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During pregnancy, your body creates a temporary organ called the placenta. The placenta is necessary during pregnancy in order for your baby to grow and be healthy. After the birth of your baby, your doctor or midwife will also have you deliver the placenta, as it is no longer needed.
The placenta is created during the [...]
By Carol Rados
One minute you hear that eating fish is good for your heart. The next, you find out that eating certain types of fish can be harmful.
Actually, there are benefits and risks to eating fish. Fish and shellfish are an important part of a healthy diet. They contain high-quality protein, other essential nutrients, and [...]
During pregnancy a woman experiences many aches and pains. During the first trimester she often has fatigue and nausea. There is normally also some cramping as the uterus starts to expand and grow. There is also the constant urge to go to the bathroom as the uterus puts extra pressure on the bladder that the [...]
Among the early blood tests a pregnant woman must endure is the Rh, or Rhesus, factor test which is a test to see if the woman is Rh Negative or Rh Positive, which can be an indicator of hemolytic disease.
When the mother has a negative Rhesus factor and the father has a positive Rhesus factor, [...]
During ultrasounds and when your baby is born, the nurses may tell you your baby’s weight in grams, which is the medical language of weight. Sometimes they will automatically tell you in pounds and ounces too, but other times they may assume you can figure it out and you may have to ask. Likewise at [...]
By Beverley Brooke
There are many things that you can do to improve your diet and ensure that you gain a minimal but healthy amount of weight during pregnancy.
Choosing the right foods is important because you will be able to loose weight more quickly after delivery if you manage your diet during pregnancy.
So here is what [...]
During pregnancy there are so many changes in your body it can be hard to keep up with them. You feel bloated, your breasts are changing, and you can also have a this sometimes constant vaginal discharge. Generally, while discharge is normally not dangerous, it can be inconvenient.
So what causes the discharge? As your waistline [...]
by Sheila Wolf, RDH
A glazed doughnut or a wedge of apple pie might be what we choose for a mid-morning munch. Unfortunately, these snacks contain refined sugar that is not only bad for your teeth and gums, but also for your pregnancy. Sugar, sometimes disguised as sucrose, dextrose, or glucose, provides empty calories, adds weight, [...]
What is amniotic fluid and what is it’s purpose? Also referred to as the “bag of waters”, the most pregnant women generally know about it is that about the time labor begins their amniotic sac will break, or be broken by their midwife or doctor, causing the start of the delivery process. They don’t however [...]
By Beverley Brooke
One of the most important things you can do if you are thinking about becoming pregnant is start taking a prenatal vitamin with at least 400mg of folic acid. Folic acid is an essential nutrient that can help prevent birth defects in newborns. If you start taking a prenatal supplement before you even [...]
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