Years ago when our mothers or grandmothers were in labor, pain relief was not an option. Every woman who delivered a baby, unless they did it by c-section, would do it “naturally” without any pain relief. Women of child-bearing age today are lucky because they do not HAVE to go through labor and delivery feeling [...]
Tags: , drugs, epidural, general anesthesia, labor, management, narcotics, pain, Pregnancy, spinal block
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By Judy Shaw
Pregnancy is such an incredible experience in a woman’s life. My experience was incredible in an unsettling way. While I was pregnant with my first child I felt wonderful for the first six months. I was always on the go and loved watching my belly grow. Then suddenly at 24 weeks, I started [...]
Tags: , , braxton hicks, drugs, labor, Pregnancy, preterm, water
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by Criss WhiteMany factors affect the development of a fetus into a healthy child, some which are beyond your control and others that are within your control. Here are ten of the most common pregnancy risk factors that can be controlled or influenced:
Smoking - Smoking is not only bad for you, but bad for your [...]
Tags: alcohol, caffeine, drugs, exercise, factors, Health, nutrition, Pregnancy, prenatal, risk, smoking, STD's
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Besides doing the deed with your partner, there are several things you should do before you decide to get pregnant both for your health, your babies health and an increased easiness in conceiving.
___ Family history for both mother and father
___ Blood types of both mother and father
___ Rubella, 5th’s Disease and Chicken Pox immunity
___ Prenatal [...]
Tags: alcohol, blood type, checklist, drugs, history, immunities, preconception, pregnant, prenatal vitamins, prescriptions, smoking, trying to conceive, weight
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By Barbara Hodal, DC
Wanting to raise a healthy baby is a primary desire for parents. An expectant mother will get her check ups, follow the advise of her doctor or mid wife in the myriad of things she can do to contribute to the health of her unborn child.
The usual list of things to do [...]
Tags: alcohol, Baby, drugs, early, eating, exercise, Health, healthy, pregnant, raise, smoking, start, stress
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Some drugs can be taken by a nursing mother if she stops breast-feeding for a few days or weeks. She can pump her milk and discard it during this time to keep up her supply, while the baby drinks previously frozen milk or formula. Radioactive drugs used for some diagnostic tests like Gallium-69, Iodine-125, Iodine-131, [...]
Tags: Breastfeeding, doctor, drugs, Health, nursing, prescription, smoking
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by: Nancy Wurtzel
Did you know that the number of twin births have more than doubled since the early 1970s? Today, about one of every 35 births in the United States are twins. Even more significant is the number of triplet and higher multiple births which have increased 200 percent over the last three decades.
Why the [...]
Tags: Baby, drugs, environment, fertility, growing, multiples, twins
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By Barbara Hodal, DC
Wanting to raise a healthy baby is a primary desire for parents. An expectant mother will get her check ups, follow the advise of her doctor or mid wife in the myriad of things she can do to contribute to the health of her unborn child.
The usual list of things to do [...]
Tags: alcohol, Baby, drugs, early, eating, exercise, healthy, raise, rest, smoking, start, stress
Posted in: Baby, Health
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