Pregnancy

Tips for pregnancy Talk to your health care provider about how much weight you should gain during your pregnancy.Eat foods rich in folate, iron, calcium, and protein, or get these nutrients through a prenatal supplement.Talk to your health care provi...

Tips for pregnancy Talk to your health care provid...

In early pregnancy, most women find that any sleeping position will do. But at about seven months, finding a comfortable arrangement that supports a big belly gets tricky. (Comfort aside, the safest position for sleep in late pregnancy is on your lef...

In early pregnancy, most women find that any sleep...

The last part of the active phase — when your cervix dilates from 8 to a full 10 centimeters — is called the transition period because it marks the transition to the second stage of labor. This is the most intense part of labor. Contractions are usua...

The last part of the active phase — when your cerv...

The first stage begins with the onset of contractions and the gradual effacement (thinning out) and dilation (opening) of the cervix. That's followed by active labor, when your cervix begins to dilate more rapidly and contractions are longer, stronge...

The first stage begins with the onset of contracti...

Folic acid (also known as vitamin B9 or folate) is one of the few nutrients known to prevent neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida, which affects about one in 1,000 pregnancies each year in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control ...

Folic acid (also known as vitamin B9 or folate) is...

Sex during pregnancy — what's that you may ask? But seriously, you probably won't have sex as often as you did before. Perhaps the most common reason men (and women) cut back on their sex life during pregnancy is a fear that they'll hurt the baby. If...

Sex during pregnancy — what's that you may ask? Bu...

Assuming your pregnancy is normal and low-risk, you shouldn't have to say no to a roll in the hay. In fact, many couples continue their sex life right up to their baby's delivery. Neither intercourse nor orgasm poses a threat to a healthy pregnant wo...

Assuming your pregnancy is normal and low-risk, yo...

If you have a normal, healthy pregnancy, it can be perfectly safe to fly during most of it. Be sure to discuss your trip plans with your doctor or midwife, however, before booking your flight. If you have medical or obstetric complications such as di...

If you have a normal, healthy pregnancy, it can be...

· When a woman is pregnant with a child, all the angels will make Istighfar (repentance) on her behalf. Allah SWT will, for each day of her pregnancy, write for her 1000 good deeds and erase from her 1000 bad deeds. · When a pregnant woman starts to ...

· When a woman is pregnant with a child, all the a...

Your developing baby needs calcium to grow strong bones and teeth, a healthy heart, nerves, and muscles, and to develop normal heart rhythm and blood clotting abilities. If you don't get enough calcium in your diet, your baby will leach it from your ...

Your developing baby needs calcium to grow strong ...

No one can answer that question but you, and boy, is it a tough one. Some say it's even more difficult than deciding to have a first child. You're not just talking about having a baby, you're talking about changing a family. With each new child you h...

No one can answer that question but you, and boy, ...

"Smoking cigarettes is probably the number-one cause of adverse outcomes for babies," says Welch, who's the chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. He's seen the complications far too ma...

"Smoking cigarettes is probably the number-one cau...

Iron is essential for making hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to other cells. It's also an important component of myoglobin (a protein that helps supply oxygen to your muscles), collagen (a protein in bone, cartilage, an...

Iron is essential for making hemoglobin, the prote...

Fuel up on folic acid Even if you do manage to eat a balanced diet, it can be difficult to get all the nutrients you need from food alone — and there's one in particular you don't want to skimp on at this point. By taking 400 micrograms of folic acid...

Fuel up on folic acid Even if you do manage to eat...