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Developing a complication during your pregnancy may make it high risk. You may experience preterm labor, and your baby may have to be delivered early. Your care may be put under the charge of a perinatologist, a highly trained medical specialist for high-risk pregnancies whose goal is to eliminate—or at… Continue Reading…
Organizations concerned with maternal and infant/child health strongly encourage you to breast-feed your baby. TheAmericanAcademyof Pediatrics’ policy statement on breastfeeding recommends that women breastfeed their infants until the infants are twelve months old. It further states that women should be encouraged to continue beyond twelve months if both mother and… Continue Reading…
Your health depends on many things, but one system it particularly depends on is your circulatory system.
Your heart pumps blood through the blood vessels. When these blood vessels become smaller because the inside layer of muscle is contracting, less blood can get through the system. Then the heart has… Continue Reading…
Maybe you already have some ideas of your birth choices, you’ll need to make sure your insurance will cover your preferences for prenatal care, type of provider, and place of delivery. If your current insurance doesn’t allow for your choice and you’re still committed to a certain kind of birth,… Continue Reading…
It is now known that the process of birth is not the trigger for your baby’s consciousness. The switch is not suddenly turned on at nine months to give full illumination, but may be likened more to a dimmer switch, with awareness gradually increasing throughout the time in utero.
Hearing… Continue Reading…
The longest stage of labor is the first. This is when you work the hardest. All of your childbirth preparation is used during this first stage. In early labor your body slowly gets ready for birth. Your contractions become regular and increase in frequency and length. You may see bloody… Continue Reading…
Licensed medical physicians who provide prenatal care and deliver babies are usually obstetricians. They specialize in the care of women during pregnancy and are board certified in prenatal care, delivery, and care of gynecological (women’s) issues. Obstetricians, or OB/GYNs, provide prenatal care, with or without the assistance of a nurse… Continue Reading…
The results from your nonstress test and sonogram make up your baby’s biophysical profile (BPP). This profile looks at the heart rate, muscle tone, movement, ability, and frequency of breathing movements or chest wall movement, and amount of fluid in the amniotic sac surrounding the baby. The information is translated… Continue Reading…
You usually have your first ultrasound in the second trimester. (Some physicians choose to do a sonogram in the first trimester.) Midwives may not include a sonogram in their prenatal care. You may request one.
There are two ways to have an ultrasound. The more common is with an abdominal… Continue Reading…
By day five most new moms are home with their babies. Your immediate task is to take care of yourself and your baby, continue to rest, eat, and drink to regain your strength and heal. You’ll also be using this time to get to know your baby. Your partner’s task… Continue Reading…