Fish-rich diet during pregnancy is linked to better physical and cognitive development of the infant. The study conducted by the Harvard University and Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, provides new evidence about the benefits of foods rich in fatty acid Omega-3 for the health of newborns. The study followed 25 thousand of children for five years. Weekly serving of fish in the pre-birth diet of pregnant women helped the women give birth to healthy and strong babies, who displayed fast development during the first 18 months of life. Full story

Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) promises that it will pay pregnant smokers if they quit. Now the trial scheme has been launched only in one UK region, North-East Essex. Pregnant women who will kick the bad habit for the sake of their future babies are going to receive vouchers worth up to ₤100 (about $143). Full story

Many of you have surely heard that once a woman finds out she is pregnant she should drink only nonalcoholic drinks during all the 9 months of pregnancy, otherwise she may risk her future baby’s health. But a group of researchers from the University College London, led by Dr. Yvonne Kelly, revealed that light drinking causes no harm during pregnancy. The researches defined light drinking as one to two drinks a week. Learn about the effect of alcohol consumption on the health of your future baby below. Full story

Vitamin D is responsible not only for potassium and phosphorus uptake but also influences the health of pregnant women, new studies say. Vitamin D regulates absorption of calcium and phosphorus into the blood and their delivery to bones and teeth. Together with vitamin A, calcium and phosphorus, vitamin D protects from common cold, diabetes, skin diseases and eye disorders. This vitamin also helps avoid caries and gum conditions, fights osteoporosis and accelerates the fracture healing process. And new studies show vitamin D deficiency does affect the pregnancy process. Full story

Can I ensure the health of my future children? Yes, you can! The scientists reassured that pregnancy diet influences baby's health in the long term. Eating just an apple every day will help pregnant woman to protect her baby from possible allergies and asthma, according to the team of immunologists from St. John Hospital, The Detroit Medicine Centre and Beaumont hospital. Full story

Everybody knows where babies come from – every new life starts with sexual intercourse. But why should intimate relationship between spouses be a problem during pregnancy? Of course, pregnancy is the time of drastic physical and emotional changes that undoubtedly influence the sex life. And it has to be considered. As in regular life, a woman experiences an increase and decrease in sexual desire within nine months. With pregnancy though, the upsurge in sexual activity is indeed difficult to predict. However, there are basic physiological norms and reasons that influence sexual activity and they shouldn't be neglected. Full story

Even if you are not planning to have a baby yet, there might be one day when you say to yourself: "I'm now successful enough, it's time to think about the family. And why not have a baby next fall?" But, unfortunately, it sometimes happens that women face distressing pregnancy problems, first of all, conception problems. Desperately trying to find reasons, many blame it all on their past. Why do we have difficulties in getting pregnant? And what can you do about the aftermath of reckless youth? Learn about what really leads to pregnancy problems below. Full story