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Pregnancy is the period where you feel you can eat and drink as much as you want as you are eating for two people. This is a myth as in the early part of your pregnancy the foetus is too small to justify any extra food. You will gain some amount of weight as your [...]

Research has proved that organic food is far better than food products grown using artificial manures. These products are environment friendly and do not cause any pollution of the natural resources. The food value is high as compared to the conventional food products. Organic products are free from residual effects of fertilizers and pesticides. While [...]

It is important to stay fit during pregnancy as excessive weight gain leads to high blood pressure and other complications. The dilemma is how to go about it as strenuous exercises are prohibited and you cannot decrease your quota of food. Yoga exercises solve this problem to a large extent. They help to maintain weight [...]

During pregnancy there are many changes going on both inside and outside a woman’s body. These changes are visible on the face, hands, abdomen-practically all over the body. They are brought about by hormonal changes, the most common being an increased level of oestrogen. They appear at different stages of pregnancy and most disappear of [...]

Exercise is a must for every human being. It helps to tone up the muscles and provides exercise to the heart which is necessary for proper blood circulation throughout the body. The period of pregnancy involves lots of stress and strain to the body of a woman. Especially during labour, a lot of effort is [...]

Pregnancy is portrayed as a time when a woman should feel happy. During this period she starts extensive planning of her future, her child and of her family. The thoughts when shared with the husband or some dear ones often results in happiness. It is also a fact that about ten to fifteen percent of [...]

Throughout pregnancy the body of a woman undergoes a large number of changes. Lots of hormonal changes also take place right from the time of start of pregnancy. There is no set routine for the changes. It differs not only from person to person, but also differs from one pregnancy to the second in the [...]

With the desire of each lady to look beautiful, the trend of getting facial surgery done is increasing. Normally facial surgery is done for correction of irregular or odd shapes of face line or nose or lips alignment. This surgical procedure is also adopted for treatment of burns, pigmentation or for clearing of scars from [...]

Most women suffer from sleep disorder during pregnancy. This can be due to excess anxiety to which the first time pregnant women is exposed. This is due to lots of hormonal change that take place in her body. In addition sleep also gets disturbed due to aches and pains associated with pregnancy, and time taken [...]

Dreams are a normal part of sleep. Dreams mostly relate to the thoughts you had in the mind immediately before sleeping or thoughts that came to your mind during the day. If you are happy you are likely to have pleasant dreams. If there is anxiety of any sort in your mind you are likely [...]

Although pregnancy is a joyous time for a woman, it brings about a fair share of health concerns. Some of them may be time specific while others may last during the full term of the pregnancy. There are some common problems during pregnancy which are faced by the women as follows: The first problem to [...]

Swelling or oedema is a problem faced by many pregnant women. It simply means that your body is retaining water in excess which is causing swelling mainly in the ankles and feet. One of the reasons is that the hormones released during pregnancy cause water retention. The other reason is that the volume of blood [...]

It was earlier believed that if a woman had delivered a child by a caesarean operation, then her subsequent babies would have to be delivered in the same manner. A vertical cut was made in the uterus to take out the baby and it was liable to rupture if a normal delivery was attempted subsequently. [...]

Expecting mothers are sometimes advised bed rest if there are some complications like spotting and continuous pain in the stomach region. Bed rest has to be adhered to for the health of the baby and the mother, but passing the time becomes a problem. Women are usually busy both at home and at their work [...]

Gingivitis is a disease of gums. A patient suffering from this disease has red swollen gums which bleed. In a normal person the cause of this is presence of bacteria and plaque in mouth. The bacteria grow beyond limits due to poor dental health. When a person does not rinse mouth after eating something, the [...]

A doula is a person who is trained to help the mother after child birth. She has good knowledge of baby care after birth. Also, she helps midwife during childbirth, labour or delivery process. A doula is professionally trained for how to undertake post delivery precautions. Mostly they are educated ladies having full knowledge of [...]

There were times when ladies gave birth to children at home with the help of a midwife. In most of the cases proper hygiene was not adopted at the crucial time. This resulted in many child deaths and many mothers suffered from septic or infections. With advancement of science, more and more educated families decided [...]

Generally women are not aware of do’s and dont’s at the time of first pregnancy. Often they rely on the information provided to them by the mother or mother in law or elder sisters etc. For safe pregnancy it is essential to keep the following things in mind. Be very cautious while walking. One should [...]

It is considered that pains and aches are part and parcel of pregnancy. Most women do face the problem of pain in some part of the body or the other. These are due to muscular reasons which we will discuss later. First of all let us discuss directly pregnancy related pain. This pain is generally [...]

When the child starts to develop in the body of the mother in the shape of an embryo or foetus it requires all nutrients which are necessary for development of any person. Nature has made arrangement for supply of necessary inputs to the developing child from the body of the mother. Even if the mother [...]