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Macrosomia: Being Pregnant With a Large Baby
Causes, prevention, treatment, and complications

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Average Weight
Causes
Symptoms/Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment/Delivery
Complications
Post-Birth Recovery

During your pregnancy, your doctor will monitor

Best Sleeping Positions During Pregnancy

The best sleep position during pregnancy is “SOS” (sleep on side) because it provides the best circulation for you and your baby. It also places the least pressure on your veins and internal organs. Sleeping on your left side will increase the amount of blood

5 Concerns About Your Pregnant Belly
Pregnancy is a time of great joy, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of things mom-to-be worries about. One of these is the state of her ever-growing baby bump.

A woman may worry her belly is too big or too small for the week

How To Hide Your Pregnant Body in the First Trimester
Don't want anyone to know you're carrying precious cargo? Here's how to keep your pregnancy under wraps.
To tell or not to tell? That is the question for every pregnant woman. Many mothers-to-be keep their pregnancy private for at least the

When Do You Start Showing in Pregnancy?

When do pregnant women start showing? First, it’s a matter of perception. The person who is pregnant may feel like they’re showing long before others notice. There are also a number of factors that influence when the baby bump becomes more noticeable, such as

Why the Third Trimester of Pregnancy is Crucial

The third trimester sees the completion of a significant number of developmental milestones for the foetus. A preterm labour compromises this development.

With the help of Dr Malathi Sitaram, Consultant Neonatologist and Paediatrician at Parkway East Medical Centre, we help mums-to-be learn more about

Fetal Development: Stages of Growth
Within 24 hours after fertilization, the egg that will become your baby rapidly divides into many cells. By the eighth week of pregnancy, the embryo develops into a fetus. There are about 40 weeks to a typical pregnancy. These weeks are divided into three trimesters.

Essentially, the absolute earliest a baby could survive outside the womb is between 22 and 23 weeks, though a baby born this early would require major life-saving interventions. This is still considered the point of fetal viability, however, since a small number of babies can and do survive birth at

Prenatal Development
Graphic of stages of pregnancy from conception to birth

How did you come to be who you are? From beginning as a one-cell structure to your birth, your prenatal development occurred in an orderly and delicate sequence. There are three stages of prenatal development: germinal, embryonic, and fetal. Keep in

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