Although this is generally a happy time, it’s also natural to feel a sense of sadness during the postpartum period. As many as 80 percent of women report feeling the “baby blues” during this time—changes in hormones cause this. Feeling a little down doesn’t mean you’re a bad par...
As times change, Chinese confinement practices aren’t being totally abandoned by younger generations, but rather adapted for modern life as mothers and parents navigate their health, tradition, and modern medicine. How long does Chinese childbirth confinement last? The confinement countdown starts ...
Twenty鈥恡wo participants (14 pregnant women and eight support persons) were interviewed about and observed for infant feeding decisions during the antepartum and postpartum periods using a critical ethnographic approach. Through thematic analysis, key themes were identified. Most participants intended to...
Not the milder “baby blues” that typically go away after a week or two. We mean postpartum depression. This is a severe form ofclinical depressionrelated to pregnancy and childbirth. It’s more common than you think. One study of 10,000 moms with newborns found that about 1 in 7 ...
Recovering from delivery, breastfeeding, and caring for a newborn around the clock can all contribute to postpartum fatigue. Here's how to cope, plus when to…
An increase in white, creamy discharge in pregnancy is normal, but some vaginal discharge may signal an infection or other problem.
What does gravida 3 para 2 mean? Prepartum, postpartum (before and after delivery), dystocia (difficult delivery) EXAMPLE: On an OB patient's chart you may see the abbreviations: gravida 3, para 2. This meansthree pregnancies, two live births. The OB patient, currently pregnant with her ...
They involve many of the same neurotransmitters and may also travel together during certain cycles and phases — for example, monthly hormonal cycles or life phases, like being postpartum or in perimenopause. The Blurry Line Between Episodic and Chronic Migraine Studies have documented that a small...
If labor does not occur naturally during this time frame, doctors may induce labor to prevent infections and delivery complications. Contractions. Although it's not unusual to experience periodic, irregular contractions (uterine muscle spasms) as your labor nears, contractions that occur at intervals ...
The manifestations observed in these children, the natural needs of the child and the conditions of the mother during the postpartum period create a stressful situation [4]. Numerous studies have found that parental role for the child with CHD is associated with a various socio-economic, ...