For those expecting mothers who are still smoking, it would be wise to stop smoking since they are pregnant because it may cause some defect for their expecting child. Once that, they are thinking of halting smoking, they are on their first step to protecting the health of the baby. Smoking has devastating effects on the baby during pregnancy and after the delivery. Being Read more
Archive : Pregnant Women
No evidence to prove that aspirin helps women to get pregnant
For years, women who are not successful of getting pregnant the natural way resort to using aspirin to help them get pregnant, but now scientist have proven that aspirin has nothing to do with it. The result is a combination of result from 15 different studies. Researcher found out that aspiring does not have enough Read more
Smoking During Pregnancy Increases the Risk of Birth Defects
Smoking by mothers-to-be harmful to unborn babies The probability of babies being born with birth defects increases when expectant mothers smoke through their pregnancies. The defects may include skull deformities, missing or deformed limbs, and protrusion of the gastro-intestinal system, skin problems, and cardiac problems. Moreover, smoking during pregnancy increases the chances of miscarriage, lower Read more
Obesity is One Risk Factor Causing H1N1 Flu
Largest analysis until date The largest analysis that has been conducted until now shows that age and other chronic conditions are major cause of H1N1 pandemic flu. The analysis studied over eighty thousand patients diagnosed with this disease. The study has brought forth a new factor that increases the risk of the disease, obesity.
A Pregnant Woman Can Drink Up To 10 gm Of Alcohol A Day
A new research has formed little day ago which has stated that light amount of alcohol drinking during the period of pregnancy is safe for a woman. Aside from that it also will not harm her unborn baby’s development or not increase the chance for premature birth. With the sequence to the fact the study has Read more
Vitamin D Supplements Are Now Safe For Pregnant Women
A new research has found that using of Vitamin D at the period of pregnancy is too much effective and safer for both pregnant woman and their newborns, even though they consumed that at high amount. With the sequence to the fact Dr. Bruce Hollis, leader of this research of the Medical University of South Read more
Women Giving Birth at Home on the Rise
Despite the increase in the number of hospitals and maternity centers in the United States, the number of women who choose to give birth at home is on a rise. When compared to the results of the study conducted in 2004, the percentage of women giving birth at home has risen by 20%. The report Read more
Depressed Women Get Inconsistent Care during Pregnancy
Providers lend inconsistent care to depressed pregnant women According to a study, pregnant women who were depressed were provided inconsistent care by medical health providers. For the study, six clinics are Michigan was considered with twenty medical providers. The study revealed that the providers were unsure how to deal with pregnant women and hence the Read more
Back Pain In Early Days Of Pregnancy
Nearly all pregnant women go through early pregnancy back pain. This is a regular incidence for women in the most touching and beautiful stage of their lives. The majority of them tolerate some amount of pain during the early days of their pregnancy and this pain vanishes by reaching the twentieth week of gestation. The Read more
Possible Unusual Side Effects from Flu Shot Vaccine ?
The Vaccine makers have claimed they will develop the record number of vaccine in this season which will be enough for half of the population of the country. The major flu shot ingredients are dead influenza viruses. There may be any number of different flu viruses circulating at any one time, but pharmaceutical companies only Read more