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What Are Pelvic Floor Exercises?
Pelvic floor exercises may not be a part of your current fitness routine. But there are plenty of reasons to consider adding them to your regimen. The exercises strengthen pelvic floor muscles that support organs –– like the bladder –– critical for bodily functions. When these muscles are weak, it can affect everything from bladder and bowel control to sexual function.
Learn more about pelvic floor exercises, including how to do them and how they can improve your health.
What to know about meningocele
Meningocele is a type of neural tube defect that occurs early in pregnancy when a fluid-filled sac protrudes from an opening in a fetus’s back. Surgeons can repair meningocele prenatally or after birth, but there may be complications that can affect quality of life.
What to Know About Muscular Dystrophy in Children As a Parent
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of rare genetic diseases that lead to weakened and abnormal muscle function over time. Although the age of diagnosis can vary from infancy to adulthood, the average age of diagnosis is 5 years old. Parents and caregivers usually begin to notice signs of the disease during the second year of life.
This article provides an overview of muscular dystrophy in children and guidance for parents.
Muscular Dystrophy in Children
Muscular dystrophy stems from a lack o…
Does My Baby Have Colic?
Choriocarcinoma is a type of cancerous tumor that originates in the uterus. During fertilization, when a sperm fertilizes an egg, the tumor forms from abnormal cells found in the tissues that make up the uterine wall. In a healthy pregnancy, the cells and tissues in the uterus would eventually become the placenta, an organ that provides nutrients to an unborn fetus.
This article will cover the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of choriocarcinoma.
Types of Choriocarcinoma
Choriocarcin…
What Is Choriocarcinoma?
Choriocarcinoma is a type of cancerous tumor that originates in the uterus. During fertilization, when a sperm fertilizes an egg, the tumor forms from abnormal cells found in the tissues that make up the uterine wall. In a healthy pregnancy, the cells and tissues in the uterus would eventually become the placenta, an organ that provides nutrients to an unborn fetus.
This article will cover the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of choriocarcinoma.
Types of Choriocarcinoma
Choriocarcin…
Taking Melatonin and Birth Control Together?
Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone in the brain that influences sleeping and waking. The body produces melatonin on its own, but it can also be manufactured and sold as a sleep aid. Melatonin can impact the sleep-wake cycle (or circadian rhythm) and conception. This article will cover the effects of melatonin, the relationship between melatonin and reproductive hormones, and how melatonin affects birth control.
Sleep Effects of Melatonin
The pineal gland in the brain produces melatoni…
What to know about preseptal cellulitis
Preseptal cellulitis is an infection of the eyelid and the skin around the eyeball. It typically affects children and causes symptoms such as swelling, pain, and redness around the eye.
The condition occurs when bacteria enter the eyelid or surrounding skin. The bacteria infect the area in front of the orbital septum. The orbital septum separates the frontal structures of the eyelid from the back portion, known as the orbit.
Preseptal cellulitis is most common in children under the age of 10 …
What Is a Doula?
A doula is a professional trained to support a person emotionally and physically throughout their pregnancy, during and even after childbirth. A doula is also meant to serve as a support person or coach for the person’s significant other or family members who are playing an active role in the pregnancy. Doulas are often referred to as birth workers, which is an umbrella term that encompasses other childbirth and perinatal professionals.
This article discusses the role of a doula in the pregna…
Choosing Your Baby's Pediatrician
As a parent, you will be responsible for making many decisions for your new baby, like how to decorate the nursery or infant feeding choices. Finally, you’ll choose your baby’s pediatrician.
Selecting a pediatrician is something that many parents give a lot of thought to. The best time to begin searching for your baby’s pediatrician is during your third trimester of pregnancy. Deciding on a pediatrician before your baby is born can make the process less stressful.
No matter what your top prio…
Vaccinations and Pregnancy
Understanding vaccines during your childbearing years can be a little confusing. What vaccines should you be getting, and when? What vaccines are recommended during your pregnancy? Will the vaccines you get cause harm to your unborn baby? Or what vaccines are safe if you’re lactating? Many of these questions may have crossed your mind.
Here are some vaccine facts:
The vaccines that you receive during your pregnancy are generally safe for you and your new baby.
If you get vaccinated during you…
No Smoking Allowed: Why This Matters For Your Baby
Effects of Tobacco During Pregnancy
People of childbearing age who plan to have a baby may not realize that smoking can make it more difficult to conceive. The good news is that pregnancy is enough for a little over 50% of women to quit smoking. Regardless of when a parent-to-be decides to stop smoking, quitting is a choice that benefits both parent and baby.
Nicotine is a harmful additive in tobacco. It causes the addiction to cigarettes that many people have. When you smoke in pregnancy, th…