The body of a new mother has undergone such massive changes that can even beat the demands expected from an Olympian athlete. The process of conceiving, developing, and delivering a young baby is something that has used up every ounce of your body and its different resources. The outcome is that the body now needs …
Pregnancy and subsequent delivery brings with it joy and a number of changes in life style including fatigue, anemia, pain, and breast soreness. It is very important for a woman to get her thyroid levels checked before, during, and after pregnancy. Women who are pregnant or want to get pregnant should discuss the possibility of …
It is very important for you to take care of your diet during pregnancy because you have the added responsibility of taking care of your baby along with yourself. A pregnant woman is supposed to eat for two and should include a good amount of nutritive food full of vitamins, proteins, fats, roughage, and minerals. …
When you are in this situation, an abortion may seem to be the only answer. Unexpected pregnancies are very difficult to handle and may make things very difficult for you. An abortion is a medical procedure that may involve a consequential change in your life. If you decide to go in for an abortion, there …
Most pregnant women use prescribed or non-prescribed drugs during pregnancy. The drug use in pregnant women may result in birth defects. Therefore unless it is imperative to use drugs, they should be avoided during pregnancy. This precaution is taken because any medicine taken by a pregnant woman reaches fetus by crossing the placenta, just like …
During pregnancy a woman may acquire certain disorders which may not be directly associated to her pregnancy. Certain types of disorder like anemia, urinary tract infection, and thromboemblic occur due to the changes in a woman’s body during pregnancy. Some other disorders such as fever and infections happen normally in the due course of the …
The life and health of the woman and her unborn child are at risk if the mother to be smokes. It has been reported that among women of reproductive age, about 33 percent smoke on a regular basis. The fetus in her uterus is in contact with her bloodstream and any chemicals that the mother …
Constipation refers to bowel movements that are hard in consistency and painful to eliminate. In constipation too much water is absorbed from the large intestines, thus leaving the faces dry and difficult to excrete. Pregnancy brings with it the woes of constipation which can be very uncomfortable and can work you up. It is estimation …
In the past few years, the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) has brought unpleasantness and deaths among pregnant women. The HIV infection has grown by leaps and bound in the women population especially women in the child bearing age. This has resulted in a large number of children also acquiring this disease through prenatal (mother to …
Pregnancy is a very exciting and eventful time in a woman’s life and if you are an epilepsy patient then your major concerns may be regarding the epilepsy medications that you are consuming. This is because the epilepsy medication may harm your unborn child. Epilepsy does not get any better or worse, when you get …