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Exercise during pregnancy
Keeping fit during pregnancy helps your body to stay toned, increases your stamina during labour and means you’re more likely to keep the pounds off after the birth. Below, we look at what’s safe during pregnancy and what’s best for you… Ever wondered how so many celebrities manage to stay so trim during their pregnancy and then seem…
Piles during pregnancy
Piles – or haemorrhoids – are veins in your anus (back passage). People often make jokes about piles, but if you suffer from them they are not at all funny and can be very uncomfortable. Under the influence of pregnancy hormones, the walls and valves of the veins around your anus relax and stretch. Blood flow is sluggish,…
Posted in Pregnancy Health
Tagged anus, constipation, Hemorrhoid, itching, Midwife, pain, pharmacist, Pregnancy, Proctology, varicose veins, Vein
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Foot care during pregnancy
Every day your feet take on average 5210 steps, although on busier days this can rise to over 10,000. Despite this, your feet are the most neglected part of your body. When you’re pregnant, the extra weight is even more work for your feet. It’s no wonder then that so many expectant mums really feel the day in their…
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Tagged aromatherapy, complementary medicine, Foot, foot health, foot massage, foot pain, Hannah Hulme Hunter, injuries, itching, leg massage, Massage, Midwife, pain, Pedicure, podiatrist, Pregnancy, reflexology, Relaxation, Sarah Ifill, Spa, varicose veins, Water retention
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Weight gain during pregnancy
Weight gain is a source of great anxiety to many pregnant women. You may worry about putting on too much weight during pregnancy, and not being able to lose it afterwards, or about not gaining enough, and how this might affect your baby. In fact, women vary tremendously in the amount of weight gain during pregnancy, and there’s no…
Varicose veins in pregnancy
Under the influence of pregnancy hormones, the walls and valves of your veins relax and stretch. As a result, the blood tends to pool in your legs and lower body. For some women these changes are particularly marked, and superficial veins in their legs become distended, swollen, itchy and painful. These are called varicose veins. Varicose veins occur most…
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Tagged anus, haemorroids, legs, piles, Pregnancy, varicose veins, Vulva
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Bigger babies for exercising mums-to-be
17 January, 2001 BIGGER BABIES FOR EXERCISING MUMS-TO-BE MUMS-TO-BE who keep up regular exercise during pregnancy give birth to bigger, healthier babies, according to new research. Researchers from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Cleveland, Ohio, observed 46 women who were eight weeks pregnant and who did not take part in regular exercise. They…
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Tagged back ache, constipation, Maternal obesity, Midwife, Ohio, Physical exercise, Pregnancy, Royal College of Midwives, varicose veins
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