Dr. Sanford R. BlumSanford R. Blum (STANDARD)
Most women don't feel anything until they've missed a period, but you may notice bloating, cramping, or spotting this week. Your breasts may also be more tender than usual and you may have aheightened sense of smell, one of theearliest pregnancy symptoms. So if your partner, your house...
Most women give alcohol up completely in pregnancy because this is the safest way. Guidelines from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists say no alcohol for the first three months of pregnancy as this is a vital time for growth and development. Additionally, the Chief Medical Office...
See, adoption will not FIX your problem. Your problem is that you are infertile and cannot have your own child. If you adopt a child, then you will still NOT have your own child. You will have someone else’s child and you will still be infertile. And for you to GET that child, y...
Find the Right Litterbox If your cat’slitterboxhas high sides or a narrow entrance, consider replacing it. Choose a low, wide pan that’s more accommodating to her ever-expanding belly. Clean the litter at least twice a day and wash the box once a week. ...
Back to the stillbirth thing. Maybe the first thing to tackle is figuring out how to define which women and babies are at risk and come up with solutions for this small subset. Maybe it’s a CPAP to treat sleep apnea, maybe it’s a belt with balls to encourage side sleeping, maybe ...
Good nutrition and a healthy body weight can help women who are trying to conceive. Also, some nutrients are more important than others. Prenatal Vitamins Why should women consider a prenatal vitamin when they’re trying to conceive, and what should they look for? When A Mother Dies Why is...
Is that safe:Educate yourself on what’ssafe to eatand do when you’re pregnant. It will surprise you, like not handling cat litter or having to change to cosmetics that are pregnancy-friendly. Burn baby burn:Heartburn is a part of pregnancy for most women at some stage, due to the ...
eating cooked meat that has touched cutting boards or utensils that have come in contact with contaminated meat can make you more vulnerable to toxoplasmosis. Additionally for cat owners, the parasite can linger in places like your cat's litter box – it can spread through cat feces – putting...
Efficient health-care for pregnant women require accurate data on the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnancy at global, regional, and country levels. In this systematic review with meta- and modelling-analysis, we searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Knowle