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Alcohol and pregnancy : how much is too much?
Alcohol crosses the placenta to your baby very easily and quickly, and heavy drinking during pregnancy can cause physical and mental birth defects the most severe form being fetal alcohol syndrome. Drinking too much will also damage your health because it increases your risk of breast cancer and liver disease. Experts cannot agree about the exact level of alcohol…
Looking for clarity on alcohol and pregnancy?
A group of midwives from across the country were brought together for an in-depth briefing about one of the more confusing health issues for pregnant women – whether it is safe to drink alcohol during pregnancy. The world class medical experts provided the latest insight on how alcohol can affect unborn children and the correct…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Pregnancy Health
Tagged Alcohol, birth defects, drinking, foetal, Foetal alcohol syndrome, Midwife, Pregnancy
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Preparing your body for pregnancy
A healthy lifestyle is just as important for prospective fathers too, so if there are things you need to do, for example giving up smoking, doing it together will give you some valuable moral support. Weight and exercise Check your weight: any woman who is very over- or under-weight may find her fertility levels are affected. If…
Top tips for eating healthy food in pregnancy
Pregnancy is one of the most wonderful times in a woman’s life – it is transformational, challenging and an adventurous time that warrants total care and dedication both emotionally and physically! During pregnancy women want to avoid anxiety and stress, so offering sound and obtainable advice is key to assist women in making the right choices and…
Breaking the news your pregnant
You know the good news, but how should you break the pregnancy to the rest of the world? babyworlders share their cryptic, amusing, and touching experiences. Give them some proof Women often instinctively know they are pregnant before a line on a pregnancy test proves this, as Sam states. “My husband and I hadn’t been using contraception as I’d…
Posted in Am I pregnant?, Community, Pregnancy
Tagged Alcohol, Family, Pregnancy, Pregnancy test, Pregnant
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Alcohol and medicines in pregnancy
Alcohol The most recent research shows that drinking alcohol heavily or frequently can seriously harm your baby’s development. When you drink, alcohol reaches your baby through the placenta. But your baby cannot process it as fast as you can, and is exposed to greater amounts of alcohol for longer than you are. Too much exposure…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Online antenatal classes, Pregnancy Health
Tagged Alcohol, antenatal class, asthma, Baby, baby development, babyworld online antenatal class, diabetes, Drug addiction, epilepsy, Foetal alcohol syndrome, illegal drugs, medicine, Midwife, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, welcome class, x-rays
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The Better Pregnancy Diet
In this article Patrick Holford gives some great nutritional tips – providing you with the knowledge to give you and your baby a healthy, happy start. He is widely regarded as Britain’s best-selling author, having written over 30 books in 33 languages. Craving or desperate?? One myth is that a woman craves what they need.…
Eating out and about when pregnant
When you’re pregnant and at dinner with friends, going on holiday or eating out at a restaurant, wising up on a few food safety issues will help you relax. There are plenty of choices available to you that are safe and nutritious. Eating out and about Out of your own kitchen, you may sometimes be faced with dietary…
Posted in Diet and nutrition during pregnancy
Tagged Alcohol, Blue cheese, Breakfast foods, Caffeine, eating out, Egg, eggs, Fiona Wilcock, Fish, food, Healthy diet, pate, raw, Sushi, uncooked, vitamin A, waiter
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Alcohol, smoking and drugs in pregnancy
Many women worry about what effect drinking, smoking or taking medicines or drugs may have on their baby. It’s important to remember that having the occasional drink or taking a couple of paracetamol tablets is unlikely to do your baby any harm. It is the regular use, or abuse of alcohol, cigarettes and drugs that puts your baby…
Posted in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health
Tagged Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Analgesic, Drug addiction, medicines, Paracetamol, Pregnancy, Smoking
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Non-alcoholic drinks on test
Going to a wedding, party, office do? No need to drink lemonade all night when there are some great non-alcoholic drinks available. Here’s how to celebrate without touching a drop of alcohol… We put six drinks to the test, with four pregnant babyworld members offering their opinions on which they would be most likely to…
Posted in Christmas, Diet and nutrition during pregnancy, Pregnancy, Reviews
Tagged Alcohol, Christmas, Pregnancy
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