Postpartum Health

Many new moms want to shed extra pounds and fit in their pre-pregnancy clothes soon after childbirth. However, most women find it hard to take time for themselves, while caring for a baby. Here are some helpful tips to lose weight and stay fit after pregnancy:

For many women motherhood is associated with feelings of joy and happiness. Having a baby affects your emotional and physical health in many ways. Dealing with body changes, tiredness and sleep deprivation, depression and problems in sex life can be hard especially during the first months after childbirth. What are the most common health problems of new mothers and how can you improve your health to feel the excitement of motherhood in full?

Women, who breastfeed their babies, have lower risk of developing heart attacks or strokes, a new study found.

Scientists at University of Pittsburgh revealed that breastfeeding has benefits not only for a baby, but for their mothers too.