Morning sickness is the nauseated feeling you get during pregnancy and it can be accompanied with vomiting. More than half of all pregnant women experience morning sickness. It usually starts around week 6 of pregnancy, but it can even begin at 4 weeks. It tends to get worse over the next month. For most women [...]
Drink plenty of water, at least 8 glasses a day. Don’t ignore the urge to pee and empty your bladder completely when you urinate. Don’t use douches during pregnancy. Wipe yourself from front to back to prevent bacteria in the stool from getting near the urethra. Keep your genital area clean with mild soap and [...]
Call your doctor or midwife right away, even if the bleeding has stopped. It may turn out to be something minor, but it could be a sign of a serious problem. You’ll probably need an exam to make sure you and your baby are fine and to rule out any complications.If you’re actively bleeding or [...]
Hemorrhoids are blood vessels that have become unusually swollen that show up in your bottom or anus. Hemorrhoids range from the size of a raisin to the size of a grape. They can be itchy and painful, and sometimes they cause rectal bleeding, especially when you go to the bathroom.
Spina bifida is a defect of the spinal column that can result in handicaps ranging from subtle cases of scoliosis (a sideways bending of the spine) to paralysis and incontinence of bladder or bowels. Most babies, born with spina bifida, survive to adulthood with the proper medical treatment. But they may need crutches, leg braces [...]
Folate and folic acid are not the same; folate is a B vitamin which is found in a variety of foods and added to many food supplements, such as folic acid which is the synthetic form of folate. It plays an important role in reducing the risk of certain serious and common birth defects to [...]
This is a test to determine if the pregnant mother suffers from gestational diabetes or glucose intolerance of pregnancy. A little blood is drawn from the finger and then lab tested. Usually this test is offered to women around 28 weeks into their pregnancy. In case of a family history, the test may be conducted [...]
Viability is the term for the age at which the baby has a good chance of surviving outside of the uterus. The norm for viability of the baby is 24 months into the pregnancy. A baby that is born at this point is still considered to be severely premature.
The most common method to find out the sex of your baby is by ultrasound. The results of an ultrasound are most accurate when you’re between 18 and 22 weeks pregnant. It is done at the fetal anatomy survey in the second trimester.
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