Pregnancy: body changes
This article touches on some of the common bodily changes that women experience during pregnancy. Don't, however, hesitate to ask your doctor for more information, because every pregnancy is unique. Appetite: Pregnancy is a time when womens' appetites increase.
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Epilepsy & pregnancy
What happens if I have epilepsy and become pregnant? In perspective, about one woman in 200 has epilepsy. Given that a little less than half of those women are of child-bearing age, in a city of a million people we can expect there to be more than 1,000 women with epilepsy who at some point might plan to get ...
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Pregnancy: how to prepare
Having a child is one of the most exciting, and stressful, experiences in life. A bit of knowledge and preparation can increase the likelihood of a healthy baby, and can give would-be parents some peace of ...
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Genital herpes and pregnancy
If you have herpes should you give up your plans to have children? No. Since herpes is spread from active skin infection and not from latent infection, a newborn baby can be infected with herpes only if he or she is born while the virus is ...
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Genital herpes and pregnancy
If you have herpes should you give up your plans to have children? No. Since herpes is spread from active skin infection and not from latent infection, a newborn baby can be infected with herpes only if he or she is born while the virus is ...
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Umbilical cord blood stem cells
Stem cells obtained from the placenta and umbilical cord have several advantages: Collection of the cells involves only a simple procedure without risk to mother or child. Once the cells are in storage, they are available quickly and easily if needed for a treatment, without any procedure required ...
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Cord blood stem cells: collection
Planning for storage of blood cord cells Expectant parents who want to save their child's cord blood stem cells have 2 options available to them. Based on an informed decision, they can store the cord blood for their own family usage (a fee is charged for this service), or donate the cord blood to be utilized by the general population (similar to blood donations given to the American Red Cross), free of charge.
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Folic acid
We've known for several years now that extra doses of folic acid taken daily during pregnancy can significantly reduce the risk of certain potentially horrible fetal abnormalities such as spina bifida (a hole in the spinal canal that may lead to paralysis) and anencephaly (absence of the brain), on top of which folic acid may also reduce the risk o ...
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Pre-pregnancy visit: overview
Your doctor will need to review your medical history, perform a full physical examination, as well as other tests. Here's what you can ...
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The pill: benefits
What are the benefits of taking the pill? The most obvious benefits are that the pill is safe, very effective (when used properly), and a reversible method of birth control. In terms of safety, the pill causes very few deaths overall, and the deaths that do happen often occur in women known to be at higher risk for complications from using the pill ...
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