Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome Explained
One of the most dangerous risks a woman undertakes when she decides to use fertility drugs is the risk of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, or OHSS. This condition occurs when the ovaries become swollen with fluid, which then leaks into the body. The fluid can cause...
Oligohydramnios / Low Amniotic Fluid
Amniotic fluid is an important part of what keeps your baby protected in the womb. The amniotic fluid is created as soon as 12 days after the baby is conceived. In the beginning the amniotic fluid consists of water from the mother, but from around 20 weeks it is...
Natural Remedies for Morning Sickness
Morning sickness quite possible could be the one thing that mothers dread the most. Usually at about six weeks into your pregnancy you might start experience nausea and vomiting, the first signs of pregnancy. In most women, morning sickness will last well into the...
Digestive Problems During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a part of your life where there will be another human being growing inside you. As this person gets larger, the placenta that contains them will grow and contract some of the other organs in your body. For this reason, just the physicality of it all can...
Back Pain During Pregnancy
Back pain is not the only type of pain that you are likely to experience during pregnancy, but it is the most prevalent type of pain and for that reason has an entire article dedicated to just its occurrence. The progression of back pain is one that is logical and...
Abruptio Placentae / Placental Abruption
Placental abruption refers to the separation of the placenta from the lining of the uterus, and can occur anytime after 20 weeks of pregnancy, although it is more likely to occur during the third trimester. Placental abruption only occurs in about 1% of pregnancies,...
Tips For Staying Healthy During Pregnancy
One your first concerns when you become pregnant is how to stay healthy throughout the next nine months and ensure that you and your developing baby have everything you both need to make it to your due date in optimal condition. Fortunately there are many ways that...
Understanding Prenatal Tests
When you become pregnant there are a bunch of tests, referred to as prenatal tests which you will be subject to. The purpose of prenatal tests is to ascertain yours and the baby’s health to ensure that everything is developing normally. There are a few prenatal tests...
Pregnancy Massage
What Will A Pregnancy Massage Do For Me? Pregnancy massages, also known as pre-natal massages, can help to not only increase the circulation of blood through the body, they can also release important endorphins that help to regulate mood and can give you the feeling...
Eating Well During Pregnancy
When you become pregnant you will likely look forward to eating for two. However, in reality you only need a few hundred more calories a day. Everything that goes into your body also goes to your newly developing fetus, so eating right is even more important now than...
Concerns During Early Pregnancy
When you first become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant there are many things that may have you panicking – from bleeding to negative tests and figuring out exactly when you became pregnant. The more you learn about early pregnancy concerns, the better equipped...
Using Pregnancy Medical Tests for Screening Purposes
This article is one that is actually relatively self-explanatory, since the vast majority of medical tests currently available for pregnancy are actually tests that are used for screening. Pregnancy is a very delicate process and because of that there are many tests...
Using Medical Tests to Determine the Gender of Your Baby During Pregnancy
Pregnancy can be a very private matter between two people or it can be something that is very public to the known world in terms of details, but in both cases the medical progression of the pregnancy is usually the same. As time has gone on, progressively newer and...
The Basic Pregnancy Medical Tests that Every Prospective Mother Should Get
An ultrasound is going to be the first test that every mother will get once they have become pregnant and for that reason it is a good idea to plan ahead in order to ensure that you actually get a good team to help you through the diagnostic portions of pregnancy....
Pregnancy Medical Tests for Women Over 35
Pregnancies in the modern world are getting later and later as time goes on. Since many women in the current generation are not getting married until they hit their 30s, pregnancies are naturally delayed. Whereas a woman giving birth over the age of 35 was rare just a...
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