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Sugar and Pregnancy

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Pregnancy RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!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 [...]

Filed under:Birth Defects, Emotions, Fetal Development, Gestational Diabetes, Healthy Pregnancy, Hormones, Natural Pregnancy, Oral Care for Pregnancy, Pregnancy Nutrition, Prenatal Care, Preterm Labor, Stress and Pregnancy, Toxins and Pregnancy, Vitamins for Pregnancy

Music to Your Baby’s Ears

Have you ever watched parents who place earphones on their pregnant belly to try to increase their babies IQ with a little Mozart? While that may be a stretch, the type of music your baby hears while you are pregnant will have an impact on his or her overall health. Check out this [...]

Filed under:Asides, Birth Defects, Fetal Development & Safety, General Pregnancy Information, Healthy Pregnancy, Preterm Labor, Relaxation and Pregnancy, Stress and Pregnancy, Toxins and Pregnancy

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 [...]

Filed under:Fetal Development, Gestational Diabetes, Healthy Pregnancy, Pregnancy Conditions, Pregnancy Nutrition, Preterm Labor, Videos

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 [...]

Filed under:Birth Defects, DIY Prenatal Care, Discomforts of Pregnancy, Fetal Development, Healthy Pregnancy, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnancy Conditions, Pregnancy Nutrition, Pregnancy Symptoms, Prenatal Supplements, Preterm Labor, Vitamins for Pregnancy

Dealing With The Third Trimester

Author: Elysiana Canlas
After weeks of counting, it finally comes to that crucial third trimester of your pregnancy. The primary concern of pregnant women during this period is premature birth.
Medical experts said that beginning 28 weeks, a fetus can survive outside the mother’s womb provided the lungs are developed enough. Birth at less than 37 [...]

Filed under:Childbirth Preparation, DIY Prenatal Care, General Pregnancy Information, Pregnancy Exercise, Pregnancy Nutrition, Prenatal Care, Prenatal Yoga, Preterm Labor, Toxins and Pregnancy

Miscarriage - A Living Nightmare

by Juzaily Ramli
A miscarriage is the natural end of pregnancy when the developing embryo or fetus is less than 20 weeks old and incapable of surviving outside the womb. Miscarriages that occur less than six weeks after your last menstrual period are referred to as an ‘early pregnancy loss’, whereas miscarriages that occur after this [...]

Filed under:Alcohol and Pregnancy, Birth Defects, Featured, Gestational Diabetes, Miscarriage, Pregnancy with Multiples, Preterm Labor, Smoking and Pregnancy, Trauma and Pregnancy

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