A number of studies established that insufficiency of a thyroid hormone may lead to different complications during pregnancy and delivery. For example, low levels of free thyroxine (FT4) may be responsible for pre-eclampsia, premature birth and even miscarriage. Full story

Many expectant moms must have heard about the benefits of wearing a maternity support band. Yet deciding on the need to wear maternity support band and choosing this orthopedic garment correctly is not easy and requires your doctor's advice. Full story

A series of researches has led Polish scientists to sad conclusions that air pollution levels directly impact fetus growth. For instance, even small increase in air pollution levels (like the difference between the lake air and the busy street air) will reduce the weight of newly born by 5-7 percent below normal. Full story

New fetal heart monitor can help to save the lives of fetuses in complicated pregnancies. The report about this device was published in International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation. In cases of complicated pregnancies that result in premature birth, miscarriage, fetal growth cessation and stillbirth, problems do not usually happen suddenly but develop over a certain period of time. Regular ultrasound monitoring of fetal growth can help identify some problems, but too frequent ultrasound monitoring of a mother and her fetus involves its own health risks. Full story

There exist many studies dealing with the use of antidepressants in pregnancy. Some of them lay stress on the dangers imposed on the unborn babies, for some antidepressants have been discovered to make women more vulnerable to the risk of preterm delivery or miscarriage, and baby having low birth weight. The baby may develop certain heart defects under the influence of antidepressants. Full story

I’m so happy, my pregnancy’s out of danger! My blood test shows, there’re no signs of threatened miscarriage! But I’m still recommended to stay at home and lie most of the day, as my symptoms were not good. Full story

I haven’t written for a few weeks, since I haven’t been well during this time. Unfortunately, what I have is called threatened miscarriage. Full story

Is it when your odds to conceive are at the strongest, or is it when you’ve matured enough to be able to take a proper care of your baby? And while it's up to a person to choose, there are statistics and science nobody could rebuff of. Full story

There are two things that may seriously augment the possibility of the newborn baby developing autism: complications during pregnancy and childbearing at a mature age. The article on autism in the British Journal of Psychiatry asserts that there is a connection between this affliction and the age of the child’s parents, mother’s age being more important. Other causes leading to a higher percentage of autism are previous miscarriages, proteinuria, pre-eclampsia, swelling. Mothers suffering from hypertension or diabetes also run a greater risk of their babies developing autism. Full story

These days, more and more older women decide to have a baby. The reason behind this could be getting married late, making a career and others. Some women are simply not ready for becoming a mom earlier and finally decide to get pregnant after they cross the age 35. But getting pregnant at this age can be problematic due to particular reasons. Most gynecologists agree on the fact that the older the woman, the more difficult it is for her to conceive, bear and give birth to a healthy baby. Pretty often conception problems and pregnancy complications occur. Here are some useful tips for women over 35 wanting to conceive. Full story

Yes, when something goes not quite according to the book during the first trimester, it increases the risk of the mother having a premature child. The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) had a paper delivered at its annual meeting to the effect that if mothers suffered from certain complications during the first three months of pregnancy, premature labor may ensue. Full story

So, yesterday was a pretty happy day. Although I still don’t know if I’m pregnant and I still can’t say these words to my husband: “Darling, we’re going to have a baby”. But we already started “taking care of me”. And my problems started with it, too. Full story

Yesterday morning the pregnancy test showed two lines. Both tests. It was my 7th day of delay, so, according to a number of articles I found on the Internet, this is a good day for a pregnancy test and exactly the time when the doctor can detect pregnancy with the ultrasound, so I went to her to find it out. Full story

Getting pregnant is a moment to be cherished and every woman dreams about bearing a baby. During pregnancy the expecting mother should take proper care of her health as well as her baby’s health, otherwise pregnancy complications may occur. You need to understand that if pregnancy complications develop during anytime of your entire pregnancy period, this can break your dreams completely, as it may be risky for your baby. Pregnancy complications can also take place after the baby is born. Full story