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Drinking Milk While blocking Risk Pregnancy Multiple Sclerosis

Monday, February 15th, 2010

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Infants born to mothers who drink during pregnancy diligent and often consume dairy foods contain vitamin D, a lower risk for disease multiple sclerosis.

Conclusions are generated based on a study involving 35,794 respondents consisting of a mother nurses provide information about their diet during pregnancy. During their 16 years of health care continue to be monitored and 199 respondents suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS).

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that attacks the central nervous system and causes neurological disability of blindness, paralysis of motion and ability to speak. Damage to brain cells caused by inflammation and damage to myelin, the wrapper layer degeneration of nerve fibers and nerve cells.

“We found the risk of MS in children whose mothers drank four glasses of milk per day during pregnancy, 56 percent lower than children whose mothers rarely drink milk,” In addition to milk consumption, the researchers also found the risk of MS could be reduced if women experience the adequacy vitamin D.

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Can pregnant women drink Flu Drugs

Friday, February 12th, 2010

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Drugs to deal with influenza are much sold on the market. Generally, this drug contains or is a combination of several kinds of reliever medications such as anti-fever symptoms, anti-pain, antihistamines, and decongestants (remove blockages), anti-cough, phlegm thinner, and so on.

In fact, there may be a cold without fever, there is a clogged nose but not the head of a headache and muscle pain are not. Not to mention the reason is abortion safe for consumption.

Because of that, to remove all doubts, you should consult any complaints or free drugs to doctors to use. What matters more, in addition to taking the drug under medical supervision, to overcome the flu, she also needs to rest and eat nutritious food.

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Pregnancy Risk Above Age 35 years

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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We have more and more women are delaying pregnancy until the age of 30. At this age, usually financially and career established. Any emotion expectant mothers far more stable. Even so, pregnant at the age of 30 years had a risk. However, having regard to the physical condition and health, expectant mothers could give birth to healthy infants at this age.

If you are planning a pregnancy at the age of 30 years, there are several challenges to be faced.

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Addicted to Chocolate when you’re pregnant, if healthy?

Monday, February 8th, 2010

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Chocolate is not only delicious but also many benefits. However, pregnant women may continue to eat chocolate?

Basically the chocolate is safe for consumption, including by pregnant women. But too much should not eat chocolate because it can reduce the nutritional intake of the mother and fetus is required. In addition, chocolate including high-calorie foods that potentially cause obesity.

Actually, to watch not brown, but other compounds, such as sweeteners that can trigger the body to be stretched.

Besides chocolate also contains high levels of caffeine. A small piece of chocolate may contain 10 mg of caffeine. Surely you do not just enough to eat a piece of chocolate instead? In fact, the doctors advised pregnant women to limit caffeine intake of no more than 200 mg per day.

However, some literature states safe to eat chocolate pregnant women. One study says, eating chocolate can help reduce the risk of preeclampsia or pregnancy poisoning. But most of all chocolate can evoke feelings of comfort, pleasure and happiness in myself pregnant women.

In choosing chocolate, it is advisable to choose a dark chocolate brown more content than the other ingredients mixed. Also dark chocolate not too sweet so you do not have to worry about body fat.

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Anemia in Pregnant Women

Friday, February 5th, 2010

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Anemia in pregnancy is still very common. This situation can indeed be caused by the presence of anemia before the pregnancy because of anemia in women, including young women, are still quite high. However, anemia can also occur due to pregnancy.

Pregnancy can cause anemia during pregnancy there is an increase volume of blood that red blood cells is relatively lower. In addition, reduced food intake because of nausea and vomiting and the risk of bleeding at the time of delivery will also increase the risk of anemia.

If the hemoglobin in the first trimester of pregnancy under 11 g / dL and the second and third trimesters below 10 g / dL, it was considered anemia. The influence of anemia on pregnancy situation depends on the degree of anemia. (more…)

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Diabetes, Increased Risk For Polyhydramnios.

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

What You Can Do ?

The best thing to do is to keep all your prenatal care visits. One of the things your doctor will monitor the size of your abdomen and the amniotic fluid that is inside the uterus. If you experience a problem, your doctor will take steps to avoid further complications for you and your baby.

If you have diabetes, talk with your health professional about their increased risk for polyhydramnios.

If your doctor,  suspects you have polyhydramnios, you may need additional testing and monitoring throughout their pregnancy. In half the cases, polyhydramnios goes away without treatment. In other cases, the problem can be corrected when the cause is found. For example, treat high blood sugar in women with diabetes often decreases the amount of amniotic fluid. Other treatments may include removing some amniotic fluid or use medication to reduce fluid levels.

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Fetal Development Week 31 (Pregnancy Health)

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

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Polyhydramnios : Level of Amniotic Fluid Surrounding the Baby is very High

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

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When a woman has polyhydramnios, means that the level of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby is very high. To understand how this condition can affect your health and your baby can help you learn about the role that amniotic fluid plays in a healthy pregnancy.

What you should know about the amniotic fluid

The amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus’s body plays an important role in normal development. This translucent liquid surrounds and protects the fetus and provides fluid. During the second trimester, the fetus is able to breathe the fluid, so that it enters your lungs, and swallowing, promoting normal growth and development of the lungs and gastrointestinal system. The amniotic fluid also allows the fetus move, which helps in the normal development of muscles and bones.

The amniotic sac containing the embryo is formed around 12 days after conception. Amniotic fluid begins to fill the bag immediately. During the first weeks of pregnancy, amniotic fluid consists mainly of water supplied by the mother. After about 12 weeks, the fluid is composed mainly of fetal urine. The amount of amniotic fluid increases until about week 28 to 32 of pregnancy, when measuring a little less than a quart. After that time, the liquid level usually remains stable until the fetus reaches full development (between 37 and 40 weeks), when it starts to decrease.

Polyhydramnios
When a woman has polyhydramnios, means that the level of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby is very high. To understand how this condition can affect your health and your baby can help you learn about the role that amniotic fluid plays in a healthy pregnancy.

What you should know about the amniotic fluid
The amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus’s body plays an important role in normal development. This translucent liquid surrounds and protects the fetus and provides fluid. During the second trimester, the fetus is able to breathe the fluid, so that it enters your lungs, and swallowing, promoting normal growth and development of the lungs and gastrointestinal system. The amniotic fluid also allows the fetus move, which helps in the normal development of muscles and bones.

The amniotic sac containing the embryo is formed around 12 days after conception. Amniotic fluid begins to fill the bag immediately. During the first weeks of pregnancy, amniotic fluid consists mainly of water supplied by the mother. After about 12 weeks, the fluid is composed mainly of fetal urine.

The amount of amniotic fluid increases until about week 28 to 32 of pregnancy, when measuring a little less than a quart. After that time, the liquid level usually remains stable until the fetus reaches full development (between 37 and 40 weeks), when it starts to decrease.

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What you should know about polyhydramnios !

Monday, January 25th, 2010

About 2 of every 100 pregnant women had polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid). Most cases are mild and are the product of a gradual accumulation of fluid in the second half of pregnancy. Approximately half of the cases, polyhydramnios goes away by itself. But some cases begin as early as 16 weeks of pregnancy and often result in very early delivery. Polyhydramnios is diagnosed by ultrasound. Medical experts still do not know for sure the causes of this condition. The cause in 2 out of 3 cases. Known causes are:

  • Birth defects in the baby that affect the ability to swallow. Normally, when a fetus swallows amniotic fluid level decreases slightly. This helps balance the increased fluid when the fetus urinates.
  • Heart defects in the baby

Women with diabetes are at increased risk for polyhydramnios, but seem to have fewer complications from it than non-diabetic. Women with mild polyhydramnios have few symptoms. Women with polyhydramnios may have more serious discomfort in the stomach and breathing problems, because the increased fluid causes the uterus invades the space of the lungs and organs of the belly.
Polyhydramnios may increase the risk of complications during pregnancy, including:

* Premature rupture of membranes (tear or rupture of the sac containing the amniotic fluid)
* Prematurity
* The umbilical cord accidents
* The placental
* Little baby’s growth
* The stillbirth
* Cesarean delivery
* Severe bleeding in the mother after delivery.

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Polyhydramnios

Monday, January 4th, 2010

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Polyhydramnios is an uncommon (approximately 0.5% of pregnancies) and in most cases the cause is unknown. Amniotic fluid is constantly being updated, any change in its elimination or increased production would lead to polyhydramnios.

While there are pathologies associated with it like diabetes, blood incompatibility between maternal and fetal hypertension, syphilis, fetal malformations, abnormalities of the placenta or twin pregnancies, large numbers of cases have no apparent cause.

Treatment can be palliative, with strict control of pregnancy, rest, medication to prevent uterine contractions and the search for a cause or in cases with greater commitment is made part of the evacuation of fluids to prevent other complications such as rupture of membranes and / or preterm delivery.

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