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Third Trimester
Most babies have blue eyes at this stage, and they’ll stay that color until a few days or weeks after they’re born. During this trimester, your bab...
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Second Trimester of Pregnancy
In your second trimester, you may notice some cramps or aches in your lower belly. It’s the middle phase of pregnancy, when you may start to see yo...
Read morePrenatal Vitamins
Prenatal vitamins are supplements made for pregnant women to give their bodies the vitamins and minerals needed for a healthy pregnancy. This is wh...
Read morePregnancy Tests
It takes longer to get the results than with a home pregnancy test. A qualitative hCG test simply checks for hCG. A quantitative hCG test (beta hCG...
Read moreEarly Pregnancy Symptoms
Besides bleeding, a woman may notice a white, milky discharge from their vagina. But there are early symptoms of pregnancy that may point to the po...
Read moreLabor Induction
If your doctor or midwife has concerns about your health or your baby's health toward the end of your pregnancy, they might suggest speeding up the...
Read moreGetting Started on Getting Pregnant
A lot of couples trying to conceive spend a lot of energy timing sex, with mathematical precision, to calculate when a woman is prime for ovulation...
Read moreFirst Trimester of Pregnancy
The first trimester is the earliest phase of pregnancy. Start taking a prenatal vitamin with at least 400 micrograms of folic acid to help your bab...
Read moreTypes of Delivery
Doctors once thought it prevented large vaginal tears during childbirth, but newer research suggests that’s no longer true. This is when the doctor...
Read moreDoes Bed Rest During Pregnancy Really Help?
Some doctors suggest bed rest for conditions like growth problems in the baby, high blood pressure or preeclampsia, vaginal bleeding from placenta ...
Read morePrepregnancy Checklist
If it's time for you to update your vaccines, it's important to do so before you are pregnant. Experts advise that you wait at least 28 days after ...
Read moreCommon Pregnancy Pains and Their Causes
Most pregnancies are medically uneventful and end happily in the birth of a healthy baby. Chalk it up to pregnancy's hormonal changes. It usually h...
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