Archive for January, 2010

Acidity During Pregnancy – Why Does It Happen?

Heartburn or acidity during pregnancy is very common, and while it can happen any time during pregnancy, it is most common during the third trimester.
Many women complain of this problem during pregnancy and many women suffer from heartburn for the first time in their lives when they get pregnant. The situation will resolve itself after [...]

Hyperemesis Gravidarum – A Serious Pregnancy Problem

Hyperemesis gravidarum is excessive vomiting of a pregnant woman; it is an excessive and exacerbated form of morning sickness that is suffered by a very small minority of pregnant women.
Hyperemesis gravidarum happens in less than 2% of women; however, without treatment it can cause some very serious complications that can greatly endanger a woman’s health [...]

Pressure Points To Induce Labor Through Acupressure

There may be medical reasons when a woman’s pregnancy is overdue and she is past her delivery date, and labor may be required to induce.
Sometimes, it is just a case of the woman wishing that the baby would just hurry up already!
Acupressure has long been lauded as one of the safe ways to induce labor [...]

C Sections Becoming More Common, Endangering Health

There is an alarming trend being noticed worldwide, that incidence of Cesarean section births are increasing and that in this case, modernization is not necessarily a good thing.
In a WHO survey performed in 9 Asian counties, 27% births were done by C section and what is dismaying is that C sections were done not for [...]

Dealing With Exhaustion During Pregnancy

While some women sail through pregnancy without feelings of exhaustion, others are laid low by feelings of tiredness. The following should help cope:

Admit that you need some extra rest. Pregnancy is a physically stressful time and women do need extra rest during this [...]

First Signs Of A Twin Pregnancy – What To Look Out For?

A confirmation of a pregnancy involving multiples, most commonly twins, can bring with it mixed feelings of anticipation and elation along with feelings of trepidation and apprehension.
The first signs of a twin pregnancy are often the same as a singleton pregnancy, however many of the signs and symptoms may be more exaggerated and more strongly [...]

What Are The Odds Of Getting Pregnant?

There are several factors that affect a woman’s odds of getting pregnant, the time frame within with conception is tried, the age and health of a woman and the kind of birth control that a woman was using prior to deciding to get pregnant. These are the chief factors that affect the odds of getting [...]

Exhaustion During Pregnancy: Why It Happens?

Many women find that they feel tired to the point of exhaustion during pregnancy; find themselves thinking ‘I’ve never felt this tiredness before’.
Some women wonder if perhaps that there is something wrong or if all is going well with their baby.
Fact is feelings of tiredness, lower energy [...]

Folic Acid Deficiency – What Can Happen?

One of the first things that a pregnant woman is advised to do is start on a folic acid supplement.
In fact it is recommend that if a woman is planning on getting pregnant, she should start taking a supplement even before conception, so that when the conception occurs there is no folic acid deficiency in [...]

Most Prevalent Genetic Birth Defects

If there is one worry that probably plagues all mothers to be, it would be the fear of the baby being born with one of so many possible genetic birth defects.
Thanks to modern technology, many genetic birth defects can be detected prior to birth and many can be avoided by understanding their nature and causes.
However, [...]