It is not unusual that many of us like to identify with selected doctors. That’s where the term personal doctor is derived from. Over a lifetime, some patients will have seen the same doctor over and over again. Some sort of relationship builds over time, and the trust that develops can be quite hard to break. You will find some patients who get rather upset if their usual doctor is unavailable for whatever reason.
Read more ..... Unborn babies are constantly in a state of activity whilst inside the womb. Such activity is referred to as fetal movements and starts very early, lasting all the way to the time of birth. Normal fetal movements provide reassurance of a healthily developing baby. Being aware of your unborn baby’s activity is an important way of monitoring their well-being.
Read more ..... Sarah, am sure you were pretty excited to have your first baby. But perceived pregnancies may not always culminate with the anticipated baby. In rare cases, you might believe you are pregnant, only later to realize that it was all a phantom.
Read more ..... Key decisions surrounding labor and delivery should be made well in advance during the antenatal period. It is important to realize that labor and delivery is usually a team effort. You play the main role, with collective supervision between midwives and obstetricians. Neither must be deemed to have a lesser role.
Read more ..... In most airports, passengers walk through metal detectors, which use a low-frequency electromagnetic field to look for weapons. Anything that generates or uses electricity, such as power lines or household appliances, produces an electromagnetic field. At the low levels a metal detector emits, this exposure is considered safe for everyone, including pregnant women. (The same holds true for the wands that security personnel sometimes pass over individual passengers.)
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