Problems & Complications Archive

Pregnancy is exciting, thrilling and overwhelming! Knowing that another life is growing and forming within your body can bring mixed emotions. Apart from all these feelings though, there can be discomfort, and mothers will experience certain pains along the way. Each mother may have ...Read More

According to some studies, almost 4 million women give birth every year in America. All of them obviously do not run through a smooth pregnancy period. Close to 30% of women reported some kind of complications during their maternity. Ignorance and the lack of ...Read More

Mild anemia during pregnancy is a common occurrence, though it cannot be said to be a healthy one. The amount of blood increases in the body to meet the growing needs of the fetus and placenta. The body will require more iron in the ...Read More

There are various changes taking place in the body during pregnancy. It is not uncommon for the effects of these changes to show on the skin in the form of Melasma, stretch marks, acnes, rashes, blackheads and excessive oiliness of skin. Nearly 50% of ...Read More

Pregnancy brings about the mixed feeling in the parents-to-be, especially for first time parents. The various physical, emotional and hormonal changes taking place in the mom-to-be is bound to trigger anxiety and fear about the baby and her own body during the pregnancy. The ...Read More

Thyroid dysfunction is common among young fertile women. Consequently, it is also prevalent in women during pregnancy. Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are the two most commonly occurring thyroid disorders observed during pregnancy. In hypothyroidism there is lack of thyroid hormone in the body whereas hyperthyroidism ...Read More

Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine that causes pain and in some cases impaired mobility as well. Women with scoliosis may have several apprehensions about motherhood – fearing that a pregnancy could somehow worsen the condition or perhaps that the condition itself may ...Read More

Some women develop high blood pressure during pregnancy – a condition called preeclampsia; sometimes also referred to as gestational hypertension. A woman’s blood pressure usually drops in the second trimester and then regularizes after the delivery. However in some cases, women develop high blood ...Read More