Many expectant mothers ask this question and it is usually for two reasons. The test shows they are not pregnant when they wish to be, or it is positive when they really don’t want to be for whatever reason. The answers in this article should hopefully help to point you in the right direction. Home [...]
During the search for more information about pregnancy and health, as usual I pop into few useful information and articles… this one looke nice, so I would like to share with all of you..
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Looking good while pregnant is not as hard as you might think, it doesn take a little learning and reading but that’s [...]
Everyone wants a healthy and active sex life, but all too often, we forget that we cannot enjoy lovemaking if we aren’t physically fit. A proper diet combined with exercise can affect every aspect of our lives. We are born with one body, and will not get another one. If we expect the one we [...]
Experts found babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy were born with smaller airways - making them more vulnerable to breathing problems after birth. These breathing problems can put your baby at increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Smoking has been linked to various health problems in babies, including prematurity and low birth weight. [...]
The debate about the necessity of taking dietary supplements is still raging. While many health care professionals believe we get all we need from the foods we eat, others prefer to offer extra vitamins when their patients are under a stress such as pregnancy or illness or even aging, when the body’s function is impaired [...]
In today’s society which is very heavily dependent on medical help and intervention, it’s no wonder many soon to be mothers are afraid to look at alternative birthing options, such as waterbirth. Additionally, people tend to look at you strange if you have an opinion that varies too far from the norm, particularly when talking [...]
What are stretch marks? Stretch marks are the nasty lines of stretched tissues that appear on the upper thighs or the stomach right after pregnancy. Stretch marks also appear after a person has relatively gained or increased weight abruptly. During weight increase and height growth, the production of collagen by our body is aborted. Collagen [...]
Exercising during pregnancy is something that no expectant mother should miss. Cycling is a low-impact exercise widely recommended for pregnant women, providing cardiovascular benefits and helping you to remain in great shape!
Do not forget to take in to consideration the fact that cycling (or indeed any exercise) burns more calories than resting. Pregnancy means that [...]
Pregnant women have so many things to consider before they give birth to their child. There is clothing to buy, bedding to choose, and nurseries to paint. Yet one of the most important things is often overlooked: whether or not to breastfeed their child. To answer that question, each woman must educate herself on the [...]
For every parent who has suffered the anxiety of wondering if their unborn child would be healthy, there are comparatively few who come face to face with the agonizing discovery that their unborn or newborn child will struggle or die because of a genetic disorder.
What is a genetic disorder and what part does genetic screening [...]