Pregnancy & Childbirth

Where pregnancy and childbirth is concerned there is a lot to take on board from what happens in the nine months you are pregnant through to fertility treatment and what to expect where childbirth is concerned. Although no one can tell you exactly what to expect or what this is going to be like as it is different for every woman, it does put your mind at ease to know there is help available and this pregnancy and childbirth section here at Article Alley is proof of this. All of the articles that appear in this section are here to answer your questions and to clarify things that you may not be clear on. We hope that you are able to use this section again and again whether its to put your mind at rest or to brush up on your knowledge surrounding procedures etc. You can read and re-publish as many of our articles as you need, after all that is what they are there for and remember as we get new content submitted to us on a daily basis you can keep checking back for new information, facts and answers so why not have a browse through our articles now.

Towards the end of the third trimester women begin to worry about the labour and when it will happen, some women worry about this throughout their entire pregnancy. Labour is different for all women but there are some general commonalities between all pre...
Author: Ling Tong

Pregnancy is one of the most wonderful experiences that women can go through in their life. However, most women who are pregnant for the first time are unaware of the many different stages of pregnancy and they have to go through. Some women will categori...
Author: Ling Tong

When you are nearing the end of your pregnancy, you will likely have many aches and pains and you think that each one is the beginning of labor. Some early labor pains are not labor at all, but false labor, which is called Braxton-Hicks contractions. They...
Author: Ling Tong

During pregnancy, many women experience hot flashes, which are sensations of heat in the upper body. During one of these flashes, you will feel your face and chest getting warmer and you start to sweat a lot. Your face may become really flushed and you fe...
Author: Ling Tong

The first signs of pregnancy are different for everyone and they differ from pregnancy to pregnancy even in the same person. If you are attuned to your body’s senses you might be able to notice the changes that are happening in your body immediately. Ho...
Author: Ling Tong

When you are pregnant, the mental attitude that you carry with you is just as important as the baby that you are now carrying within you. How you think affects how you feel and how you feel affects your baby. So what does any of this have to do with a pre...
Author: Jill Borash

If you ask several different people the question then is a woman most fertile? you will likely get a different answer from each one. Some of the common beliefs are that women are fertile all during the month, except during the time of their menstrual peri...
Author: Ling Tong

While it is not normal to have spotting in pregnancy, it is quite common. For the most part, if you know that you are pregnant and you notice any spotting, which is a light bleeding from the vagina, you should contact your doctor right away to make sure t...
Author: Ling Tong

Before the days of ultrasounds and home pregnancy kits, when women suspected they were pregnant, they calculated the approximate due date by starting with the first day of their last menstrual period, added on seven days and then counted back three months...
Author: Ling Tong

More and more women are now using EPT ?early pregnancy test, to find out whether or not they are pregnant. These tests are home pregnancy kits that can tell you whether or not you are pregnant even before you miss your first period. There are strips and m...
Author: Ling Tong

All women know their own bodies better than anyone else and are able to detect some signs that they are pregnant even if they are not the usual ones. Some women have unusual pregnancy symptoms that others may laugh at or find really weird. Take for exampl...
Author: Ling Tong

The first trimester of pregnancy is the first twelve weeks. For at least the first month of this trimester you may not even realize that you are pregnant until you miss your first period. It is then you realize that there have been signs and symptoms that...
Author: Ling Tong

A false pregnancy refers to a situation when a woman has all the signs and symptoms of being pregnant, yet this woman is not pregnant. It is not common in humans, yet it does happen. However, it is mainly psychological. False pregnancies have been reporte...
Author: Ling Tong

A pregnancy after 40 has increased risk for both the mother and the baby. In fact, getting pregnant after the age of 35 does carry the increased chances of developing complications during the pregnancy and during the delivery. Being in good health before ...
Author: Ling Tong

One of the most common pregnancy symptoms is a missed menstrual period. Quite often women don’t even realize that they are pregnant until they miss their period and sometimes they are disappointed to find that they are not pregnant at all. It is importa...
Author: Ling Tong