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Phthalates in Utero Cause Genital Defects in Boys
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Pregnancy RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Here is one more reason to watch what you put on your skin during pregnancy. A new animal study has found that phthalate exposure in utero increases the likelihood of a genital defect in baby boys. [...]
Headache During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is probably the most sensitive period in a woman’s life. You carry the responsibility of another life within you. This in itself can be the primary cause of anxiety during pregnancy and can be very difficult to avoid.
While pregnant, you undergo many inevitable biological and psychological changes, but the eternal [...]
Acupuncture During Pregnancy
Author: Jonathon Hardcastle
Acupuncture is the ancient Chinese method of using tiny needles to stimulate specific areas or “meridians” of the body and to rebalance the body’s energy, or chi. Because acupuncture is especially effective for chronic conditions, many pregnant women are turning to acupuncture to provide drug-free relief from many of the unpleasant symptoms of [...]
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 [...]
How to Avoid Pregnancy Gingivitis
“The “old wives” tale of “a tooth for every pregnancy” is based on misconceptions that oral problems during pregnancy are a normal occurrence and cannot be prevented. Even though hormonal changes are occurring, making the pregnant woman more at risk of developing pregnancy gingivitis, a mouth that is clean (i.e. good plaque control) does not [...]
Emotional Changes during Pregnancy
“Do you dissolve into tears at the slightest provocation? Is your husband starting to call you “Mariah Scary”? Do your friends say you’re a “diva” and you know they don’t mean the operatic kind?” – You Know You are Hormonal When…… An I Village Top Ten
Author: Belinda Johnson
Finding out that you are [...]
Morning Sickness Facts, Causes and Cures
Congratulations! You’re pregnant! One minute you’re overjoyed with your news, the next you’re brought back down to earth with a thud. Often with the pregnancy news comes the rude awakening that soon after conception, your body begins undergoing a series of major changes to help prepare it for your baby’s growth and development.
Mother Nature [...]
18 Common Symptoms of Pregnancy
Author:Natalie Williams
So you think you might be pregnant? Find out if you are pregnant by checking out the 18 common pregnancy symptoms below.
1. Nausea or morning sickness:
Morning sickness is the nauseating feelings and possibly vomiting many women experience during pregnancy. This occurs in approximately 50% to 95% of all pregnant women as early [...]
Hypothyroidism and Pregnancy
Author: Ryan
The thyroid gland is located at middle part of the front of the neck. Hypothyroidism is underactive thyroid gland which means that the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormones. These hormones play an important role in body metabolism.
There are a number of ways that hypothyroidism can manifest during pregnancy. This includes; having [...]
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