Sometimes, mommy, you may start feeling the contractions and rush to the hospital thinking you are about to give birth. However, for some reason, your contractions slow down or get stalled, or your cervix stops expanding. In such a situation, your doctor will recommend augmentation of labour. How is it different from induced labour? Induced […]
Your little one’s toothy smile can make your days brighter. However, if you notice the milk teeth coming in crooked, it can be a cause for worry, even if you know that these are only temporary teeth and your baby will soon shed them for a set of permanent pearly whites. There is a possibility […]
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia that affects nerve cells in different parts of our brain. One of its first symptoms is memory lapses or even a struggle to find common words. As the disease progresses, it’s known to cause confusion, mood swings and severe lapses in memory. While the cause […]
The placenta, which is a temporary organ, develops in your uterus to support your growing baby. It’s one of your baby’s lifelines while they are in your womb, as it’s the connection between your baby and your blood supply. While the placenta is fully formed by the 20th week of pregnancy, it’s considered to be […]
When people say having a child changes their lives, it is absolutely true. From the day you get pregnant, your body begins realigning and adjusting. Your hormones go into overdrive, and you start experiencing symptoms like nausea, food aversions, swollen legs, weight gain, backaches, etc. Although these are all more common and widely known symptoms, […]
Have you been diagnosed with anterior placenta? There’s no reason to lose your sleep over it. By anterior placenta, your doctor is referring to the position where your placenta has attached itself. When the placenta attaches itself to the front of your stomach, it is known as anterior placenta, and when it attaches to the […]
In a normal pregnancy, an egg fertilised by a sperm starts dividing to form an embryo eventually. However, sometimes the fertilised egg doesn’t become an embryo, or an embryo stops growing soon after implantation. Despite there being no baby, the placenta and the embryonic sac form. This condition is called a blighted ovum or anembryonic […]
If you have been a regular at the gym, then you are no stranger to weight training. While you may have been lifting weights to tone your muscles all these years, halting it while pregnant might make you feel weird. However, if you have never been the active sort or have no formal experience in […]
During pregnancy, problems can arise if you and your baby are Rh incompatible. A test early on in your pregnancy will help determine your Rh factor, which is essentially an inherited protein found in red blood cells. If you don’t carry it, then you’re Rh-negative. While it doesn’t affect your day-to-day health, it becomes crucial […]
Getting ready to have twins? It’s going to be double the joy and also double the work. You might have already spoken to your doctor about the various complications you may encounter in your pregnancy. You may have also discussed the care you need to take. However, have you asked your doctor about cord blood […]