Pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum (304 contents)
Obstetric care of pregnant woman concerning (26 contents)
Post-pregnancy weight - when is it worth going to a nutritionist and when is it worth going to a psychodietitian?
Weight gain during pregnancy is a natural process, but some women may find it difficult to reduce weight after giving birth due to hormonal disturbances, stress or bad eating habits. In such a...
Partner at birth: what do you need to know?
Childbirth is always a revolutionary event in the life of any family. It comes as no surprise that both parents want to participate in this event. Until a decade or so ago, a partner in the delivery...
Midwife support for the pregnant/obstetrician with depression: useful information
Mood disorders among pregnant and postpartum women are a common phenomenon. Depression is an illness that an increasing number of women also suffer from at conception age. The risk of depression in...
Midwife care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period: useful information
A primary care midwife (a.k.a. PC midwife or community midwife) cares for a woman throughout her life, but the period of pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period is a special time when every...
Midwife-assisted visits
The postnatal period is a special situation in a woman's life. Problems that may arise often only become apparent after leaving hospital, and therefore the competent assistance provided by community...
Changing the type of birth - why is a natural birth sometimes exchanged for a caesarean section?
A caesarean section is an operation that often saves the life of both the mother and the yet unborn baby. Nowadays, however, it is increasingly not just a life-saving solution 2 but a conscious...
Regular exercise during the first trimester of pregnancy may reduce the risk of developing gestational diabetes
Women who exercise regularly during pregnancy have a lower risk of developing gestational diabetes. The risk is reduced if a healthy woman exercises for at least 38 minutes a day.
ALPS syndrome and its impact on a child's educational and social development, part 2
ALPS, or fetal alcohol syndrome, is a condition resulting from a pregnant woman's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. ALPS brings with it many difficulties for the child, causing developmental...
ALPS syndrome and its impact on the child's educational and social development, part 1
ALPS, or foetal alcohol syndrome, is a condition resulting from a pregnant woman's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. ALPS brings with it many difficulties for the child, causing developmental...
Caesarean section scar - healing, care
Caesarean section is nowadays an increasingly common method of terminating pregnancy. This raises the question of both the indications for this type of obstetric procedure and also the aspect of scar...
Operative transvaginal births - when is it necessary to use forceps or a vacuum?
Operative transvaginal births, i.e. using forceps or a vacuum aspiration, are an alternative to an immediate caesarean section in the event of a prolonged second period of labour or the first signs...
Puerperal infection - a dangerous complication of the postnatal period
Puerperal infection is one of the complications of the postnatal period. The symptom common to the different types of infection is a sustained fever above 38℃ for at least two days. Other symptoms...
Puerperal infection - a dangerous complication of the postnatal period
Puerperal infection is one of the complications of the postnatal period. The symptom common to the different types of infection is a sustained fever above 38℃ for at least two days. Other symptoms...
Progesterone and the risk of preterm birth in twin pregnancy
Preterm birth is considered to be one of the main complications of twin pregnancy. This problem adversely affects the foetus in a number of different ways, so doctors are still looking for methods to...
Influence of women's bacterial flora on the risk of preterm birth
Diabetes, hypertension, infections - these are only selected examples of factors that can increase the risk of preterm birth. It is a condition to which great attention must be paid, as giving birth...
Tests during pregnancy - which ones, when to do them?
From the moment of conception, the developing foetus needs up to nine months to adapt to living independently outside its mother's body. During this time, the health of the woman is of the utmost...
Pregnancy card - what does it look like?
The pregnancycard is a kind of 'identity' document for every pregnant woman containing the most important information about the course of the pregnancy and the woman's state of health.
