What is the best sleeping position during pregnancy?
Among the various concerns that pregnant patients have are those regarding the best sleeping position. Mothers-to-be sometimes have various difficulties with sleep, and sometimes they simply wonder...
Can you get pregnant after anal intercourse?
A lot of different myths circulate around the subject of sex and getting pregnant. Many people wonder, for example, whether intercourse is an effective method of preventing conception or whether it...
Sore throat in pregnancy - how do you help yourself?
A sore throat can occur at any time of the year. When we have a sore throat, we reach for over-the-counter medicinal products. What medicines can we reach for when our throat hurts and... we are...
Gestational diabetes: what could be the symptoms?
Gestational diabetes poses a serious risk to both mother and foetus, which is why it is advisable for every pregnant woman to undergo tests at certain points during pregnancy to diagnose the problem...
Supplements during pregnancy - what to look out for?
Pregnancy is a special time when a woman should pay more attention to what she eats and what supplements she uses. Is every supplement safe for the pregnant woman? What to avoid?
Smoking during pregnancy doubles the likelihood of sudden infant death
Sudden infant death syndrome is a condition in which the baby stops breathing and if immediate resuscitation is not started, death occurs. It turns out that one of the causes of sudden death syndrome...
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...
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...
Ultrasound in pregnancy - the scheme, objectives of the examination and safety
The basic examination that most of us associate with pregnancy is ultrasound. For parents-to-be, it is an opportunity to 'get a sneak peek' of their little one, and for the doctor, it is an excellent...
Pneumonia in pregnancy
Pneumonia is a serious illness and this is true for everyone - regardless of their age. For certain groups of patients, however, the condition is particularly dangerous, and this is the case for the...
