Articles on pregnancy and birth: antenatal tests, common symptoms, birth options and the warning signs that need immediate care. Always raise concerns with your own obstetric team.
Kidney problems that appear in pregnancy are managed by identifying the cause and treating it while protecting the baby. Care usually combines close monitoring…
A water birth is usually offered to people with a low-risk, single, head-down pregnancy at term (about 37 to 42 weeks), whose labor is…
Amniocentesis recovery is usually short. Most people go home the same day, are advised to take it easy and avoid strenuous activity for the…
To prepare for amniocentesis, follow your unit's specific bladder instruction (full early in the second trimester, often empty later), tell the team about any…
In most maternity units, an epidural can be placed at almost any point once labor is established and the team agrees it is safe,…
Genetic counseling before prenatal testing is a conversation with a trained specialist that reviews your family and pregnancy history, explains the difference between screening…
Open fetal surgery and fetoscopic surgery are two ways of operating on a baby before birth. Open surgery works through an incision in the…
Protein in urine pregnancy tests start with a dipstick at routine visits; a positive result is usually rechecked with a protein-to-creatinine ratio or a…
Most people can stand after an epidural delivery once full feeling and strength have returned to both legs, which commonly takes a few hours…
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is usually offered earlier, from about 11 to 14 weeks of pregnancy, and samples placental tissue. Amniocentesis is usually offered…
Recovery after fetal surgery means resting the uterus, not just the mother. For open procedures, expect a hospital stay of several days, medicines that…
Amniocentesis is usually described as uncomfortable rather than painful. Most people feel a brief sting as a thin needle passes through the skin, then…
Bring photo ID, your insurance card, a written list of every medicine and supplement you take, your vaccination record, previous pregnancy and surgical history,…
During a water birth, the laboring person sits or kneels in a deep pool of water kept near body temperature, no warmer than 37.5…
Most people spend two to four days in the hospital after a cesarean, walk short distances within the first day, and feel steadier by…
A gestational diabetes diet plan spreads carbohydrates evenly across three modest meals and two or three snacks, pairs every carbohydrate with protein, fiber or…
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