Labor & Birth Terms to Know
Breech Presentation: Where the fetus is positioned head up to be born buttocks first or with one or both feet first. This occurs in less than five percent of all births. Cephalopelvic Disproportion: The...
Breech Presentation: Where the fetus is positioned head up to be born buttocks first or with one or both feet first. This occurs in less than five percent of all births. Cephalopelvic Disproportion: The...
I want a baby and I think I am ready for one and my husband really wants one too! I am extremely nervous thinking about the whole experience though The entire pregnancy scares me. Usually women are concerned...
Stretch marks are one of the most famous and talked about skin changes that can occur during pregnancy. Almost 90% of pregnant woman will experience stretch marks. Stretch marks appear as pinkish or reddish...
It is frustrating to realize that many pregnancy symptoms are very similar to those that occur right before menstruating. However, combined with high temperatures and a longer luteal phase - they are...
The cause of headaches is uncertain. During the first trimester, they may be caused by changes in your hormone levels and an increase in blood volume and circulation. Pregnancy-related headaches may disappear...
When you eat, your digestive system breaks most of your food down into a type of sugar called glucose. The glucose enters your bloodstream and then — with the help of insulin, a hormone made by your pancreas...
Tips for pregnancy Talk to your health care provider about how much weight you should gain during your pregnancy.Eat foods rich in folate, iron, calcium, and protein, or get these nutrients through ...
In early pregnancy, most women find that any sleeping position will do. But at about seven months, finding a comfortable arrangement that supports a big belly gets tricky. (Comfort aside, the safest position...
The last part of the active phase — when your cervix dilates from 8 to a full 10 centimeters — is called the transition period because it marks the transition to the second stage of labor. This is the...
The first stage begins with the onset of contractions and the gradual effacement (thinning out) and dilation (opening) of the cervix. That's followed by active labor, when your cervix begins to dilate...
Folic acid (also known as vitamin B9 or folate) is one of the few nutrients known to prevent neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida, which affects about one in 1,000 pregnancies each year in the...
Sex during pregnancy — what's that you may ask? But seriously, you probably won't have sex as often as you did before. Perhaps the most common reason men (and women) cut back on their sex life during...