Pregnancy: Medical

Common Trimester Medical Exams
Common First Trimester Medical Exams: The first visit of the mother's pregnancy is typically concerned with examining her overall health, identifying any possible risks to a healthy pregnancy, and est ...
Complementary Medicine in Pregnancy
Planning to get pregnant? Already pregnant? Chances are the mother must have done a lot of reading into the various therapies available to her in ensuring her health and the baby's. While the innumera ...
No-Risk Tests for Down Syndrome
While amniocentesis and CVS are available to the small population at risk of giving birth to a child with chromosomal abnormalities, what about the over 90% of mothers who would like a no-risk test to ...
Other Tests Used During Pregnancy
Techniques Used to View the Fetus - X_Rays · While many people in the general public are still concerned about exposing pregnant women to X-rays, the medical community stresses that the dose o ...
Postconception Alternative Treatments
Ayurvedic Medicine Ayurveda is an ancient Indian holistic healing science that centers on preventative therapies for preserving health. The Ayurvedic concepts focus on the idea that when one is health ...
Preconception Health and Medicine
While many new mothers may believe that the nine months of pregnancy are the most crucial time for a healthy lifestyle, this is not exactly true. Many instructors of alternative medicine describe a cr ...
Preparing for Childbirth (Herbal Remedies)
While modern preparations for childbirth are quite complex and usually involve high levels of hospital intervention, we must remember that our ancestors often worked through labor and childbirth using ...
Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy
For most women, missing the menstrual period is usually the very first time that they suspect they may be pregnant. However, there are many women who are convinced they know even before they miss thei ...
Tests during Pregnancy
Ultrasound While ultrasound is currently the safest non-invasive method of examining fetal development, the number of ultrasounds appropriate for a pregnant woman is a hotly debated topic. Regardless ...