Health News - Pregnancy

FREE Pregnancy Wise Workshop for 1st Time Mum’s (Leader Community Newspapers) FREE workshop. Congratulations on your Pregnancy! You’ve now got questions and are searching for information & guidance from Experts. You want to know: • How to best care for your baby and yourself. • How to feel empowered while enjoying the pregnancy. • The “Secret” information that isn’t spoken about openly! Wouldn’t it be great if you could have these concerns addressed compassionately ...

Suffocation Danger To Young Babies In Sling Carriers: US Consumers Warned US consumers are being warned about the dangers of carrying babies up to four months old in a sling carrier as there is a possible risk of them suffocating if carried incorrectly. The U.S...

VBAC Reasonably Safe, Should Be More Widely Available, NIH Panel Finds Vaginal birth after caesarean section is reasonably safe and more women should have access to it, an NIH advisory panel announced on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports (Roan, Los Angeles Times, 3/11). The VBAC rate has declined from a peak of 28.3% in 1996 to less than 10% currently...

Where to give birth
Some of you may think that there is no question about it, you are of course going to the hospital. This is not as usual as it used to be since more and more women want to give birth at home instead of going to the hospital. The problem is that you may be a little worried of not having the security of a medical staff around you in case something goes wrong.

Fetal Ultrasounds in 3D and 4D
Fetal ultrasounds have gone high tech. Gone are the days of cheesy black and white printouts of an undistinguished blob. Today’s fetal ultrasounds come in stunning 3D with amazing detail. Count all ten toes or compare baby’s button nose to his dad’s. The new 4D ultrasound takes 3D to the next step showing clear, full motion images of the baby long before birth.