What Doctors Don't Tell YouWe all think of the womb as a safe haven possibly the only one we will enjoy in our lifetime but there are warning signs from a range of studies to suggest that the unborn child will face 'prenata ...
Women who smoke while pregnant run a greater risk of giving birth to a baby with limb defects. The risk seems greater among women who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day. ...
* Avoid Doppler, particularly the duplex variety for detecting the baby’s heartbeat and pulse; the ‘Doptone’ fetal-pulse detector is a commonly used handheld device. The B-mode has a higher safety margin
Women who have their first child later in life greatly reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer, researchers believe. The risk falls by 10 per cent for every five year period the woman waits b ...
Doctors are resorting to many tests during pregnancy and labour which they have no faith in just to avoid lawsuits. ...
Who reads drug warnings? Not doctors, it seems. Doctors and obstetricians in particular have been giving pregnant women injections of Bricanyl (terbutaline sulphate) to help them go to full term ...
Doctors keep searching for a magic bullet to cure pre-eclampsia. But evidence suggests the best preventative is a good diet with ample amounts of all nutrients. ...
Yet another study confirms that routine ultrasound examination of normal women is of no benefit and the technique should be restricted to high-risk pregnancies.
For the few people in any doubt, the risks of smoking carry on into later life and quitting smoking will help you to live longer no matter when you give up. ...
If your doctor insists that you have dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy after brandishing that dreaded cuff, it might be wise to seek a second, very experienced opinion. ...
