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Pregnancy Health Care

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Avoid
What to avoid during pregnancy
Most pregnant women are understandably keen to avoid anything which could potentially harm them or their baby.
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Cats
It s not technically cats that you need to be worried during pregnancy it s more to do with their kitty litter.
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Hot Baths
One of the best things you can do for yourself during pregnancy is to find ways to relax and unwind.
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Listeria
Pregnant women are constantly warned about the dangers of listeria.
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Smoking
Of all the things to cut out while you are pregnant, smoking really needs to be at the very top of your list.
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Diet
Pregnancy Diet
Even if you've never given much thought to your diet before, becoming pregnant is likely to bring about some changes.
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What To Eat
You know it s important to eat well during pregnancy, but exactly what constitutes good food? Which foods will help your pregnant body to function well and support your baby to grow to its potential? It s easy to become confused when there is so much information around, particularly when a lot of it is conflicting.
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Eating Plan
Pregnant women benefit from eating healthy foods most of the time and still enjoy the occasional treat.
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Foods to avoid
When you are pregnant, whatever you eat and drink will eventually find its way to your baby.
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Folic Acid
Eating healthy, nutritious food is important at every stage in your life.
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Physical Changes
Body changes in Pregnancy
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Breast
Pregnancy is a time of transition for breasts.
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Breast lumps
The crucial thing is to talk to your doctor if you find any lumps you are unsure about.
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Weight Gain
Genetics, gender, age, environment, diet, exercise, occupation, lifestyle factors and metabolism all play a role in what any of us weigh and how much weight we gain or lose over our lifetimes.
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Discharge
All women, whether they re pregnant or not, have some vaginal discharge after puberty.
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Emotional Changes
Emotional Changes
Pregnancy marks the official beginning of many adjustments both physical and emotional, so it is important to be mindful of the impact of these changes to your emotional and mental health.
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Depression
Depression can be a sensitive topic.
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Stress
Your life is already busy without the added responsibilities of being pregnant.
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Pregnancy Wellbeing
Antenatal Care
To check the mothers
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Exercise
Pregnancy used to be seen as a time when women needed to stop their exercise regimes.
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Massage
Massage during pregnancy has gained a lot in popularity in recent years.
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Prenatal Massage
Massage during pregnancy could do wonders for your health and wellbeing.
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Sex during pregnancy
Far from being considered off limits, sex during pregnancy is a very popular activity for many couples.
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Complications
ABO incompatibility
ABO is an immune response which occurs when babies have a different blood type to their mother and are then affected by the antibodies she has produced.
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Anaemia
Anaemia can develop at anytime during the average lifespan, though it is more common during pregnancy.
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Bleeding
Bleeding during pregnancy can be common. As many as 20% of women will have some sort of bleeding, especially during early pregnancy.
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Chickenpox
Catching chickenpox at any age is a nuisance, but this blistering virus can cause serious complications when you are pregnant.
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Cholestasis
Cholestasis in pregnancy, otherwise known as Obstetric Cholestasis or Intrahepatic Cholestasis is a relatively rare condition, occurring in 1 in every 1000 pregnancies.
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Miscarriage
Types of Miscarriage
A miscarriage is the loss a baby before 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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Causes
It is thought that around 50% of all miscarriages are due to a chromosomal problem occurring within the embryo.
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Symptoms
Sadly, every pregnancy carries a risk of miscarriage.
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Prevention
By definition, miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation, though 98% of miscarriages will occur in the first 13 weeks.
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Risk
With any pregnancy there is always miscarriage risk, regardless of how well the woman takes care of herself.
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