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Hughes Syndrome
Hughes Syndrome is a disease that has only been recognised for 20 years but it is thought to be responsible for up to 1 in 5 cases of recurrent miscarriage. You may never have heard of it as it is greatly under diagnosed but it is a condition that is easily treated. What is Hughes…
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus sufferers have less children
New research shows that more than half of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have fewer children than desired. While patient choice has some influence on the smaller family size, findings published today in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), suggest that higher rates…
Chickenpox in pregnancy
In the UK, it’s estimated that nine out of ten pregnant women (90%) in the UK are already immune to chickenpox (varicella). Once you have had chickenpox, it’s extremely rare to catch it a second time, so there’s therefore no need to worry about catching it during pregnancy. If you’re sure you’ve had chickenpox, you…
Posted in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health
Tagged chicken pox, chickenpox, Pregnancy, pregnancy complications, Rash, varicella, Virus
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How to ease the pregnancy heartburn
75% of women will experience some heartburn in later pregnancy. There are a number of causes, but in short, your hormones will make the sphincters at the base and the top of your stomach very slightly relaxed and your baby will be pushing your stomach up towards your ribcage. Put the two together and you…
Leanne’s story of coping with pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
My tummy started to itch at the beginning of the third trimester and after a few days, I noticed a few red spots. At first, I thought it was a heat rash but within a few days the rash and the itch had spread to the tops of my legs and arms. After a week…
PUPPP (pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy)
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), is a chronic hives-like rash that affects women during pregnancy. Although extremely annoying for the sufferer (because of the itch), it presents no long-term risk for either the mother or unborn baby. This condition is the most common skin condition of pregnancy, affecting about one in two…
Antenatal depression
Antenatal depression is surprisingly common yet not much is known about it. Pregnancy is a time when the world expects you to be a cheery person – blooming with good health and optimism (despite morning sickness and other problems). However, according to a study carried out in 2001 by Dr Jonathan Evans at Bristol University,…
Facts and figures of flu jabs in pregnancy
Last year (2010), 602 people died with flu. Of the 587 deaths with information on age, 70 per cent of those deaths (415) were in young and middle aged people aged 15-64 years. Around 20 per cent (122) of deaths occurred in over 65s. Nine pregnant women were reported to have died from flu. There…
Postnatal Depression – The Causes
The exact causes of postnatal depression are unknown. For many women, PND begins for no obvious reason, but a number of different stresses may trigger it. The important thing to remember is you should not feel guilty or that it is your fault. All pregnancies are major life events and can cause stress that triggers an illness such as…
Asthma and pregnancy
If you have asthma, you may well be concerned about how it will affect you and your baby while you’re pregnant. In the vast majority of cases, as long as it’s well controlled, asthma doesn’t cause problems in pregnancy. Will pregnancy affect my asthma? Unfortunately, there is no way of predicting how being pregnant will…
Posted in Breastfeeding, Pregnancy Health
Tagged asthma, Breastfeeding, Inhaler, Pregnancy, pregnancy complications, prolonged asthma
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