Learn About Your Body’s Changes Many new mothers find the changes happening to their bodies can be overwhelming, and that’s okay. If you’re not aware of what’s going to happen and why, it can be pretty daunting when your physical shape begins to shift. But, if you learn the reaso...
To evaluate if changes in maternal body mass index (BMI) from the beginning of the first pregnancy to the beginning of the second pregnancy were associated with higher risk of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in the offspring in the second pregnancy. Interpregnancy BMI changes were ca...
Pregnancy packs a wallop on your hormones, with these changes wreaking havoc on your body all the way to the tips of your strands. Some steadfastly straight-haired mamas get suddenly wavy locks post-baby, while some women with curls may suddenly go straight. (And this is in addition to los...
A woman's body undergoes many transformations during the nine months of pregnancy. Some of these physical changes are visible, such as an expanding belly and weight gain, while others are well known, such as an enlarged uterus, morning sickness and backaches. However, a few bodily changes ma...
Four million women give birth in the U.S. each year. Many of them take medications while pregnant. But researchersrarely test drugson pregnant women out of fear of harming them or their developing fetuses. advertisement And because pregnancy changes the body in profound ways, standard doses mig...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity has risen in the United States over the past few decades. Concurrent with this rise in obesity has been an increase in pregravid body mass index and gestational weight gain affecting maternal body composition changes in pregnancy. During pregnancy, many of the...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity has risen in the United States over the past few decades. Concurrent with this rise in obesity has been an increase in pregravid body mass index and gestational weight gain affecting maternal body composition changes in pregnancy. During pregnancy, many of the...
Notifying your healthcare provider of any changes in vaginal discharge. Back to Top 2nd Trimester: By the middle part of pregnancy, most women begin to feel more energetic and more settled. You will also notice that your body’s shape and size will begin to change. The second trimester of...
And you knew your body was in for some changes, too -- gainingweightduring pregnancy, biggerbreasts, maybeswollen anklesif you stayed on your feet too long. But there are some changes that might surprise you. Here are five of them. ...
What may be a surprise, though, is how quickly those changes come. In fact, your life is transformed by motherhood long before you welcome the little one into the world. The first and most significant of these transformations, in fact, happen in your body. ...