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Are Vaccines to Blame for Skyrocketing Childhood Illnesses?
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Pregnancy RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Visit American Chronicle to check out this excellent article on the relationship of vaccines and methyl mercury to the rise in childhood illnesses such as autism. Unfortunately the ones most at risk from mercury exposure are fetuses [...]
Importance of Vitamin D in Pregnancy
Vitamin D is important for everyone and with our modern, indoor lifestyle, most of us are deficient in this wonderful sunlight vitamin. A recent study has found that Vitamin D plays a crucial role in pregnancy as well, because prenatal deficiencies can lead to early childhood tooth decay. “Two hundred six pregnant women in [...]
How to Have an Organic Pregnancy
The miracle of pregnancy comes with an enormous responsibility for the healthy development of your unborn child. Some women are consumed by this responsibility. Others may have a total disregard for the health and well being of their fetus. Most women fall somewhere in between. If you are reading this then you [...]
UTI and STD in Pregnancy Increase Birth Defects
STDs and pregnancy never mix well, but a new study finds that a UTI/STD combo causes a higher incidence of birth defects than STDs on their own. The study, which was published in the online British Medical Journal, found that the babies of women who suffered from both a sexually transmitted disease and a [...]
Can Ectopic Pregnancies Survive?
Apparently an ectopic pregnancy is not the kiss of death for both fetus and/or mother. A woman in Australia gave birth at 38 weeks to a perfectly healthy baby that developed inside of her ovary, rather than her uterus. While ectopic pregnancies can be life threatening to both mothers and babies, some individuals [...]
Sugar and Pregnancy
Everyone knows that sugar is not good for them but most people do not know the real toll that sugar can take on their health. The health effects of sugar are unfortunately compounded during pregnancy for a number of reasons. Excessive or even moderate sugar intake during pregnancy can have a very direct [...]
The Basics of Pregnancy Loss
Miscarriage by definition is a pregnancy that spontaneously aborts or terminates and always means that the fetus is unable to survive outside of the womb. Once a fetus becomes “viable” usually after the 20th week or so, early delivery is usually termed preterm labor and all efforts are made to save the baby.
By: Nilutpal Gogoi
Spontaneous [...]
Video: Gestational Diabetes
This video is a brief introduction to Gestational Diabetes. Gestational Diabetes is a condition affecting roughly 5% of pregnant women. It is diagnosed by testing your urine for sugar after a glucose challenge test. One of the risks of Gestational Diabetes is that a woman will have a larger than average baby [...]
Are Cleaning Products Safe to Use During Pregnancy?
If you are pregnant, you may be concerned about cleaning products. There is good reason for worry since cleaning products we use every day contain a wide variety of chemicals with unknown side effects.
A recent study in the UK suggests heavy use of cleaning products during pregnancy can increase the unborn baby’s risk of developing [...]
Fetal Brain Food!
Omega3 - Nutrition for the Pregnant Mother and Child
It is widely accepted that your nutritional needs change when you become pregnant. This includes both an increase, as well as a decrease of certain foods, drinks and supplements. We all know that an increase in nutrients during this time is beneficial for fetal development to prevent [...]
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