Pregnancy Week by Week

No parents want their child to be born with chromosome abnormalities. So it is just natural for them to want to know about it as much as possible. The statistics says that 1 in every 500 babies is born with some kind of abnormality of the structure or the number of the chromosomes. Numerous babies [...]

When thinking about common birth defects you should know that these are the things that parents dread to hear about. The defects refer to those problems that the baby is born with and that can or cannot be treated after birth. Although the parents are usually blaming themselves, in the majority of the cases there [...]

In half of the cases of premature births, the causes of premature birth are not known. However there are some known causes and risk factors that you should know about in your attempt to avoid situations of this kind. Infection as one of the premature birth causes In about 50%-60% premature labor can be linked [...]

It is a well-known fact that consuming alcohol during pregnancy could have different serious effects on the baby. These are known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. This refers to all the effects that alcohol can have on the developing baby. They can be divided into two groups. What is FASP? The sad truth is that [...]

All parents want to have healthy children, but sadly there are a lot of different chromosome disorders that could affect the babies. Usually there are 22 chromosome pairs that are known to be autosomes. These could be affected by the disorders. Down syndrome and disorders of the chromosomes This is a really common disorder and [...]

We know that premature babies can have health problems; this is stating the obvious. But new research has shown that being born early even by a couple of weeks could have a negative impact on a baby’s health. Possible problems for infants born before term Previously, research regarding babies born early centered on babies born [...]

For sure you have heard about premature births before, and you would be surprised to know how many children are born prematurely in the U. S. What is in fact a birth that is premature? Normally a pregnancy should last 40 weeks. We can talk about a birth that is premature in case it occurs [...]

Though most babies will arrive when they have to, there are certain avoidable reasons why labor may start early or delivery may be premature. Also it is a growing trend to slot childbirth into convenient time frames – an elective C section for instance, may be sandwiched between professional commitments or social obligations and in [...]

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 [...]

Many pregnant women know that they have to take special care of their teeth during their pregnancy because the gums tend to get soft and spongy and are more prone to bleeding. After all we are told that you lose one tooth for every pregnancy we undergo. So we do know that teeth need to [...]