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Pregnancy & Childbirth
15th May 2007
Can women overeat during pregnancy? This is something most expectant mothers don’t even consider. After all a pregnant woman needs to eat. She’s not just feeding herself anymore; she’s eating for two or in some cases more.
Many women that are wel...
15th May 2007
If you think you are pregnant, it is a good idea to purchase and use a home pregnancy test. They are easy to use, easy to read, and very accurate. If you receive a positive result, make an appointment with your gynecologist. If he or she is not also an ob...
15th May 2007
There are many early signs that you may be pregnant. The obvious one is a late period but this can be caused by a number of things, an excessive weight gain or loss, a change in birth control methods, or just an imbalance of hormones.
Nausea and vomiti...
15th May 2007
One of the best things you can do is set some goals for yourself. Goal setting is an important aspect of any successful weight loss strategy. The type of goals you set will depend on the amount of weight you have to lose and your personal fitness goals an...
15th May 2007
Okay, so you’ve survived pregnancy and you have a baby…yet you feel like a blimp! The fact is, some women simply do not know how to go about taking off the excess pounds, especially when it seemed so fun putting them on but there is hope.
Starting ...
15th May 2007
There are three stages of pregnancy. These are the first, second and third trimesters. The first trimester runs from week one to week fourteen, the second covers weeks 15 – 26, then the third is weeks 27 – 40.
Week 1+2: This is actually before you ...
14th May 2007
If exercise is so obviously the answer to losing weight after childbirth, then why aren’t more women doing it? The answer isn’t as tricky as you may think.
One problem most new mothers will report is that they don’t feel that they have enough tim...
14th May 2007
Generally most women can begin a formal exercise program within 6 weeks of giving birth, though this time frame might be slightly longer for some women, including those recovering from a C-section. Most women recovering from a C-section will be able to ex...
14th May 2007
Congratulations, you are expecting! Planning for a new baby is an exciting time. Whether this is your first child or not, you will be happily anticipating the arrival of your new son or daughter. It is essential that you make health choices during your pr...
14th May 2007
Throughout the stages of pregnancy changes take place that are sometimes uncomfortable. Beside the usual symptoms of morning sickness that occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy, the expectant mom may experience fatigue and an increase in urinatio...
11th May 2007
There is disagreement about the treatment of GDM, and particularly about the management of minor degrees of glucose elevation or glucose intolerance (Scott, 2002). There is more than one treatment for women with GDM, including diet control, insulin therap...
11th May 2007
Risk factors for GDM may be classified into two types: modifiable and unmodifiable (Dornhorst and Rossi, 1998). Risk factors over which a woman has no control include maternal age of above 25 years, ethnicity (e.g. Aboriginal Canadians, African-American, ...
11th May 2007
Diagnosis is a confirmation of GDM in people with a positive screening test. There are several tests for the diagnosis of GDM, but the most commonly test is OGTT. Usually OGTT is performed in women at an increased risk. For example, in women with previous...
11th May 2007
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance of variable severity with the first recognition during pregnancy. Screening is now part of routine antenatal care in many settings in developed countries. There are several scre...
10th May 2007
Most women would love to embark on the adventure called pregnancy. The moment that you realize you are pregnant you suddenly recognize that your life is about to take a sharp turn. In a split second a million things go through your head. What do I need to...
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