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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 . . .
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a condition unique to pregnancy, and occurs because the body fails to make enough insulin to cope with the increased blood sugar levels. One of the first indications is that . . .
Stopping Contraception
When you stop or remove your method of contraception can greatly impact when you will become pregnant.
Safe co-sleeping
Opinion
is divided about the benefits or otherwise of co-sleeping, where baby and
parent or parents sleep in the adult bed together at night. While some research
indicates it has benefits – includi . . .
Midnight feasts – midnight hunger pangs
Lots
of pregnant women wake in the night feeling hungry, so make sure you’re eating
the right amount and type of food for your dietary needs if this happens to you
(see healthy diet for pregnancy) . . .
Introducing antenatal tests
You’ll
be offered a range of prenatal tests to check that your baby is developing
normally; and there are also tests performed as part of your prenatal checks to
ensure that you don’t have any heal . . .
Which diseases does my child receive vaccinations against?
The immunization program
recommends the following vaccines for your child from birth on. Keep in mind
that most public schools will not permit you to enroll your child if he hasn’t
been immunized.& . . .
Problems during pregnancy
If you develop any special conditions during your pregnancy it will be necessary to have more visits with your midwife and to adamantly follow and treat your condition.
Later prenatal checkups
After your initial antenatal visit, your check-ups will be a lot shorter and occur over a set number of weeks that your midwife or GP decides best.
How often will I see my midwife?
Your midwife will be one of the most important people you see during your pregnancy, at your labour and for a short period, postnatally. She will usually be your first port of call for information as . . .