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 ...

When you envision a pregnant body, you may picture a cute little round bump. However, if you talk to many people who’ve been pregnant, they will tell you that they felt swollen and large all over 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 ...

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 ...

Blake Milchuck's wife Kristin is 9 months pregnant. — -- One thoughtful husband worked out with a fake pregnancy belly to better understand what it was like for his pregnant wife to head to the ...