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With the societal assumption that pregnancy is a joyous time, and the tendency to describe pregnant women as "glowing," you might feel like an alien if you're having negative emotions. However, the Global Library of Women's Medicine reports…

Cuisines around the world feature a number of complex rice dishes, ranging from Iran's jewel-like pilafs to the creamy smoothness of Italian risotto. In West Africa, the signature dish is called jollof rice. It's a hearty and colorful…

Versatile rice pilaf has made its way into cuisines all over the world. Combining rice, vegetables and a meat all in one bowl, rice pilaf can be a meal in itself or a simplified version can serve as a side dish. Pilaf or pilau originally…

True African yams, available in ethnic markets and some organic food stores, are closely related to the lily family and bear little resemblance to the sweet potatoes that are so often called yams in most North American supermarkets. Yams…

Though you won't be able to hold your baby in your arms, rock her or stare into her tiny eyes until she's born, you can still form a bond with your little one while you're waiting for her to make her grand entrance into the world.…

Senegal, a coastal country in West Africa, has a bold, spicy cuisine that is influenced by foods from Morocco, France, Portugal and Vietnam. The regional cooking features a variety of vegetables, seafood and meats that are flavored with…

You would probably like to forget certain parts of your pregnancy, such as morning sickness and swollen ankles, but many parts are worth remembering. A pregnancy memory journal is one way to record the important milestones of being…

Antepartum depression, or depression during pregnancy, is not just a case of feeling a bit low. It is a mood disorder that affects a person biologically. Changes in hormones due to pregnancy can affect brain chemicals directly associated…

A surrogate mother performs a selfless act of love by giving birth to another family's baby. For example, a surrogate may be artificially inseminated by one or both members of a gay male couple, or have the fertilized egg of a woman who…

You'll probably find that your energy levels fluctuate greatly during your three trimesters of pregnancy. From the exhaustion of the first, to the energy burst of the second and finally, the weariness of the third, when fatigue hits it can…