31st March 2014
Previous research has shown that nearly half of all women crave chocolate. Rather than being a preference or personal weakness, a recent study published in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine suggests that a woman’s desire for chocolate may begin before she is even born. Researchers at the University of Politecnica Marche in Ancona, […]
28th March 2014
Written by our mental health expert, Emily Koert, Ph.D. Candidate and Registered Clinical Counsellor. It’s a common assumption that once women reach a particular age, their biological clocks start ticking, and they develop “baby fever” – the desire to have a child. Although men’s “baby fever” isn’t as socially recognized, in a similar way, men […]
26th March 2014
A recent study of 25,000 women between ages 28 and 40 found most women believe that having children will adversely affect their careers. The study was conducted in the UK by gender equality campaign group Opportunity Now. The study also found that two thirds of childless women surveyed said they are expected to work longer […]
24th March 2014
According to a new report published by the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), in 2012 a total of 165,172 cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF) were performed in the United States, which led to a record 61,740 births – 2,000 more than in 2011. That means that of every 100 babies born in the […]