Is it possible to get pregnant during menstruation?
For very different reasons - sometimes for reasons of wanting to become blessed and sometimes for the complete opposite - women wonder at which point in the menstrual cycle they have the best chance...
Doctors alert: no amount of alcohol is advisable during pregnancy!
Washington 26 April 2019. - An international group of scientists has undertaken research related to the search for biological changes in the brain that drive Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ALPSD)....
What can a foetus hear and when?
Pregnant women wonder about many different things - their biggest concern is usually about the health of the baby, but their considerations also revolve around other topics. One of these is whether...
Position adopted for sleeping by pregnant women
There is a link between the sleep practices of mothers-to-be and childbirth, according to US researchers. Indeed, sleeping on the side reduces the risk of stillbirth. The Midlands and North of...
Why women are overweight after pregnancy
Excessive weight gain after pregnancy is closely linked not to fat storage, but - as reported in the International Journal of Obesity - to metabolic dysregulation. This was the theory put forward by...
Probiotics in the fight against infections in premature babies
Premature babies are at much higher risk of infection than babies born on time, hence the importance of preventing potential infections. Finnish researchers have published the results of a study...
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...
Gestational diabetes may increase the risk of postnatal depression
It has long been known that gestational diabetes increases the risk of, among other things, macrosomia in the foetus or type 2 diabetes in the mother in the future. However, with more and more...
PMS and pregnancy - differences
The discomforts that come with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are often quite similar to the symptoms of early pregnancy. Are there any simple ways for a woman to know which of the two conditions she is...
Doctors sound the alarm: smog threatens pregnant women!
Air pollution affects the comfort of our lives and our health - even children in kindergarten know this. However, it turns out that smog can also have a negative impact on the developing baby in the...
What medicines should you not use during pregnancy?
Pregnancy is a special time for both the mother-to-be and the developing baby. A proper diet, supplying the necessary amount of minerals and vitamins promotes the proper development of the baby. What...
Pregnancy overdue - what can the consequences be?
You hear a lot about the consequences of preterm birth. However, not much is said about the complications of overdue pregnancies, i.e. when the expected date of birth has already passed and the baby...
Antiphospholipid syndrome - one cause of recurrent miscarriages
Antiphospholipid syndrome is one of the non-inflammatory systemic connective tissue diseases. In gynaecology and obstetrics, it is considered as a cause of obstetric failures, mainly miscarriages....
Pregnant woman's malnutrition
Current changes in lifestyles often lead to eating disorders, mainly due to media messages creating a certain type of figure or appearance. Many young people, following the values conveyed, want to...
Folic acid - essential for a healthy pregnancy!
Folic acid should be supplemented by every woman who wants to become a mother in the near future. However, it will not always be absorbed correctly. Folic acid malabsorption can be caused by a...
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...
The importance of follicular fluid
The follicular fluid is the natural environment for the development of oocytes and, therefore, knowledge of its composition makes it possible, on the one hand, to identify the factors that are both...
Pre-eclampsia in pregnancy - what is it?
Every pregnant woman has heard or read about pre-eclampsia, a condition that can put both mother and baby at risk. What is pre-eclampsia? What causes it? What are the main symptoms that should alarm...
Nutrients in the diet of an expectant mother
Awoman's dietary habits, especially in the period before a planned pregnancy as well as during pregnancy, is of crucial importance for the proper development of the foetus and the development of...
Duchess Kate's affliction - hyperemesis gravidarium
Hyperemesis gravidarium has been in the news because the wife of the British heir to the throne, Duchess Kate, is suffering from this condition. The condition is very rare and manifests itself in...
