Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting — Family Journey

A single life-phase guide from menstrual health and preconception through pregnancy, birth, the first year, and parenting to age 10 — including fatherhood and co-parenting. India-aware clinical protocols (FOGSI, MoHFW/NHM, DIPSI, IAP) sit alongside evidence-tagged deep research.

Part of the Connection Handbook. This section is self-contained medical/developmental information and does not assume familiarity with the rest of the site.

Medical disclaimer: Educational content only, not medical advice. Screening thresholds, doses, and treatment decisions must be individualized with your clinician.

Where are you?

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What this guide covers

In scope: periods/PCOS/anemia including intimacy during menstruation; fertility and conceiving by age (20s–50s) including ART/donor-egg realities; trimesters 1–3; ultrasound map; sex during uncomplicated pregnancy; labour and delivery; postpartum recovery; newborn care (first year); romanticized vs lived motherhood; fatherhood (first year and ages 1–10); parenting through age 10; co-parenting and couple intimacy; perinatal mental health; pregnancy loss; nutrition/toxicology; cultural practices; government schemes (JSSK, PMMVY, HBNC, RBSK).

Out of scope (not omissions — outside this mandate): menopause/perimenopause encyclopedia; full MTP Act/surrogacy/POCSO legal compendium; dedicated adolescent/RKSK module; exhaustive IVF lab protocols. Partial coverage exists where clinically relevant.

Phase shortcuts

Anatomy remains under Health & Anatomy. Relationship intimacy across life stages: Life Stages & Changing Intimacy.