Archive for October, 2009
What Are The Chances That A Baby Could Be Born With Down’s Syndrome?
Testing during pregnancy to detect Down Syndrome can be done, however there is the ethical issue of whether such a pregnancy should be terminated; it has been found that over 90% of such pregnancies are in fact terminated.
There are several factors that increase a woman’s chance of her baby having Down’s [...]
Birthing Choices: Hypnobirth
Among the many birthing choices that a woman has to choose from hypnobirth is one.
This is a birthing method that uses focused concentration. This method of birthing is about the pregnant woman going into and coming out of the state of hypnosis at will.
It is not about being unconscious or out [...]
Food Allergies During Pregnancy
Pregnancy can cause great upheavals and changes in a woman’s body and food allergies that she may have may worsen at this time, or seem to miraculously disappear as well.
Additionally it may be that a new food allergy may be detected during pregnancy, either because symptoms may be intensified or noticeable [...]
Acupressure Wristband To Deal With Morning Sickness
For many women, morning sickness is one of the earliest indicators of a pregnancy, and many women prefer not to take antiemetic to relieve morning sickness (which incidentally can strike at any time of the day to say nothing of anytime during the pregnancy) but prefer to go with alternative or [...]
What Is A False Pregnancy Or Pseudocyesis?
When clinical and/or subclinical signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy are observed in women who are not pregnant, this is called as Pseudocyesis or false pregnancy.
The term pseudopregnancy is usually used in reference to mammals other than humans. One of the most famous cases in documented history of false pregnancy was [...]
Coping With Miscarriage
Miscarriage of a fetus prior to 20 weeks gestation is abortion; it is the most common problem arising from early pregnancy.
A miscarriage can be a very difficult and traumatic thing to deal with, and can take a woman a long time to come to terms with it and to heal.
It is common [...]
Ramifications Of The Vanishing Twin Syndrome
While the sadness or sense loss and grief that a parent who undergoes the Vanishing Twin Syndrome is easy to understand, the ramifications for the surviving twin are also believed to be not inconsiderable in terms of the feelings of loss and bereavement.
In fact, it is not uncommon that doctors may [...]
Can A Woman Get Pregnant While She Is Pregnant?
It is laughingly said that pregnancy is the best antidote to pregnancy; that you cannot get pregnant while you are pregnant. This is true in all but the rarest of rare cases.
There are many reasons that a woman cannot get pregnant when she is already pregnant.
For one a woman will stop ovulating [...]
The Belly Wrap Or Belly Band – How Does It Work?
Binding the belly of a woman post delivery is actually not a new or a secret concept, whatever Brooke Burke may have you believe.
So what is a belly band or wrap and how does it work?
The Belly wrap is a broad belt that has to be worn about the waist and stomach [...]
Folklore Predictors For Baby’s Sex
Though there are few studies ever undertaken to examine the veracity of these claims, women have had varying degrees of success (to say nothing of fun) trying out all kinds of old wives’ tales to see if the sex of the child that a pregnant woman carries can be predicted.
For instance some [...]
