Your third trimester of pregnancy is exciting and tiring at the same time. Your first trimester was tiring. During the second trimester you regained your energy and lost the morning sickness. Now you are larger, have an altered center of gravity and are beginning to get tired and fatigued once more. And yet, your doctor [...]
Exercise in the 2nd trimester
April 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Exercise during pregnancy is an important aspect of maintaining health and wellness. Exercise will help to decrease complications during labor and delivery, improve endurance after the baby is born and decrease the baby blues during the postpartum period. In fact, exercise during pregnancy months doesn’t seem to have too much of a downside. This is [...]
Exercise during first trimester
April 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The first trimester of pregnancy is one of the most critical times of the entire 9 months. It is during these 3 months that the organ systems began to form and function. It is a time when vitamin and mineral deficiencies can result in deformities that last a lifetime. For instance, a deficiency in folic [...]
Yoga during Pregnancy
April 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Pregnant women should always incorporate an exercise program into their daily regimen. Exercise helps women to increase their strength, and proved their energy levels, increase their endurance for after the child’s and improve their strength during the delivery. One of the exercise programs often chosen is yoga. Yoga is often very beneficial for women who [...]
The Ins and Outs of a Caesarean Section
March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
More than 27% of all births in the United States are caesarean section surgeries. C-sections also happen to be a topic of heated debate as to when and under what circumstances the surgery should be done. Obstetricians have different opinions as to whether a woman might be considered “too small” to deliver her baby vaginally, [...]
Maternity Clothes
March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When nothing else fits, any pregnant woman turns to maternity clothes. And while years ago this meant throwing on your husband’s oversize tee shirt and sweatpants, today there are a variety of cute and comfortable options in the maternity clothing section that will still allow a woman to feel good about herself despite the changes [...]
What is Hypnobirthing?
March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Historically the first way to give birth, natural childbirth is a philosophy that, if adequately prepared, women can give birth to their child naturally without unnecessary medical intervention. Since the beginning of time women have given birth at home, generally assisted by a midwife, local doctor, or members of the woman’s family. Hypnobirthing is a [...]
Hospital Birth: The Pros & Cons
March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Up until the 1920s, most mothers gave birth to their children at home surrounded by loved ones and assisted, perhaps, by a midwife. By the 1940s, a new standard of hospital childbirth was set, thought to be the ideal because the doctor at the hospital had all of the right tools beside him when he [...]
Gestational Diabetes in Pregnancy
March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
An estimated 4 percent of pregnant women develop diabetes during pregnancy, which is called gestational diabetes. It is one of the most common complications of pregnancy, occurring in 3 to 8 in 100 pregnancies or 135,000 women in the United States. Tests for gestational diabetes are usually done in the 28th week of pregnancy, and [...]
Maternity Leave Information
March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When a woman takes time off work to have a baby, it’s called maternity leave. In today’s modern age, it’s often referred to as parental or family leave. And despite the fact that it sounds like something only a pregnant woman would be given, both a mother and a father can use maternity leave for [...]