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Care for pregnant women (153 contents)
Spontaneous miscarriage - what is it and what are its causes?
Spontaneous miscarriage is acomplex biological process involving many factors, both external and internal. Sometimes these factors lie with the mother, sometimes they are attributable to the foetal...
Early pregnancy - until when it lasts, symptoms, tests
This article covers news on the symptoms of early pregnancy, how long a pregnancy lasts, and how to determine the date of delivery. About two weeks after conception, a woman begins to suspect that...
Prenatal diagnosis - information for patients
Thanks to the widespread use of non-invasive methods for the diagnosis of fetal genetic defects, it is many times possible to avoid invasive tests, which carry a certain risk of pregnancy...
Prostate cancer - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Prostate gland (prostate) - one of the parts of the male sexual system, located in the pelvis, below the bladder and directly adjacent to the rectum. This type of cancer is currently the second...
Toxic epidermal necrolysis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Toxic epidermal necrolysis, otherwise known as toxic epidermal necrolysis, is a condition that develops in a patient as a result of taking certain drugs. The disease is a health and life-threatening...
Myocardial infarction - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Myocardial infarction refers to necrosis of an organ or tissue caused by ischaemia. Depending on the site of ischaemia, a distinction is made between infarction of brain tissue (cerebral ischaemic...
Pregnancy in a woman with a heart defect
A major cause of mortality in pregnant women is cardiovascular disease, and among these, structural heart defects play an important role. Thanks to the development of paediatric cardiac surgery, the...
Birth pains
Childbirth is ranked as one of the most painful and stressful moments in a woman's life.
What are the first symptoms of being pregnant? Find out!
The changes that take place in a woman's body from the moment of conception can give rise to many symptoms by which a woman can suspect that she is pregnant. This article describes the most common...
Intractable vomiting in pregnancy
It is customary to call pregnancy a blessed state. Unfortunately, not every pregnant woman is able to share this opinion. Pregnancy can be complicated by more or less severe nausea combined with...
First symptoms of pregnancy
Pregnancy is a unique event in every woman's life. It is important not to miss the first symptoms associated with it, as this will allow us to take better care of ourselves and our new life from the...
First symptoms of pregnancy
Pregnancy is a unique event in every woman's life. It is important not to miss the first symptoms associated with it, as this will allow us to take better care of ourselves and our new life from the...
Dermatoses in pregnancy
Pregnancy is a condition in which many systems and organs undergo a variety of adaptive and hormone-dependent changes and often secondary conditions. One such organ is the skin. The skin changes that...
What impact does birth order have on children's development? Part 2: the next child in the family
The second part of the text on the specificity of children's development according to their birth order presents the typical characteristics of children born second and third in a family.
What impact does birth order have on children's development? Part 2: the next child in the family
The second part of the text on the specificity of children's development according to their birth order presents the typical characteristics of children born second and third in a family.
Learning difficulties, i.e. when a child cannot keep up with his/her peers...
Learning difficulties are one of the most common problems parents report to psychologists and educators. This article summarises the causes of learning difficulties and discusses basic principles for...
Yoga during pregnancy and menstruation
We women are often acutely affected by states that are only peculiar to us.
Yoga during pregnancy and menstruation
We women are often acutely affected by states that are only peculiar to us.
Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy - basic information for patients
This article provides information for patients on acute pancreatitis during pregnancy.
Iron supplementation in pregnancy - deficiencies, needs, recommendations
Prophylactic iron supplementation in pregnant women at risk of iron deficiency anaemia and anaemia, has been shown to have a beneficial effect on the normal course of pregnancy and fetal development....
Iron supplementation in pregnant women
Supplementation of iron deficiency in pregnant women.
