Over the past four decades, we’ve seen a steady increase in the number of births via cesarean section. Around a quarter of women will have a cesarean birth in the United States. There is some controversy to this statistic, as the World Health Organization believes that the cesarean rate should, ideally, be around ten to [...]
So much of what goes on during pregnancy is about choices. You need to make the right choices nutritionally in order to make sure you and your baby get what you need. You need to make choices about how to manage side effects like morning sickness. You need to make choices about baby names, about [...]
Herbal remedies have been around for thousands of years, and while some of them have fallen by the wayside because of ineffectiveness some have stayed. Herbs can enhance your life in many different ways, and their effect on the body is, for the most part, undeniable. During pregnancy, there are many possible uses for herbs, [...]
It’s not at all uncommon for a woman to have some trouble with stress during pregnancy, and to be looking for ways to go about handling anxiety during pregnancy. There are many causes of anxiety during pregnancy, not the least of which is the vast amount of changes that a woman’s body goes through from [...]
Having a cesarean section delivery is, by all accounts, more stressful on your body and much less natural than having a vaginal birth. In some cases, a c-section can’t be avoided, of course. If your baby is in distress, you’re much better off giving birth via cesarean than you are vaginally. However, many women who [...]
When it comes to pregnancy, there are any number of ways things can go wrong. Miscarriage, for example, can be one of the most distressing and unfortunate events a couple can experience, especially if they’ve been trying to get pregnant for any amount of time. Another frustrating condition, while it’s not actually a pregnancy, is [...]
For many couples, miscarriage can be a truly devastating and scarring experience, especially if they’ve been trying to conceive for some time. If a miscarriage occurs later on in pregnancy, it can be especially troublesome. By that point, the woman has probably already felt her baby moving quite a bit, and it can take time [...]
Nutrition is especially important for the pregnant woman. The things you put into your body while you are pregnant greatly affect not only you but your baby as well. Pregnancy is a unique situation in which your baby relies solely on your food choices for her own safety and wellbeing. Accordingly, you need to take [...]
Heartburn during pregnancy is very, very common. Even women who don’t normally get heartburn, or who only rarely get heartburn, will have heartburn during pregnancy all the time. While heartburn isn’t pleasant in general, it can be especially difficult and frustrating to try to deal with when you’re pregnant. You see, many of the medications [...]
When you’re pregnant, your body creates around an additional 50 percent more in the way of blood and other bodily fluids. These extra fluids are, primarily, meant to help your baby develop. Pregnancy swelling is a pretty normal occurrence. It’s caused by all of those additional fluids in your body when you’re pregnant. Normal pregnancy [...]
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