Articles under Pregnancy

Left untreated those who are pregnant and have a pre-existing diagnosis of diabetes or find they have gestational diabetes can make for major complications. This is why many physicians and health care providers recommend that pregnant women take a glucose screening test. When checking for gestational diabetes the test is done at around 28 weeks gestation. (more...)

If you are pregnant or planning on getting pregnant you may want to consider having a Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening test performed on yourself and your partner. Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited condition that is caused by an abnormal gene in the body which affect mucus production. Those who have CF have difficulty breathing as well as digestion problems and generally only live about 30 years. (more...)

There are many different types of tests pregnant women have available to them to verify the health of their baby. Most of these tests are meant to detect a child’s risk of birth defects such as Downs syndrome. (more...)

The reason this test is conducted on pregnant woman is because AFP is secreted by the liver of the developing baby and can indicate the presence of neural tube defects such as spina bifida and other abnormalities like abdominal wall defects as well as Down’s Syndrome. (more...)

If you are serious about planning for your pregnancy before conception, this is absolutely a high priority change that you should make because of the potential implications that come with not getting enough Folic Acid during the early part of the pregnancy. (more...)

There are many people that are involved in the early aspects of a pregnancy and if you are thinking about the potential challenges and changes that will come with your pregnancy before you have even conceived, one person that you should especially have a chat with is your family doctor. (more...)

In the old days, pregnancy is romanticized as something that happened spontaneously and was celebrated when it came along. Today though, women are urged to start thinking and planning for it before it happens and then the whole process itself is strictly regimented until the birth occurs. (more...)

Part of planning for pregnancy before conception involves making the lifestyle changes that need to happen in order for your pregnancy to be as safe and comfortable as possible. Dietary changes are a big part of that and starting to make them now can help you sustain them through the pregnancy by giving you the momentum that comes with anything that becomes a habit. (more...)

Fitness is very important when it comes to pregnancy, although women that are considering pregnancy need to walk a very fine line when it comes to fitness both before conception and after they have become pregnant. (more...)

Since there is more than a 1 in 4 chance that you will deliver your child by cesarean, it is a good idea to be prepared should it occur. By knowing what the procedure is about you can feel like you are still in control of your birth experience and you can still have a positive birth experience. (more...)