The incidence of obesity is increasing in India. Obese women when pregnant pose different challenge. Despite the risks, child birth can be made safer by working closely with the team of doctors and other healthcare providers by monitoring the weight and exercising regularly.Obesity and Pregnancy
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Vaccines are helpful in preventing infections. Vaccines boost your immunity against an infection… thus keep you and your growing family safe. All vaccines are not safe during pregnancy. As a general rule vaccines made up from live viruses should not be taken in pregnancy. Vaccines made from dead viruses or toxoids are safe in pregnancy.Vaccines and Pregnancy
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The sonography or scan or ultrasound means using sound waves to “see” the organs inside the body. The technology can be used to “see” the baby in the womb.
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Congratulations on being an expectant father. There must be a lot of anxiety and excitement about this big step in the lives of you and your partner. But you can certainly help your partner by understanding the changes she is going through and by being a prepared and supportive father-to-be.
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Pregnant girls are almost overwhelmed with the suggestions and guidance about what to eat and what not to eat. This is the most common cause of confusion.
Although “eating for two” is not at all a scientific norm now, eating adequate and healthy is important. Diet advice depends on individual, her height and weight, physical activity, likes and dislikes. Thus it is best to consult a nutritionist or dietician to plane the diet.
However till you visit one this diet chart can help you to generally stay on track…
Anxiety, fear, tension… these are the emotions that run into your mind when you go to the hospital for getting admitted. It may be for medical treatment, surgery or child birth… it is like a day of examination.
At this time it is important that you try to stay calm, stick to the time line and proceed with confidence. You tend to forget some important things or instructions and that may add to unnecessary stress.
Use of a checklist at this point can be a good hand holding guide to prevent these problems that occur at the last moment. Patient Safety Alliance, a charity organization that works on preventing medical errors devised this checklist. This checklist will help you to ensure a very smooth experience all throughout. The checklist has three parts. Each part of the checklist should be done at specific points or steps:
You should read the question and ensure that the task is completed.
I am sure that the checklist will really help you to ensure that you receive right care and right time.
“Doctor, I am in 9th month of pregnancy and keep on getting frequent pain down in the tummy. How do I know that this is labour pain or no? How will I know that my labour has begun? When should I come to the hospital for delivery?”
One of the most frequent questions asked by the pregnant girls. Aches and pains, heaviness in the lower abdomen… all pre-labour changes… cause anxiety in the minds of pregnant women. It is very common that women come to the hospital when they are not in false labour and we send them back home.
Here is a simple checklist that can help them decide when to go to the hospital.
How to do the checklist?
It is a very simple tool to use. When in doubt, take out the checklist. Read all the 4 questions and answer them. Make a total of the points that you get. If the total is 3 or above, you should proceed to the hospital. Generally it is expected that you should reach the hospital in an hour or two after you are done with the checklist.
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D&C in common parlance is also known as curetting, cleaning of uterus. The actual full form of D & C dilation and curettage.D&C is a common, safe, and a short procedure used to diagnose certain gynecological conditions. At times, D&C is advised in order to treat and stop excessive bleeding. The procedure comprises of dilatation which means that the mouth of the uterus (cervix) is first dilated. Then follows the curettage which means the lining of the uterus is scraped or curetted by using a thin spoon shaped instrument called curette. Alternatively suction can be used to suck out the contents of the uterus. This is especially done by some doctors in cases of pregnant uterus which is to be emptied of its contents.
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When blood pressure becomes too high, it is known as hypertension. This can pose health risks at any time. Women who have hypertension should preferably control the blood pressure and then become pregnant. In about 15% women, the high blood pressure develops during pregnancy. This can cause added problems. In some cases, pre-eclampsia, a serious disorder that affects pregnancy…
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