Pregnant

A breastfeeding mother's diet is known to influence her breast milk composition, thereby affecting the baby. Although the composition of breast milk is closely controlled by the mother's body, studies have shown that a breastfeeding mother's diet does affect her breast ...

As a pregnant woman, you are already aware of the many rules you must comply with, including drinking only one cup of coffee a day, avoiding alcohol, avoiding hair dye, and avoiding retinol. What about tattoos? Can you get a tattoo while ...

Several reasons can lower your chances of getting pregnant; be it both medical or non-medical reasons, they must be treated for a successful pregnancy. If you are wondering why you are not getting pregnant, here are some of the ...

Plasma therapy has come out as an effective adjuvant method to treat COVID-19 patients, especially those with severe symptoms. The therapy involves transfusion of plasma collected from patients who have recovered from the coronavirus, and transferred to those who are ill ...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is among the most commonly consumed spice or herb in the world. A bioactive compound named gingerol in 'the mighty ginger' has remarkable and evidence-based therapeutic properties against a range of health conditions such as diabetes, colds, stomach ...

Choline is a key nutrient during pregnancy along with proteins, calcium, omega-3 fatty acids and folic acid. The role of this vital nutrient is, however, not much known to many during the prenatal period. But, in the past few years, the ...

Pregnancy is a time when your body undergoes many changes and these changes can cause physical discomfort and stress. Feeling stressed and anxious during pregnancy is common; however, high levels of stress can lead to pregnancy complications [1]. When you are ...

When you are pregnant you are likely to feel more tired than usual and want to relax. It is normal to feel that way, however, unless you are experiencing complications, relaxing for long and not being physically active could increase certain ...

Maternal nutrition during pregnancy is very important, especially the intake of key nutrients like proteins. This vital nutrient is an important factor in embryonic survival and its growth and development. Deficiency of protein during gestation can result in miscarriage, reduced ...

During pregnancy, your body undergoes various changes: your breasts swell up, the blue veins in your breasts, belly and legs become noticeable, you gain weight, your uterus enlarges and your skin has that pregnancy glow. You may also notice another change ...

Pregnancy dreams are referred to dreams (both pleasant and unpleasant) that come when women are pregnant. They can be worrisome as the frequency of dreams increase with the increase in gestational age, especially negatively toned dreams. Dreams during pregnancy are ...

Fertility is the natural ability to get pregnant and produce an offspring. It depends on various factors such as nutrition, sexual behaviour, culture, endocrinology, timing, way of life and emotions. A woman's fertility peaks in their early 20s and often decreases ...