Women with hemoglobin SC disease, an inherited blood disorder, can expect relatively normal pregnancy outcomes, according to a report in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology…
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Source: Reuters Health/Yahoo News!
An infant’s first cry may occur not in the delivery room, but in the womb, researchers have found.
With the help of video-recorded ultrasound images, the investigators found that a group of third-trimester fetuses showed evidence of “crying behavior” in response to a low-decibel noise played on the mother’s abdomen.
Fetuses showed a “startle” response to the noise, along with deep inhalations and exhalations, an open mouth and a “quivering” chin — all signs of crying…
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Source: Reuters Health
Forget about sonograms and amniocentesis tests — a new take-home kit allows expectant moms to find out their baby’s gender as early as five weeks into their pregnancy…
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Source: Charlotte Observer
More than 1.2 million Australian women have put their unborn children at risk by drinking during pregnancy, according to new research and medical evidence.
The Salvation Army has released a survey conducted by Roy Morgan as part of its alcohol awareness campaign, which highlights the risks unborn children face when women drink during pregnancy.
The condition, known as foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), affects about 200,000 Australians and includes central nervous system problems, low birth weight, mental retardation and abnormal facial features…
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Source: The Age
LIFE, apparently, begins at 40. But whoever decided on that little motto probably didn’t have a literal meaning in mind.
Yet these days the fifth decade is becoming increasingly popular when it comes to women beginning their families….
Taking supplements of L-Carnipure tartrate during pregnancy can significantly reduce the increased level of plasma free fatty acids that is considered the main cause of insulin resistance in pregnant women, shows a new study…
Hey we just added a great articled titled “Pregnancy Weight Gain - The Mystery Solved” to our new pregnancy section.
An informative piece that discusses weight gain during pregnancy and explains certain guidelines that you can take to ensure that it is all a healthy weight gain. This article also says that you should avoid dieting and that if you eat the right kind of foods it will be much easier to shed the pounds after you give birth.
“You have a lump. You have breast cancer.” Those are words every woman fears she’ll hear from their doctor. Now imagine how difficult it would be to get that diagnosis and then find out you’re pregnant. How can a pregnant woman get the life-saving chemotherapy she needs without harming her unborn child? …
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A great success story about one woman who had cancer yet went through with her pregnancy and had twins…
We are pleased to announce that our new pregnancy section is now available to everyone on gettingpregnant.com!
If you are looking for more information on pregnancy because you just got pregnant or if are trying to get pregnant but want to know more about it.. this section is for you. Over the next few weeks we will be adding even more articles to the section so it will be updated often just like our other sections!
We just added this article about cesareans to our website.. here is a couple paragraphs from it:
Every pregnant woman has a chance of needing to have a cesarean. The most important thing I can suggest is that if you are pregnant - then educate yourself. The old phrase “Ignorance is bliss” is plain stupid. Ignorance is a bad thing and education is the best. Read, read, read, read.
Read all you can about pregnancy and childbirth, both natural (vaginal) and cesarean. Attend birth classes. They are well worth the time and effort. Talk to other women who have been there. The worse thing you can do is to go blindly into pregnancy and childbirth and not know what’s going on, or what your options are.
http://www.gettingpregnant.com/pregnancy/cesareans.html