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• How to Eat Healthy and Stay on a Budget (Without Spending All Day in the Kitchen)

  Eating healthy isn’t always easy, especially when you are on the go. If you have a busy schedule and suddenly feel hungry in the midst of all else on your to-do list, it’s easy to order takeout from a restaurant.

• When Is It Time To Induce Labor?

  In a perfect world, your pregnancy would end on – or at least close to – the date you circled on the calendar when you learned you were expecting. But what happens when your baby decides to linger past that due date? Or if a complication arises? 

• Doing It Better: Christina McGuirk, RN, BSN, MSHA, NEA-BC, CENP Chief Nursing Officer, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital

  When Christina McGuirk was eight years old, she experienced a hospital stay that would shape the rest of her life. The ordeal was a distressing one, and because of an interaction she had with a nurse, she decided then and there that she would one day become an outstanding RN. “I made a vow that under my care, patients would not feel helpless, scared and embarrassed,” she says. 

• Preventing Mastitis When Breastfeeding

  Breastfeeding mothers who have redness, pain or tenderness in their breast may have mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue. Several factors can cause mastitis. Although it can be painful, the inflammation can be prevented and treated.

• Don’t Overdo It: Know When To Say When with Exercise

  One of the best things you can do for your body is exercise. But you want to make sure you don’t overdo it and find yourself sitting on the sidelines with an injury.

• Wait, My Vagina Can Rip?

  If you’ve gone through menopause and now intercourse hurts, or your vaginal region itches, you’re not alone. In extreme situations, your vaginal wall can actually rip and possibly lead to infection.

• Why Am I Always Tired?

  Feeling tired isn’t unusual, especially if you’re a busy mom, have a demanding job – or both. But when fatigue lasts more than a few weeks, it’s time to figure out why.

• What You Need to Know About Preventing Birth Defects

  Every January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raises awareness about birth defects with its National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Throughout the month, the CDC gets the word out to women who either are pregnant or could soon become pregnant, that there are steps they can take to reduce the likelihood that they will have a baby suffering from birth defects.

• Why Women Dread Their GYN—But Shouldn’t

  Scoot down. A little more. A little more.

• Top OB-GYN Questions for Every Age

  As you go through different stages in life, you’ll most likely have new questions about your body. Whether you’re a teenager or mature adult, changes in your lifestyle, relationships or health can make you wonder about the very body you thought you knew so well.