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Pregnancy
by Gloria Gamat on March 8, 2010
Last week, the world was shocked when tweets (on Twitter) ran like this:
"Okay, the pain starting to get distracting."
"Definitely bleeding now."
"Had to change my pa...
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Pregnancy
by Gloria Gamat on February 18, 2010
Expecting mommies often hear about the benefits of playing music for your baby while it's in the womb. The old school version of putting headphones around your belly has finally been revamped! Now...
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Pregnancy
by Gloria Gamat on December 10, 2009
The list of items pregnant women can and can’t consume keeps getting bigger. Doctors recommend that pregnant women consistently keep their bodies hydrated, and with the hormonal changes women go thro...
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Pregnancy
by Gloria Gamat on August 27, 2009
The power of the fetal fibronectin test has been demonstrated for the first time by a new study published in the European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.
The study co...
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Mind Games
, Pregnancy
by Gloria Gamat on August 22, 2009
Pregnant women who experience psychotic episodes, have bipolar disorder, or who are suicidal or have a history of suicide attempts should not be taken off antidepressants.
That is the conclusion of a...
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Pregnancy
by Gloria Gamat on May 13, 2009
The fetal fibronectin test is a a noninvasive test that can identify a woman's risk for premature birth: a negative test result reveals with 99 percent certainty that a woman will not deliver her ...
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Nutrition
, Pregnancy
by Gloria Gamat on April 6, 2009
Pregnant women are normally given folic acid during the first trimester to prevent conditions in the baby such as spina fibida.
Now, according to a new study from The Netherlands, pre-conception foli...
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Pregnancy
by Gloria Gamat on January 6, 2009
Uterus didelphys is a condition wherein a woman has a double uterus and consequently a pair of cervices. Most often double vagina too.
With this condition pregnancy may be difficult as conception wil...
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Pregnancy
by Terah Shelton on December 18, 2007
Home remedies are a huge part of life. My grandmother had non-traditional methods for just about every ailment we had growing up. In fact, I don't think I took traditional medicine until I was a t...
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Pregnancy
by Terah Shelton on December 12, 2007
Normally, medical studies are either good news or bad news. And then there are the ones that make you shrug your shoulders and wonder: why would they study that? Well, a new study will make you do tha...
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Pregnancy
by Terah Shelton on November 27, 2007
According to recent study, pregnant woman are exposing their unborn children to high doses of radiation by receiving high-tech imaging exams. This exposure is higher than those reported ten years ago....
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Pregnancy
by Terah Shelton on November 23, 2007
Just had a baby and need to lose a few extra pounds? Besides a balanced meal plan and exercise, try adding more sleep to your daily routine.
According to a study at the Harvard Medical School, women ...
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Pregnancy
by Terah Shelton on November 15, 2007
Okay, let's recap what we've learned about breastfeeding. We now know breastfeeding does not cause sagging breasts. That breastfeeding can help reduce a child's risk for developing allergi...
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by Terah Shelton on November 14, 2007
More good news for women who decide to breastfeed, a topic we've covered a few times over the past two weeks. In a study by the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Dallas, women ...
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Pregnancy
by Terah Shelton on November 9, 2007
We've discussed alcohol and pregnancy on this blog a few times. However, according to an article in Archives of General Psychiatry, women who drink while pregnant is more likely to have a child wi...
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by Terah Shelton on November 5, 2007
Now that we know breastfeeding does not cause sagging breasts, today, we learned that children who were breastfed having higher IQs.
For years, doctors have stressed the importance of breastfeeding c...
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Pregnancy
by Terah Shelton on October 30, 2007
A good friend of mine told me that she wasn't going to breastfeed, not because she didn't believe in the health benefits, but because she was afraid her breasts would sag. I can now tell her t...
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Pregnancy
by Terah Shelton on October 30, 2007
How much, if any, should a woman drink during pregnancy? That's the issue being debated among health professionals.
The battle is between the UK Department of Health who says pregnant women can d...
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Pregnancy
by Terah Shelton on October 4, 2007
If you're looking to become pregnant or have young children, the National Healthy Mothers, Health Babies is recommending women eat at least 12 ounces of fatty fish a week. According to the Nationa...
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Pregnancy
by Creative Weblogging on August 19, 2007
It's pretty common, unfortunately, for things not to go too well during the first few months of pregnancy. That's one reason so many new mom's keep it to themselves before they start telli...
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Pregnancy
by Florence Cardinal on July 21, 2007
Your new baby has brought joy to your life. Now, if you could just get rid of those excess pounds! An article from Science Daily says:
By studying data from six different trials that involved a total ...
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Pregnancy
by Florence Cardinal on July 8, 2007
You're pregnant! What an exciting period in your life. Things are going nicely. You're over those bouts of morning sickness and you're feeling good - except for one thing. You can't he...
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Pregnancy
by Florence Cardinal on June 30, 2007
Bleeding during pregnancy may not mean you're having a miscarriage. An article by kristen Eckler, M.D., Harvard Medical School, writing for Gather:
Bleeding can be a sign of miscarriage-but it...
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Pregnancy
by Florence Cardinal on June 30, 2007
Many women, when they become pregnant, are afraid their antidepressants may harm the fetus. According to an article I found from Ivanoe's Medical Breaktrhoughs, the risk is very small:
When women ...
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Pregnancy
by Florence Cardinal on June 14, 2007
okay to get your flu shot when you're pregnant? According to ArcaMax, it's not only okay, but an excellent idea to protect the health of your baby:
U.S. researchers say giving flu shots to pre...
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Pregnancy
by Florence Cardinal on June 9, 2007
Do you know how to recognize the symptoms of miscarriage? American Chronicle has great advice, including:
Usually, the bleeding secreted from the vagina is one of the most common and prominent indicat...
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Pregnancy
by Florence Cardinal on June 5, 2007
Lots of things can influence the health of an unborn child during the pregnancy 0 smoking, alcohol consumption, the mother's health. One other factor to consider is stress.
According to an articl...
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Pregnancy
by Florence Cardinal on May 31, 2007
If you're pregnant and taking the herb known as ginkgo Biloba, caution is urged. Alternative Healing Today warns:
Ginkgo biloba pregnancy has been the subject of many controversial studies includi...
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Pregnancy
by Florence Cardinal on May 25, 2007
If you're a working woman and you've just found out your pregnant, be aware that some discrimination against pregnancy still exists in the workplace. Sure it's illegal, and there have been...
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Pregnancy
by Florence Cardinal on May 21, 2007
I've mentioned aspirin before for helping to control heart attacks and strokes. However, years ago, When I was pregnant, everyone warned me not to take medication of any kind, and that included as...
