A new study suggests that women who suffered a miscarriage may be at a higher risk of getting it again if they are obese.
The researchers from St Mary’s Hospital London observed the progress of 696 women who were categorized by the researchers as “unexplained miscarriages”
The researchers stated in a conference in Canada that in obese women the risk of getting miscarriage again was increased by 73%.
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Some of the common problems or complications that may occur during pregnancy are as under.
Abdominal Pain
During pregnancy, abdominal pain can occur because of several causes. More often pregnant women have twinges and tightening feelings in the abdomen as the area begins to expand to hold the growing baby. However, it must not be very painful and a woman can also feel little bit uncomfortable when the baby moves around or kicks.
Back pain
Almost every pregnant woman has to experience back pain during the second or third trimester. Usually, backaches or back pains occur because of the poor posture. This pain can be worse in the women who gain more than the recommended amount of weight. The baby presses your spine and besides weight it’s another cause of the back pain.
Constipation
Most of the women have to experience constipation during pregnancy. Actually, during pregnancy the body begins to absorb more fluids that make stools harder. Similarly, different pregnancy hormones relax the intestinal walls and the stool doesn’t move quickly. In the third trimester, the baby can be the cause to press the intestinal tract and thus, intestinal movement becomes difficult. Constipation can also be a side effect of iron pills that women usually take during pregnancy.
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According to a new study, the risk of getting several heart and other diseases greatly increases in women as they begin to enter menopause.
In 949 American women that were followed for almost a decade, the researchers found increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome during perimenopause. Perimenopause is considered the period when woman’s body begins to shift into menopause and usually that stage starts in 40s.
High blood pressure, high blood sugar, abdominal obesity, high levels of triglycerides and low levels of “good” HDL cholesterol are referred as metabolic syndrome and they all are considered risk factors for diabetes, heart disease and high blood sugar.
INDIANAPOLIS – At Riley Hospital, caution lights will hover over the snoozing patients at the Children’s neonatal intensive care unit. This device will flash when the sound levels go beyond the normal level. As the decibels go up, the colors on the new monitoring system will automatically change from green to yellow to red, indicating the chatting parents or visitors to keep quiet so that the babies get adequate rest for their growth.
A sound level indicator of the Sonicu system hangs from the ceiling of the neonatal intensive care unit at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 19, 2008. The unit measures noise and displays a visual representation of measured sound levels. As decibels rise, the colors change from green to yellow to red, hushing chatty parents or doctors so the babies get the rest they need to develop.
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
“A noise which is little bit louder than the normal level can cause the hearts of sick or premature babies to beat slowly or quickly”, said Dr. William Engle at Riley hospital. Disturbing the babies’ sleep or vital signs can slow down their growth and healing because their bodies do most of the work while they sleep.
Washington- If women stop smoking when they are pregnant they are likely to have happy, more easygoing babies, British researchers said on Wednesday.
It was noted that babies of women who didn’t stop smoking while pregnant were significantly cranky. The researchers have the opinion that mothers, who can put in the effort to get away from the smoking habit, show more care for their offspring in other ways.
The researchers also found out that Babies born to non-smoking mothers are also more temperamental when compared to those born to mothers who quit. The researchers suggested that moms who discontinue the habit are doing something special.
It is known that tobacco affects the growth of fetus and also affects children when they inhale secondhand smoke of their mother.
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Baldness is a condition in which the hair on the head becomes thinner in appearance and eventually doesn’t grow at all. Baldness can occur in both men and women. It can cause emotional distress for the sufferer because the person’s appearance is significantly altered.
There are several types of baldness. The three most common types of baldness are androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium and alopecia areata.
Androgenetic alopecia is the classic male pattern or female pattern baldness that we are all familiar with seeing. Men will generally see their hair thinning and then balding at the crown and front of the head, and along the temples. Women will see the progression of baldness at the crown and front. Androgenetic alopecia is generally hereditary.
