An online nationwide questionnaire discovered that 55 percent of Americans believed that miscarriages only happened in rare cases, citing that only around 5 percent of all pregnancies ended in a miscarriage.

At 18 months, a baby should enjoy playing with toys, other children, and adults they are familiar with. They may mimic the actions of others, such as feeding baby dolls, rolling toy trucks on the floor, or flipping the pages of a book.

Diaper rash can worsen, leading to possible infection. If the area bleeds or oozes, or is accompanied by a fever, it is a sign the condition is worsening. A physician can prescribe a treatment based on the type of ailment being experienced.

If you're newly pregnant, it's not uncommon to feel repelled by the smell of a bologna sandwich or a cup of coffee, and for certain aromas to trigger your gag reflex. Though no one knows for sure, this may be a side effect of rapidly increasing amounts of estrogen in your system. Shortly after you become pregnant, hormonal changes prompt a chain of events that raise the rate of blood flow through your kidneys. This causes your bladder to fill more quickly, so you need to pee more often. One of the early signs of pregnancy is sensitive, sore breasts caused by rising levels of hormones.

When fallopian tubes become damaged or blocked, they keep sperm from getting to the egg or block the passage of the fertilized egg into the uterus.

Most experts think that several factors, including genetics, could play a role. Women with PCOS are more likely to have a mother or sister with PCOS.