All Entries in the "PREGNANCY ISSUES" Category

Want To Quit Smoking? You Can Control Your Craving

If you are smoker and are pregnant or even looking to get pregnant, you know that you have to quit smoking or else bear the guilt for possibly causing any number of birth defects in the child to come. And now Yale University study has demonstrated that it may be possible to control cravings using [...]

The Strange Case Of Angie Cromar And Her Double Pregnancy

A really rare condition of a woman having two uteruses or condition known as uterus didelphys, in Salt Lake City, Utah is astounding doctors. 34 year old Angie Cromar is pregnant with twins – in a manner of speaking.
Cromar has twins – a boy and a girl who are due at different times, conceived a [...]

More Reasons Not To Smoke During Pregnancy

Any pregnant woman knows that smoking is a great big no – no during pregnancy as it can cause a number of complications for the mother and her child and even result in birth defects in the baby. Here are two more reasons to avoid tobacco during pregnancy:
Smoking during pregnancy is seen to cause behavioral [...]

Bleeding During Pregnancy – The First, Second And Third Trimesters

Any bleeding during pregnancy is likely to cause worry; since we associate the subsistence of a pregnancy with the stoppage or cessation of bleeding.
In fact, since it is the absence of menstrual bleeding that alerts us to a pregnancy in the first place [...]

Beware Of Flame Retardants And The Impact It Could Have On Fetal Health

In a recent study, the possible impact of PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, a class of organobromine compounds that are added to a number of household items as flame retardants have been called into question.
The association between PDBEs (flame retardants) and their impact on maternal thyroid levels was examined in a study conducted by Jonathan [...]

SSRI Depression Medication Increases Risk Of Miscarriage

Many women who are pregnant in their first trimester may experience symptoms of depression, which are usually treated with SSRIs (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors).
In addition, many women who have been taking depression medications such as SSRIs and become pregnant are told that these medications are generally classified as safe to take while pregnant.
However, in a [...]

Were You Born Early? More Chances To Have A Preterm Baby

According to a new study, women who were themselves born before their due date, were also more likely to give birth to a preterm baby. Also if you have siblings who were born early, this raises your chances of delivering early even if you yourself were not born early.
Dr. Siladitya Bhattacharya, senior author of the [...]

Early Pregnancy Bleeding – Implantation Bleeding, Miscarriage Or Infection?

Not all early pregnancy bleeding is a cause for worry or a sign that something is wrong. In a number of cases, early pregnancy bleeding is considered perfectly normal and no reason for concern.
One kind of early pregnancy bleeding is caused by the process of implantation.
One in [...]

Pregnancy With IUD In Place – Possible Complications You Should Beware Of

Though IUDs (copper as well as progesterone releasing) are very effective means of birth control, they have a failure rate of 1 to 2%.
When a pregnancy does occur with an IUD in place the following are possible complications that could occur:

Ectopic Pregnancies have a higher chance of occurring in the presence of an IUD rather [...]

Ovarian Cysts And Pregnancy – What You Should Know

Though it is natural to be concerned about undergoing pregnancy when being diagnosed with ovarian cysts, the fact is that in a lot of cases this may not be cause for concern. Since a large proportion of ovarian cysts are benign, they may not be of much consequence to a woman during pregnancy.
An ultrasound will [...]