [...]

When a woman discovers she is pregnant, she and her partner frequently want to learn what will be happening to her. They want to know how the fetus will develop during the next several months. Pictures of stages of pregnancy can help them better understand the process. A pregnancy lasts approximately 40 weeks. This period [...]

There are books about every conceivable aspect of a pregnancy. If one were able to, the expectant mother and/or her partner could spend the entire pregnancy reading about different issues that occur during a pregnancy. Some people don’t have time to read, or prefer using the computer. If you are one of those people, you [...]

From the first moment that the cells begin to divide and create an embryo, fetal development and the stages of pregnancy progress in an established sequence. When the egg is fertilized, a zygote develops. In this first stage, which takes place during the first two weeks of the pregnancy, the cells multiply and develop. The [...]