Pregnancy, Parenting and Baby Guidelines
Labor and childbirth, while wonderfully natural, are intense physical feats that mothers accomplish. Understanding what to expect and taking proactive steps to prepare can provide you with the confidence, resilience, and skills needed to tackle the unpredictability of birth. Both mental and physical preparation are invaluable for staying focused, managing pain, and recovering quickly postpartum. … Read more
When it comes to hormonal contraceptives, people usually think either about pills or implants. However, implants are hard to place and cause discomfort. Pills have a lot of side effects. Besides, women often forget to take them. The manufacturers of contraceptives took into account all the disadvantages of the usual birth control means and created a … Read more
Many women are afraid of the forthcoming labor and the pain connected with it. But not everyone knows that painless childbirth is possible! First of all, it depends on the woman and her psychological spirit during childbirth. Having heard plenty of stories about intolerable pain, future mothers intimidate themselves and their children. They wait for the pain and all those … Read more
Postpartum bleeding is an entirely natural process that every new mother is confronted with. Experts say that after childbirth excreta containing some blood are regular and typical for all new mothers regardless of the type of delivery and the course of pregnancy. Though the excreta after giving birth are not dangerous for the mother’s health in … Read more
Childbirth is a serious test for a woman and the female body needs a lot of time for a full postpartum recovery. Therefore, obstetrician-gynecologists don’t recommend thinking about a new pregnancy in the near future: wait for at least 2 years before planning another pregnancy. In the case of childbirth by operation, you should wait for … Read more
Every person has a specific blood group: A (second), B (third), AB (fourth), or zero (0 – first). The letters are used to refer to various antigens that are contained in the blood of a particular person. In addition to these antigens, in the blood of 85% of people, there are so-called Rh antigens or … Read more
Postpartum psychosis is an affective disorder that occurs or worsens in the first months after childbirth. Out of thousands of women giving birth, this mental disorder occurs in 1-2 ones. After the first pregnancy postpartum psychosis occurs 35 times more often than after giving birth to the second child. If a woman’s had a bipolar personality disorder in the past … Read more
We all know that childbirth is natural for a human being, but the certain peculiarities of the human anatomy require special attention to that particular process. Childbirth is a sacred event for every woman: it’s difficult to make easy the process of giving birth to a new life. The human body has survived evolution but the … Read more
A C-section is a surgical procedure in the process of which the child is extracted from the mother’s uterus through an incision in the abdomen. Such surgery is very common nowadays. According to statistics, one out of 6-8 women goes through a cesarean section. The risk during that procedure is 12 times higher than in the case of … Read more
Having a baby can be one of the most amazing adventures in your life. Welcoming a new child into your world is wonderful, but it is also exhausting. Women sacrifice many things when having a baby, including careers, time, and even their bodies. It does not have to be this way, however. Mommy makeovers after … Read more
Immediately after delivery, young mothers dream of returning to the original size of clothing as soon as possible. But this is not as simple as it seems. Cares for the child leave time neither for physical exercises nor for the pool and a visit to the gym. Therefore, most women not only have troubles with … Read more