Being pregnant is one of the most joyous times in a woman’s life but it can also be one of the most difficult times as well.  A large percent of women will notice an increase and severity of headaches while they are pregnant.  There are many different causes for these headaches in which I will list below. •    Stress:  With pregnancy there comes a higher degree of stress.  Many women worry about th ...

Diabetes is a condition which is marked by unstable blood glucose levels, most commonly known as blood sugar.  The disease results from a defect in insulin manufacturing or the mechanism of action involving insulin, or possibly both.  Diabetes can result in serious health complications and premature death, however, there are things a person can do in order to reduce the risk of developing the disease and decrease the risk of experiencin ...

The medical term for miscarriage is “spontaneous abortion,” with the term abortion merely signifying the loss of a pregnancy.  An early miscarriage is an event that occurs within the first twenty weeks of pregnancy, a loss of fetus after twenty weeks is referred to as a stillbirth.   Miscarriages can be categorized under two events: •    Isolated Miscarriage:  a single sporadic event which ha ...

A month ago my 25 year old, married son called and told me he and his wife are expecting their first baby.  I was thrilled and he was freaking out.  He began calculating in his head how much it is going to cost for this and that and he became over-whelmed with the thought of how he was going to provide for his family.  They had been trying to get pregnant for a while so it shouldn’t have been as much of a shock as it was; but ...

Most women who exercise during pregnancy benefit greatly, however the level of activity a woman can do will be directly proportional to her level of fitness prior to pregnancy.  Medical research points to the fact that women who exercise regularly during pregnancy have a lower chance of gestational diabetes and weight-related hypertension.  The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends that an expectant mother who exercis ...