I recently had two ultrasounds, and it was noted that my placental was very low and partially obstructing my cervix. This week (23 weeks pregnant), I was able to meet with my consultant (the obstetric specialist at the hospital) and he discussed what was found with me. I have been diagnosed as having placental previa. ...
Surviving a pregnancy is hard enough. Surviving a pregnancy with complications following a previous c-section is even harder. While a c-section might seem routine, hidden dangers exist. I refer to these risks as “hidden dangers” because they are the things that physicians either gloss over or fail to inform patients of prior to the procedure. ...
Hearing your doctor tell you that something is wrong when you are pregnant is scary, but when you hear words that you don’t understand, like “placenta previa”, the fear goes up a notch. To help ease your worries, this article will explain exactly what the condition is and how it can be treated. Placenta previa ...
Placenta Previa is a condition some pregnant women get when the placenta is lying unusually low in the uterus, sometimes partially or totally covering the cervix. In a normal pregnancy, the placenta grows high in the uterus above the baby and is far away from the cervix. Due to the placenta’s close proximity to the ...
Expectant mothers have some of the most bizarre dreams imaginable. Unfortunately, along with the wet dreams about Brad Pitt, bad dreams come as well. Almost all pregnant women have a nightmare at some point during their pregnancy. A lot of these dreams will be caused by fears she has related to the pregnancy. Interpreting these ...
What is Placenta Previa? Placenta previa is a condition in which the placenta of a pregnant woman implants and covers, partially covers, or lies near, the woman’s cervix. The “pre” in “previa” simply means “before”–the placenta is placed before the baby. This condition affects 1 out of 200 pregnant women and their unborn babies. In ...
Arkansas mom of nineteen Michelle Duggar is in the news again today, having just given birth to her nineteenth child via emergency C-section. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, along with the eighteen children she had before the latest, have become reality television stars thanks to America’s curiosity about supersized families and their soon to be ...
Some women choose to wait for the right relationship or to be stable in a career before starting a family. For more and more women the clock has turned to 35 or beyond. With hopes and dreams women attempt to become pregnant after 35. For many this can be a long journey through charting and ...
Antepartum hemorrhage is defined as bleeding from the genital tract between the period of fetal viability to the onset of labor. Traditionally the period is taken from 28 weeks onwards. However, with the now-accepted period of viability starting at 22 weeks, the definition has been changed accordingly. Any bleeding that occurs before the period is ...
Reflexology is most commonly known as acupuncture and has been around for well over four thousand years; generally practiced by the Chinese and finally made its way to our part of the world in the early 1900’s. A trained and licensed practitioner applies pressure to certain pressure points on the body; generally the feet and ...