There are so many things to worry about as a woman prepares herself for childbirth: Will my baby be born healthy? Will my body recover fully? Will my vadge look perfectly hairless when it comes time to push a child out of it? Yes, increasing numbers of New York women are scheduling everything from hair appointments to…

A national study co-sponsored by the CDC shows that 1 in 50 newborns is a victim of non-fatal abuse or neglect. David Finkelhor, the director of the Crimes against Children Research Center, tells the AP that the statistics suggest that families without health insurance are not getting satisfactory care for their…

Researchers say that if new moms want to lose baby weight, they should get some sleep. A study found that getting enough shut-eye may be as important as a healthy diet and exercise. "Mothers who slept five hours or less when their babies were six months old were three times more likely than rested mothers to have kept…