It pays to be healthy because women who are in good physical, emotional and psychological condition may also enjoy healthy pregnancy. Pregnant women who maintain good health have more chances at having healthy babies as well. They may be able to attain this through proper diet and nutrition especially foods that are rich in vitamins most especially folic acid. This ...

Vaccines are generally given to people in order to strengthen their immune system. These are necessary to protect them from deadly and infectious diseases. This in turn helps to keep people in the community and in the entire society from being infected by communicable diseases. Vaccines for pregnant women are also necessary in order to protect not only the mothers ...

One of the worries of pregnant women is the occurrence of varicose veins. These are large and usually swollen blood vessels that appear mostly likely on the legs but there are times when it may be seen on other parts of the lower body as well. What affects women most is that varicose veins are unsightly and at times they ...

Studies reveal that chocolates may be good for pregnant women. However, they have to choose dark chocolate instead of the usual milk chocolates. The researches indicate that dark chocolate may prevent pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia. This is a condition where the blood pressure of pregnant women may rise as extra protein is released in their urine. The studies also ...

Pregnant women should be aware of the effects of certain foods to the developing fetus. They need various nutrients, vitamins as well as minerals that they can get from a variety of foods but there are some that may be harmful and that they should avoid them as much as possible. They should for example avoid raw seafood or undercooked ...

Although it is advisable for pregnant women to deliver their babies through the normal way there are times when some may have to undergo cesarean section. It is important that pregnant women understand this procedure before deciding to have their babies born this way. The doctor will have to make a cut through a woman’s abdomen and through the uterus ...

Women may normally experience some form of stress during their pregnancy because of the physical, emotional and hormonal changes that are occurring in their bodies. There are some things that they can do in order to help them ease the stress and the strain that they have to go through at this stage in their lives. Pregnant women for instance ...

Pregnancy may bring a lot of adjustments to the changes that occur one after the other. Women will have to adjust to the emotional changes as well as to the apparent physical changes occurring in their bodies. There will be some discomforts that women will have to deal with during their pregnancy. They can apply some natural strategies that will ...

Almost half of all pregnant women may experience swelling, bloating or water retention. They usually experience this problem on the last trimester. However, there are pregnant women who may have it at an earlier stage especially during the summer season. One of the factors that contribute to fluid retention has something to do with the increasing hormone level during pregnancy. ...

Most people just love to drink or eat something with caffeine. However, pregnant women may have to watch their intake of caffeinated treats or drinks. Their growing babies inside their tummies may be affected. This component that may be present not only in coffee and tea acts as a stimulant and a diuretic as well. Caffeine causes the blood pressure ...