Pregnancy & Birth...
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Coping With Morning Sickness
Although it is a common part of early pregnancy, morning sickness can be very draining and detrimental to health and steps should be taken to minimise the effect....
How Does Osteogenesis Imperfecta Affect Pregnancy?
Osteogenesis imperfecta, also commonly known as brittle bone disease, is a genetic disease that affects the bones. It is due to mutations in one...
Pain Relief During Labour
This is a subject that many women fear, but there are many choices available to pregnant women and you will usually be given choices and control of your pain relief...
Preventing & Minimising Stretch Marks
Some doctors believe that stretch marks are inevitable in some women, this may be due to their genetics or the type of skin they have, but most agree there are measures...
Surviving Post-Natal Depression
Post natal depression is a condition that affects a vast number of women in the UK and has only recently been identified as a legitimate condition that requires...
What is Pseudocyesis?
Pseudocyesis is the medical term for a false pregnancy. These are now quite rare; only one woman reports a false pregnancy for every 22 000 live births – but they...
