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Folic acid – What is it

Staff WriterDecember 5, 2011 October 9, 2020 1st Trimester

Folic Acid is vitamin B that has lots of important functions in our bodies, it helps us to make new proteins and red blood cells. During pregnancy Folic Acid helps to protect your unborn baby against Spina bifida (a condition where the backbone and spinal canal do not close properly before birth) and other defects of the neural tubes along the spine. How much do I need to take? It is recommended that you take a daily 400 micrograms of the supplement for the first 12 weeks of your pregnancy. Your baby’s spine starts to develop very soon after you conceive so,

Speech and language

Staff WriterNovember 7, 2011 August 17, 2020 Health

Before your baby is six weeks old, he`ll have learned that if he smiles or makes sounds, you`ll respond. What is remarkable is that even at this early stage he realizes that he can call the shots: he smiles, you are pleased and so talk to him more, and he can keep a two-way “conversation” going. By smiling and talking to your baby, you`re giving him his very first lesson in communication. Newborn Your baby may respond to human voices from the moment of birth, and he will try to imitate gestures and expressions. He will sense when you are talking to

Will my baby be normal?

Staff WriterOctober 26, 2011 October 9, 2020 1st Trimester

Woman worry almost constantly through their pregnancy about whether their baby will be born normal, will they give birth to an abnormal child, or will they hurt the baby during their pregnancy? There are general precautions that you must be taken to avoid a special risk or harm to the baby such as eating sensibly, doing regular moderate exercise, cutting out smoking and drinking alcohol and going for your regular checkups to the doctor. There are some cases where women are superstitious and have a fear that it is punishment for their past behaviour There are some cases where women are superstitious and

Healthy Pregnancy Tips

Staff WriterApril 11, 2011 October 9, 2020 1st Trimester

As soon as you announce to your friends and family that you’re pregnant, you’re likely to be bombarded with advice on what you should or shouldn’t do to have a healthy pregnancy. Can you eat biltong? What about cheese? Can you dye your hair or paint your nails? Some women become hyper-sensitive about what they put into their bodies when they’re pregnant. It really isn’t necessary to become overly paranoid, after all, women in impoverished areas eat what they can, live their lives normally and still give birth to healthy babies. The best bit of advice is to consult your doctor regularly and

You may have Pregnancy Anaemia

Staff WriterMarch 31, 2011 October 9, 2020 1st Trimester

Are you feeling tired and weak, you could have anaemia. This is very common in pregnancy and can be there before you fall pregnant or due to morning sickness. Most of the time this means you do not have enough iron and your vitamin levels are low. Anaemia is something you must check out because it can affect your baby. The reason for this is when you fall pregnant you create more red blood cells to improve the development to your baby, the blood carries oxygen. With anaemia you won’t be making enough red blood cells to make more blood. You can get

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AMNIO – What is it?

Staff WriterMarch 31, 2011 September 2, 2020 2nd Trimester

Most Obstetricians / Gynaecologists recommend that you have an amniocentesis when you about almost 4 months pregnant if you have risk factors. This is recommended to woman over 30 years old, but in some cases, the doctor may recommend this to younger woman. However, having this test is entirely your choice. Before having this test, the doctor will send you for blood tests which can detect up to 60% of babies with Down Syndrome and therefore may help the argument for having the Amnio test. What is this Amnio test, what can this test detect, why have the test most woman

Ladies who are pregnant with suspected urine tract infections

Staff WriterMarch 31, 2011 August 17, 2020 Health

Severe urine tract infections symptoms constitute for 3 or more symptoms and no vaginal discharge or irritation (90% with culture-positive) will need Antibiotic treatment. Urine tract infections Symptoms Burning urination Multiple urinations, usually in small volumes Lower pelvic tenderness Blood in urine The sensation of wanting to urgently needing to urinate Passing large volumes of urine Mild symptoms constitute for 2 or less symptoms plus urine cloudy do a urine dipstick test: Positive nitrite alone or positive nitrite & leukocyte & blood (in 92% cases) probably indicate a urinary tract infection and will need Antibiotic treatment. Negative nitrite and positive leucocytes if together with

Drugs During your Pregnancy

Staff WriterMarch 31, 2011 October 9, 2020 1st Trimester

Principles Drugs with molecular mass of less than 1500 easily cross the placenta, while drugs with a molecular mass of more than 1500 cross the placenta with difficulty,or not at all. Heparin is an example of the latter. Since the majority of drugs cross the placenta, most of this cannot be considered to be safe in pregnancy. Drugs should therefore be avoided as far as possible, especially during the first trimester. The classic teratogenic period is form day 31 after LNP in a 28-day cycle, to71 days from the LNP. During this critical period, the organs are being formed. However,

What car seat do I need to buy?

Staff WriterMarch 30, 2011 October 12, 2020 3rd Trimester

Car accidents are a leading cause of death and injury in children, so this is one to take very, very seriously. You can buy car seats suitable from birth to four years, or a backward-facing baby seat suitable until nine to twelve months ( depending on the size of your baby ), then a car seat suitable from about nine months to four years. The backward-facing baby seat is useful as you can clip it in and out of the car and carry or sit your baby in it when you’re in cafes or friends’ houses There Are Certain Car-safety Rules

Induction

Staff WriterMarch 30, 2011 October 14, 2020 Birth

Induction of labour is an obstetric procedure that is designed to pre-empt the natural process of labour by initiating its onset artificially before it occurs spontaneously. The decision to induce labour is usually taken to serve some interest, most usually that of the baby, less often that of the mother and sometimes that of the obstetrician and medical service. Few issues have generated as much controversy as this one, particularly in the days when the ability to induce labour seemed to outstrip sound clinical judgment. It is rare these days for labour induction to have to be considered with regard to