Articles about "antenatal appointments" 82
Concerns between prenatal checks
You’ll
be able to contact your OB-GYN or nurse-midwife
between
your checkups if anything is concerning you – don’t suffer in silence until
your next checkup, as you can find yourself becomin . . .
Do I need antenatal supplements?
Though you may eat a well-balanced diet, there is still a chance that you may also need antenatal supplements.
Secondary Infertility
Most couples assume that once they’ve had one child, they’ll have no
problems conceiving another. Unfortunately this is not true and for
many couples it can be pretty frustrating to discover you’re . . .
Fertility: When should I worry?
Whether or not you conceive can be based upon lots of different factors. Depending on your age and the length of time you have been trying to conceive there may be a deeper reason behind why you have . . .
Stopping Contraception
When you stop or remove your method of contraception can greatly impact when you will become pregnant.
Mental wellbeing
Your mental wellbeing is vital to how much you enjoy your experience of pregnancy. Studies too have shown that unborn babies are receptive to their mother’s emotions, so by staying positive, fit and h . . .
Antenatal tests for twins
It’s
more difficult to test twins for a condition such as Down syndrome, as the results of a single
blood test can’t be applied to two babies. In this situation you’ll have a nuchal translucency sca . . .
Gestational diabetes
Prenatal
testing includes routine testing of your urine. This is necessary to detect the
presence of sugar that may indicate diabetes. If
your system is working normally, sugar is turned into . . .
Birth choices
Towards
the end of your pregnancy, if you haven’t done so already, you will need to start
thinking about your choices for childbirth. A birth plan, which lays out how
you’d like things to happen wh . . .
Anemia during pregnancy
Iron-deficiency
anemia is common in pregnancy. Your blood volume increases by half but your
hemoglobin levels often don‘t keep up – so your blood supply is effectively
diluted. Hemoglobin is the ox . . .