Change your baby's diapers when the diaper feels wet or heavy or if you find stool (bowel movement). In general, expect to change your baby shortly after each feeding.

If your baby cries nonstop and can't be calmed, they may have colic. Here's what you need to know.

CVS is a test that helps you learn if a fetus has health problems. The test is most often done after 10 weeks of pregnancy.

You've had a cesarean section birth. Now you may wonder if you can try vaginal birth with your next baby. It's likely you can. The attempt to have a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery is called a trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC). It's often a success. To find out more about TOLAC, read this health sheet.

A tracheostomy gives you a new pathway for air to go in and out of your lungs. To create this pathway, you need surgery to make a small opening in your neck. A tracheostomy tube is then placed into this opening.

The pelvic floor muscles may weaken due to aging, pregnancy and vaginal childbirth, injury, surgery, chronic cough, or lack of exercise. If the pelvic floor is weak, your bladder and other pelvic organs may sag out of place. The urethra may also open too easily and allow urine to leak out. Kegel exercises can help you strengthen your pelvic floor muscles so they can better support the pelvic organs and control urine flow.

Anesthetics may numb only 1 region of your body, or they may let you sleep during surgery. These medicines are given by trained specialists. Whenever possible, regional anesthesia is used so you can be awake during your baby's birth.

Hormone therapy (HT) increases your levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. This can help reduce symptoms of menopause.

Endometriosis can cause symptoms such as pain. The condition can also cause trouble getting pregnant. But endometriosis can be treated. Hormones and surgery are the most common choices. Talk with your doctor.

If you’re experiencing pelvic scarring, tubal damage or obstruction, male infertility, or unexplained infertility, in vitro fertilization may help you conceive.