All Entries in the "Pregnancy and Childbirth" Category

Vaginal discharge during early pregnancy

Vaginal discharge during early pregnancy
What you might be discovering is normally usual leukorrhea — the odorless or mild- smelling milky discharge you on occasions discovered on your underwear before you were pregnant. You will find just a lot more of it now, partly because of increased estrogen production and greater blood flow to the vaginal [...]

Signs and Symptoms of Labor

Signs and Symptoms of Labor
Some changes happen within the body as signs of labor within the weeks, hours and days before labor. You’ll or might not notice a few of these signs before labor will begin, as they are often subtle. Don’t hesitate to call your doctor if you wonder whether you’re in labor. [...]

Pregnancy and Medicines

Is it safe to use medicine while I am pregnant?
There is no clear-cut answer to this question. Before you start or stop any medicine, it is always best to speak with the doctor who is caring for you while you are pregnant. Read on to learn about deciding to use medicine while pregnant.
How should I [...]

Complaints During Pregnancy

Nausea and Morning Sickness – Nausea is very common in the early weeks of pregnancy and can happen any time during the day. Having regular small meals that are high in carbohydrate can help to reduce morning sickness. It usually disappears around the 12th to 14th week of your pregnancy. Most health-related issues associated with [...]

Parenting – Place Of Birth – Birth Options

Place of birth
As parent you’ll generally have a variety of location for the birth. There may perhaps be a number of maternity units in your area, or a birth centre, or you could wish to have your baby at home.
You must consider:

Whether this is your first baby

Whether you’re having one baby, twins, or more

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How To Cope With Pregnancy Loss

Pregnancy loss can happen in different ways. With a miscarriage, pregnancy suddenly ends before 20 weeks. It usually happens because of genetic problems in the fetus. An ectopic pregnancy occurs outside the uterus and the fetus cannot survive. In a molar pregnancy, a mass or growth forms inside the uterus at the beginning of a [...]

Ectopic Pregnancy

An ectopic pregnancy occurs as soon as the baby starts to develop outside the womb (uterus). The mainly common site for an ectopic pregnancy is inside one of the tubes through which the egg passes from the ovary to the uterus (fallopian tube). However, in rare cases, ectopic pregnancies can occur in the ovary, stomach [...]

Best Time To Get Pregnant

One of the most frequently asked questions about pregnancy is the best time to get pregnant. It is neither the Christmas time nor the Valentine’s Day. One needs to be good in mathematics if one is serious about getting pregnant as it totally depends on the ovulating days. Now the question arises that how should [...]

How To Get Pregnant

Have you ever wondered how to get pregnant? This question evokes varying responses from different people. Romance and emotion do play their part in the decision of having a baby. However, it is not uncommon to feel pained and frustrated, especially among the couples who are not able to become parents). Ideas of a kinky [...]

Understanding Pregnancy and Birth Issues

What is a High-Risk Pregnancy?
All pregnancies involve a certain degree of risk to both mother and baby. But factors present before pregnancy or that develop during pregnancy can place the mother and baby at higher risk for problems. Women with high-risk pregnancies may need care from specialists or a team of health care providers to [...]

Pregnancy Questions

First Trimester
What are the first symptoms of pregnancy?
Missing a period is usually the first signal of a new pregnancy, although women with irregular periods may not initially recognize a missed period as pregnancy. During this time, many women experience a need to urinate frequently, extreme fatigue, nausea and/or vomiting, and increased breast tenderness. All of [...]

Bleeding During Pregnancy

Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy is bleeding coming through the vagina during pregnancy, for any reason.
Up to 10% of women have vaginal bleeding at some time during their pregnancy, especially in the first 3 months (first trimester). Bleeding is even more common with twins.
Bleeding during pregnancy can be a frightening experience. There are several reasons why [...]

Pregnancy weight gain: What’s healthy?

From promoting your baby’s development to paving the way for post-pregnancy weight loss, here’s why pregnancy weight gain matters.
Like it or not, pregnancy weight gain is inevitable. Your baby’s growth and development depend on it. But eating for two isn’t a license to eat double your normal amount of food. Use healthy lifestyle habits [...]

Cramps During Pregnancy

Cramp is a sudden, sharp pain, usually in your calf muscles or feet. It is most common at night, but nobody really knows what causes it.
It usually helps if you pull your toes hard up towards your ankle or rub the muscle hard. Regular, gentle exercise in pregnancy, particularly ankle and leg movements, will improve [...]

Vaginal Discharge During Pregnancy

You’ll probably notice more vaginal discharge as you approach labor, although it’s likely to look somewhat different from the flow you’ve become accustomed to. In very early pregnancy, cervical secretions filled your cervical canal and created a protective barrier — the so-called mucus plug.
All women have some vaginal discharge starting a year or two before [...]

Sex During Pregnancy Do’s And Don’ts

If you want to get pregnant, you have sex. No surprises there. But what about sex while you’re pregnant? The answers aren’t always as clear. Here’s what you need to know about sex during pregnancy.
Is it OK to have sex during pregnancy?
As long as your pregnancy is proceeding normally, you can have sex as often [...]

Sex During Pregnancy

One thing that I would note is that sex and sexuality are very different, and that even if you are not having sexual intercourse, your sexuality can still be expressed.
Your sexual practices during pregnancy will depend on several factors:

Your previous beliefs about sex
Your Partner’s previous beliefs
Physical aspects of your pregnancy
Emotional aspects of your pregnancy

There are [...]

Back Pain During Pregnancy

Back pain is a common complaint during pregnancy. And it’s no wonder. You’re gaining weight. You’re walking in a new way. And your hormones are relaxing the muscles and ligaments throughout your body.
Back pain and pregnancy just seem to go together! When you see a pregnant woman you see her rubbing her belly and holding [...]

Pregnancy Myths and Facts

Separating Pregnancy Myths and Facts
Overwhelmed by conflicting information on keeping your unborn baby healthy? Experts set the record straight.
If you’re hoping to do everything right for your baby’s health but confused by what seems like a growing list of pregnancy myths, you’re not alone. Most mothers-to-be share similar concerns — and equal amounts of confusion.
“Some [...]

What Causes Depression After Pregnancy

There is no single cause for the emotional difficulties many women experience after giving birth. However, experts suspect that rapid postpartum changes in levels of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone may have a powerful effect on women’s postpartum mental health.

Progesterone and estrogen are secreted by the ovaries and placenta, allowing the uterus to [...]

Symptoms Of Postpartum Psychosis

Postpartum psychosis is a rare but severe illness that affects one in every thousand women who give birth. The woman with postpartum psychosis may experience delusions, such as thinking her baby is evil, or hallucinations, which involve seeing, hearing, smelling, or otherwise sensing things that aren’t really there.
Psychosis is often termed “a break from reality.” [...]

Signs And Symptoms Of Depression After Pregnancy

The weeks after a woman gives birth can be exciting and joyful for her and her family. But for many women, the stresses of new motherhood, combined with the physiological changes that occur in their bodies after pregnancy, can lead to conflicting emotions and wide mood swings.
Although a woman may become depressed at any time [...]

Depression After Pregnancy: What Is Depression After Pregnancy?

Depression after pregnancy refers to the negative thinking and feelings
of despondency that many women experience after the birth of a child.
In addition to the sad, lifeless feelings that accompany any
depression, women who suffer from depression after pregnancy often fearthat their baby will somehow be harmed and may worry that they are “bad” mothers.

Depression after pregnancy [...]

Common Causes and Symptoms Of Back Pain

Most cases of back pain are caused by strains and minor injuries, rather than more serious causes, and are often referred to as ’simple back pain’.
The type and severity of the back pain will depend on the condition that’s causing the pain. However, various causes of back pain may produce similar symptoms.
Low back pain may [...]

How the back works: Causes and effects

How the back works
The spine, which connects the skull to the pelvis, is also called the vertebral column. It consists of 24 segments of block-shaped bone called vertebrae and an additional 9 fused vertebrae that make up the lowest part of the spine, the sacrum and tailbone. Each vertebrae of the vertebral column has protruding [...]