Your body changes so rapidly during pregnancy that it's hard to know whether a new ache or pain or other symptom is normal, ...

LEVITTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Having a baby is a major milestone for many women. But managing the labor pain can be a big hurdle in itself. "Since it was my first baby, I really didn't know what ...

Birthing and peanut exercise balls are two non-pharmacologic interventions that are frequently used during labor. Although midwives and nurses have been using birthing and peanut balls during labor ...

As a lifelong health and fitness enthusiast with 15 years of experience, Rachel MacPherson is passionate about cutting through fads and noise. Her aim is to clearly communicate health information with ...

Your stomach pain might be more serious if you also have symptoms like sudden weight loss. Other indications are loss of appetite, fever, blood in your stool, or vomiting longer than 24 hours. These ...

Stomach ulcers, or peptic ulcers, are sores in the lining of the stomach or the top part of the small intestine. Stomach ulcer pain often occurs in the upper part of the abdomen. Doctors classify the ...

Stomach pain and nausea often occur together. Typically, these two symptoms are a sign of indigestion or food poisoning, which should resolve with time. If nausea and stomach pain linger for more than ...

There it was, glowing on the computer screen next to each patient’s name, and repeated again, up on the emergency-department tracking board: “Abd Pn,” the abbreviation for abdominal pain. It appeared ...