Pregnancy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy
Miscarriage
THE BABBLE TAKE Miscarriage is when a woman loses a pregnancy in the first 20 weeks, before the foetus is mature enough to survive outside the womb. (Losing a pregnancy after week 20 is called pre-term delivery, or stillbirth.) Most miscarriages are unavoidable and a result of deadly genetic or chromosomal problems in the foetus, problems that...
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Gestational Diabetes
THE BABBLE TAKE Gestational diabetes is when pregnancy causes women with no prior history of diabetes to stop being able to break down blood sugar properly. Gestational diabetes is most often diagnosed late in pregnancy since it is difficult to detect prior to week 24-28. There aren't necessarily any noticeable symptoms of the condition and...
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Labour Stages And Positions
THE BABBLE TAKE Birthing professionals divide labour into three stages. The first is the longest and runs from labour's onset until the cervix is ten centimetres dilated. The second stage runs from the time your cervix is completely dilated to the birth of your baby. The third stage is comparatively brief and involves delivering the placenta...
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Morning Sickness
THE BABBLE TAKE Morning sickness is the nausea and vomiting that afflicts two thirds of all women in early pregnancy. Unfortunately it doesn't limit itself to the morning, so pregnancy sickness would be a more appropriate name. Experts say the sickness tends to be harmless and usually ceases after the first trimester. No one cause for morning...
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Preeclampsia
THE BABBLE TAKE Preeclampsia, also known as toxemia, is a serious condition that affects about 5 to 8 percent of all pregnancies. Most women with preeclampsia have a mild form that develops close to the due date and — with proper care — are able to stay healthy and have a healthy baby. In severe cases, or when preeclampsia happens...
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Prenatal Testing
THE BABBLE TAKE Mothers are recommended prenatal testing if their babies are considered at risk for certain chromosomal abnormalities, metabolic or hereditary disorders. The two types of prenatal testing — amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling — both carry some risk of miscarriage and complications and the decision whether o...
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Prenatal Vitamins
THE BABBLE TAKE Ideally, whether you’re pregnant or not, you should be eating a diet that’s well balanced enough so that you don’t need to supplement it with vitamins. However, some experts say that it can be hard for pregnant women to cover all their nutritional bases, especially if they experience severe morning sickness a...
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Sex During Pregnancy
THE BABBLE TAKE Pregnancy brings a slew of hormonal changes, and that can affect your sex drive in a variety of ways. Experts assure pregnant women that it's all normal, from hugely heightened arousal to the absence of any desire. As long as you're healthy, not in acute pain and not at risk for preterm labour, doctors say sex and orgasms are...
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