If you believe yourself to be pregnant and are interested in using a test to determine the results factually, know that the tests sold over the counter that use urine to detect the pregnancy hormone are incredibly effective. Unlike in days gone by when the only reliable way to determine whether you are indeed pregnant was to visit your primary health care providers office, these home tests allow you to determine whether or not you need to see a provider. Keep in mind that if…
How Pregnancy Pillows Can Save Your Back!
Someone that has not been pregnant will never understand the discomfort it sometimes brings. Because the extra weight your body is carrying and the disproportionate manner it is situated, areas of your back, hips, legs, and feet often feel incredible pain and discomfort. However, pregnancy pillows can be used to ease the pain and support the extra weight. Pregnancy pillows can be used to sleep with or during the day to provide extra comfort needed.
Basically, pregnancy pil…
Morning Sickness : Causes and Cures
Morning sickness is a feature of most women’s pregnancies. What causes it, and what can you do to get through it?
Pregnancy during menopause; Is it Possible?
It may seem that when you are in the premenopause that the chances of getting pregnant are relatively low, but medical statistics show otherwise. It is clear without a doubt that if you are still having your period regardless of their irregularity then you are indeed actually still ovulating.
Speaking The Same Language: Health Care’s Diversity Debate
In the U.S. some 176 languages are spoken. This is especially apparent in hospitals when patients literally do not speak the same language as their doctor.
Announcing Your Pregnancy
Breaking the news of your pregnancy requires thought and planning. Here are some general guidelines and tips to help you through it.
Discussions about Birth Control
Birth Control is a controversial issue no matter how looked at, as it is the taking of one or more extra precautions, devices, or most popularly medications that are followed in order to purposely prevent or reduce the likelihood of pregnancy after sexual intercourse. The major controversy here lies I think in the underlying issue of abstinence over sex for pleasure.
How To Care For Your Body During Pregnancy
Being pregnant means following a healthy lifestyle is more important than ever. Its crucial to understand what steps you can take to keep you and your baby in good health.
Prenatal care is one of the vital factors that ensure a smooth pregnancy. The first checkup should occur during the first 6 to 8 weeks of your pregnancy, when your menstrual period is approximately 2 to 4 weeks late. For women who are relatively healthy and have no complicating risk factors, you will pr…
Nows the time to reclaim our childbirth skills
Consider this. In the US, 3,680,000 women give birth each year, in the UK 700,000 do, Melbourne, Australia 58,000 and the same in New Zealand. Where Common Knowledge Trust is located 1,000 women give birth. New Zealand is unique. In 1995 midwives became autonomous, lead maternity carers. Direct entry 3 year educational programs were set up, they are paid by Government to provide antenatal, delivery and post-natal care within the concept of continuity of care. Women can choose to give birth at home or in hospital with the same midwife. There is no shared care. Over 85% of all pregnant New Zealand women have a continuity of care midwife. Women choosing to birth in hospital, even when referred to a specialist, will have team midwifery care. Ideal isnt it? Since 1995, the caesarean rate has doubled to over 27% nationally. Whats wrong with the picture?
Pregnancy Facts: Coping with the First Trimester
Many women have their minds clouded by various myths regarding stages of pregnancy. It’s high time to learn the truth about this crucial stage of pregnancy known as the first trimester.
Start Growing Healthy Children Before Getting Pregnant
When I was in my early 20s, I read Adele Daviss book, Lets Eat Right To Keep fit. I learned from her that you are what you eat. I also learned that our babies are what we eat while we are pregnant, and then are what they eat once they are born. If you nurse your babies, then they continue to be what you eat as long as you are nursing them. My bible during my first pregnancy over 38 years ago was Lets Have Healthy Children, also by Adele Davis.
Are You Looking for Signs of Infertility?
Trying to conceive is a difficult process for many people. The reason is that there are many factors involved in conception. You cannot tell if you or your partner is infertile unless you visit a doctor. There are a number of medical tests that your doctor can perform to detect infertility. There are also methods and products that the doctor can prescribe to help in conceiving a child.