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Healthy eating for pregnancy
Including the right things in your diet when you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant is extremely important. Knowing what to eat and drink and what to avoid goes a long way to ensuring the health...read more
High risk pregnancy
For many women, pregnancy is a time of unparalleled joy and expectation. But for others, especially those with chronic medical conditions or who are expecting multipl...read more
How to cope withe morning sickness?
Morning sickness ranges from 'unpleasant' to life threatening due to severe dehydration. It is very common during the first trimester of pregnancy and often settles down. For some women morning sickness can b...read more
I think I am pregnant
How to tell you are pregnant. Working out you are pregnant is not always an easy thing to do. If you are not planning a pregnancy you may be worried and scared. These feelings are normal. When you are pregna...read more
I' m pregnant: what's next ?
Am I pregnant? If you think you could be pregnant, you first need to confirm your suspicions by going to the doctor, even if you have done a home-pregnancy test. The test can be done by a GP, at a youth heal...read more
Inducing Labor
A study recently printed in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests that using medications to start labor should be reserved for situations where continuing the pregnancy presents a clear h...read more
Keeping morning sickness in check
Up to 80% of pregnant women suffer from some form of morning sickness (which can generally be defined as nausea or vomiting that starts in the first trimester and can last anywhere from a few...read more
Living with ms: family planning
Family Planning Although MS itself does not affect the course of pregnancy, labor, or delivery, there are many other factors to consider. First, the issue of physically caring for a child in...read more
Making up for mother nature: folic acid
What if I told you that according to an authoritative government survey, there is an essential nutrient which is deficient in the diets of 8% to 23% of normal healthy Brits – but which ...read more
Melasma, also known as the mask of pregnancy
Melasma is also known as chloasma or the mask of pregnancy. It is not a harmful disease, but can severely affect a person?s cosmetic appearance. In this acquired condition, the skin on the fa...read more
Morning sickness: one of the benefits of being pregnant
Nausea and vomiting, also called morning sickness, is a concern of many pregnant women, vegans included. Many women are repulsed by foods that used to make up the bulk of the...read more
MS, pregnancy and parenthood
Multiple sclerosis is a very variable condition of the central nervous system, with the first symptoms usually occurring in young adulthood. At this time many people are emba...read more
Natural luxury for mother and baby
Complementary remedies are a wonderful way to keep mother and baby healthy and energetic using only ‘Mother Nature’s’ recipes. Where as massage and reflexology are very rela...read more
Nurse-Midwifery Care
Midwife means “with woman”. It comes from an English translation of the German word “mit wife” and for many centuries has been used to describe the individual who was “wi...read more
Nutrition during pregnancy
During pregnancy, most women need to eat more healthy food to help the baby grow. After the first 3 months, a pregnant woman must take in more calories than usual to reach the recommended amo...read more
Oh my god I am pregnant! What do I do now?
Pregnancy test kits are 99% accurate. So if you get that little blue line... Congratulations! So what happens next? Should you make an urgent appointment to see your doctor? How do you contact a midwife? Wh...read more
Options in pregnancy
When you are pregnant you need to think about your options Finding out you are pregnant can be anything from exciting to daunting. You are the only one who knows how you feel about it and you may feel many di...read more
Oral hygiene for people with special needs
Disabled patients Disabled patients - both mentally and physically may require some further assistance, but remember not to belittle any wheelchair bound person as they may be more than capable with brush an...read more
Osteoporosis and pregnancy
What is pregnancy-associated osteoporosis? Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis is believed to be a rare condition that is usually found in the third trimester of a woman’s pregnancy or a...read more
Passive smoking during pregnancy
Non-smoking women exposed to other people’s tobacco smoke during pregnancy have lighter babies. Babies born to non-smoking women whose partners smoked weighed less than babies born to non-smoking couple...read more
Planning your pregnancy
Give up smoking and alcohol: Many studies have shown that smoking and drinking alcohol are connected to problems such as low-birthweight babies, miscarriageread morePost partum depression: can light therapy help?
Those of us that have been there, done that know how draining it can be being pregnant and now the medical profession has cottoned on. Light therapy is now being used to great effect for ante...read more
Preconceptual nutrition
Men's Health Little is mentioned of men's health before conception but this is also important. A man is producing sperm all the time and sperm takes 70 days to develop. Therefore the state of their health ma...read more
Preganancy and your diet
If you are in good health, you are maximising your chances of conceiving. A vital part of a healthy lifestyle is your diet. We have outlined what you should and should not do when you are try...read more
Pregnancy after age 35
In today’s society, it has become more commonplace for women to consider pregnancy at age 35 or older for a variety of reasons. Some have pursued education, careers, or...read more
Pregnancy and peridontal disease: a link ?
Although it may seem improbable, a possible link between infection in the gums of pregnant women and a more than sevenfold increase in premature delivery of low birth weight babies has been revealed in a rese...read more
Pregnancy and STDs: how does that work ?
Can pregnant women become infected with STDs ? Yes, women who are pregnant can become infected with the same sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as women who are not pregnant. Pregnancy doe...read more
Pregnancy and travel
Thinking about a summer time get-away but worried about traveling because you’re pregnant? Relax. Barring hypertension, a history of miscarriages, diabetes or bleeding, conditions which...read more
Pregnancy and your body
First Trimester Ingestion of chemicals, alcohol, and exposure to harmful toxins should be avoided to reduce potential risk to the developing fetus. Several hormonal changes ...read more
Pregnancy-related illness
Approximately 6 million pregnancies occur each year in the United States. Although maternal death is the most extreme adverse pregnancy outcome, a much greater number of women are affected by pregnanc...read more
Pregnant vegans in need of nutritients
Protein You will probably get lots of questions about whether or not you are getting enough protein. Current recommendations for protein in pregnancy call for 25 grams more of protein per day in the second a...read more
Prenatal fitness tips for pregnant women
Fitness before, during, and after pregnancy is an essential part of motherhood. Regular exercise during pregnancy has been shown to decrease fat retention, result in shorter and less complica...read more
Prenatal testing
Pregnancy is an exciting time in your life, full of wonder and anticipation. Wonder and worry go hand in hand, however, as you focus on the changes in your body and your baby’s development and growth.Prenatal testing for Down Syndrome
Many pregnant women want to know if they are at risk of having a child with Down syndrome and choose to undergo tests that can provide useful information. This aspect of pregnancy can be extremely stressful a...read more
Prenatal yoga: preparation for labor, birth and life as a mother
A group of round-bellied women file into the spacious studio setting up mats, selecting blankets and blocks and cushions, and then they get comfortable and chat about the changes they’ve noticed since they saw each othe...read more
Preparing for parenthood
Exercise classes Exercising in pregnancy is important for lots of great reasons: good blood flow - the increased oxygen is passed on to your baby releasing "happy hormones&q...read more
Preventing stretch marks during pregnancy
Nobody wants to develop stretch marks, but when you’re pregnant you know that, along with nausea, fatigue, backaches and frequent urination, stretch marks are another distinct, unpleasant possibility. I...read more
Questions and answers dealing with iron
How much iron do I need every day? Most people get enough iron through a regular healthy diet that has iron-rich foods. But some groups of people don't get enough iron: teenage girls/women of chil...read more
Regular check-ups during pregnancy
When you get pregnant you should make an appointment to see your doctor immediately. You’ll be offered regular check-ups throughout your pregnancy. How often they are varies according to a number of iss...read more
Reproduction and fertilisation
The organs of sexual reproduction are the gonads , which are the ovaries in females and the testes in males. Females produce female gametes, (eggs); males produce male gametes, (sperm). Fertilisation When a...read more
Resting after childbirth
For the first few weeks after birth, it is vital for the mother and baby to rest and adjust to their new life. In cultures throughout the world, resting is considered an important part of recuperation. In Ind...read more
Role of hormones during pregnancy
A woman's first pregnancy is one of the most exciting and dramatic events of her life. As conception progresses to implantation, and an embryo eventually becomes the fetus that ultimately will be the highly a...read more
Should we see a genetic counselor?
Modern genetics has identified 3,000 different birth defects that can occur in one in 29 births. Yet the risk of an individual couple having a child with an abnormality depends on a variety of factors.Sleep tips in pregnancy
Long before your little baby's cries keep you awake you may find you are already losing sleep.Here are a few real-life tips and ideas for helping you get the best sleep you can. Have a hot milk...read more
Smoking and fertility
It is estimated that around one in six couples in the UK experiences problems in conceiving at some time. Several types of study provide information on the effects of smoking on fertility. Semen analysis can ...read more
Smoking and pregnancy
Smoking rates are going down among Americans. However, the smoking rates among women are going down more slowly than among men. In fact, among high school seniors, teenage girls now smoke as much or more than...read more
Some information about ante-natal and post natal depression
Ante-natal depression Brief therapy to reduce and control depression prior to labour is important, especially for those that were depressed before becoming pregnant (see footnote). Females who have been taki...read more
Some information about infertility
It can take couples a long time to conceive. Even if the egg and sperm are in the right place at the right time, conception may not happen. There are a lot of factors which influence how fertile you or your s...read more
Some information about menstruation cycles
What Really Happens in those 28 Days?! Have you ever wondered about the connection between your body's 28 day cycle and the cycle of the moon? Here's the theory. In the days before electricity, women's bodies were influence...read more
Stem Cell Preservation
Parents-to-be now have an opportunity to collect baby's umbilical cord blood at the time of birth and store it for potential future use. Like bone marrow, cord blood contains stem cells, whic...read more
