pregnancy
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Sex After Giving Birth: When Is It Safe, What to Expect and Contraception After Pregnancy
When it’s safe to have sex after a vaginal birth or caesarean, why you can get pregnant before your first period, contraception…
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World Prematurity Day (17 November): Caring for a Premature Baby at Home, a Guide for Parents and Nurses
World Prematurity Day is on 17 November. About 13.4 million babies are born too early each year. Here is how to care…
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Mastitis and Breast Engorgement: Symptoms, Home Treatment and Can You Keep Breastfeeding?
How to tell engorgement, a blocked duct and mastitis apart, what to do at home, when antibiotics are needed, the warning signs…
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Early Signs of Pregnancy Before a Missed Period: 12 Symptoms and When to Take a Test
Twelve early pregnancy symptoms including implantation spotting, tender breasts, tiredness and nausea, why they overlap with PMS, when a test is most…
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Stages of Labour Explained: Signs of Labour, How Long Each Stage Lasts and When to Go to Hospital
The stages of labour explained simply: early signs, the latent and active first stage, pushing, delivering the placenta and the hour after…
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How to Calculate Your Ovulation Day and Fertile Window (With Examples for 28- to 35-Day Cycles)
Ovulation usually happens about 14 days before your next period, not on day 14. Learn to calculate your ovulation day and fertile…
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PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome): Signs, Diagnosis, Getting Pregnant and Lifestyle Tips That Help
PCOS affects about 1 in 10 women of reproductive age. Learn the signs, how it is diagnosed (Rotterdam criteria), treatment for irregular…
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Danger Signs in Pregnancy: 12 Symptoms Every Pregnant Woman and Family Should Know (and When to Go to Hospital)
Twelve danger signs in pregnancy that need urgent care, including bleeding, severe headache, reduced baby movements and fever, plus what midwives teach…
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Why Dads and Skin-to-Skin Cuddles Are a Game-Changer for Tiny Babies
Discover why midwives are championing fathers in kangaroo care for preemies. Learn the science, read personal stories, and see how inclusive skin-to-skin…
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Everything about Apgar Score
The Apgar score is a scoring system doctors and nurses use to assess newborns one minute and five minutes after they’re born.…