An itchy belly or belly button during pregnancy can result from skin stretching, dry skin, or other health conditions like cholestasis. But as many formerly pregnant people can tell you, itchiness, or ...

Have you noticed your belly feeling heavy or looking a bit puffier lately? Pregnancy brings natural changes to your body, and ...

During pregnancy, a woman’s body goes through many changes. But one of the more surprising and noticeable ones is a dark vertical line that appears straight down the middle of a pregnant woman’s ...

The belly button — or navel — is where the umbilical cord is joined to the fetus. The umbilical cord runs from the fetus to the placenta. It supplies the fetus with nutrients and oxygen, and carries ...

Ever since we learned that the third trimester six-pack is a thing, we’ve been fascinated by the mysteries of the pregnant belly. What really has us perplexed, in particular: Why does a woman's ...