Welcome to the Pregnancy Blog Review. In this section, I summarize the recent posts in the blog with a short description of the topic. Links are provided for you to easily click to read the rest of the story. The review is a good place to view the recent blogs in one place.
The conclusive tests for chromosomal disorders, including Down’s syndrome are often invasive and carry risks to the baby. Women may soon have another option for a less invasive method of getting the same information found in an amnio or chorionic villi sampling. Read more in A New Blood Test for Down’s Syndrome.
The subject of post partum depression has gotten more press in recent years. This is an effective way of educating women about the symptoms of PPD and treatments that are available. Recent research has found post partum depression can occur in men as well as women. Learn more in Post Partum Depression in Men?
In the United States, women are offered a c section as an elective procedure, in many cases. When a woman has had a prior c section, she may feel pressured by her doctor to schedule a repeat c section in the next pregnancy. What doctors don’t always tell women is there is a limit to the number of c sections that are considered safe. Learn more in How Many C Sections Can You Have?
For many years, the United States has had an infant mortality rate that lags behind other developed nations. There is information to suggest things are getting worse, rather than better. Read more in US Infant Mortality Rate Climbing.
We have all talked, laughed (and maybe even cried) about forgetfulness and trouble concentrating during pregnancy. We worry we are losing brain cells, but research suggests these fears may be baseless. In fact, the opposite appears to be true. Read on in Motherhood is Good for the Brain.
Although nausea is often associated with early pregnancy, this isn’t always the case. Some women experience a resurgeance in nausea in the third trimester of pregnancy. Learn more about this and how to ease the suffering in Nausea in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy.
Chances are you have heard the term doula by now. But did you know there are doulas who specialize in caring for women and families after the baby is born? Read more about how these professionals can help ease the transition to motherhood and offer breastfeeding support in What is a Postpartum Doula?
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