postpartum
Baby-Weight Study: 9 Months On, 9 Months Off Recommended
New research suggests that a woman's weight one year after delivery is a strong predictor of her health 15 years in the future.
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Common Postpartum Problems: Losing Pregnancy Weight
If you've gained upwards of 20 pounds or more during your pregnancy,don't fret. Most women lose half of that by the six-week mark withouteven trying. And if you follow a healthy lifestyle, the rest will comeoff as well.
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Common Postpartum Problems: Painful Sex After Pregnancy
Experiencing postpartum discomfort isn't unusual, though the severity of discomfort you feel will depend on the type of delivery you had.
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Follow-Up Care for Babies With Macrosomia
Patients who've given birth to an infant with macrosomia may think the medical concerns are over once discharged from the hospital, but that's not the case. Immediately after birth, the infant and mother are screened for diabetes.
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Too Many Women Skip Postpartum Visit; Insurance Matters
The medical community recommends all women make and keep an appointment to see their obstetricians within six weeks after delivery and to see a primary care physician within the first year.
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Depression During and After Pregnancy
Many women express surprise that pregnancy symptoms aren't what they'd expected. Some express surprise at frequent nosebleeds, fuller hair, trouble sleeping, and other incidents never before experienced or anticipated.
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Weight Loss and Exercise Post-Delivery
Weight loss and exercise post delivery. How soon can you start working out, dieting and so on and is it a myth that you have to wait until your first 6-week checkup?
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After Delivery: Risk of Clots, Stroke, Heart Attack
All women are at higher risk of stroke than men and that risk is especially high during and months after pregnancy.
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Breastfeeding: Breast Milk Nutrition and Benefits
Breastfeeding provides many benefits to both baby and mother, and it is such a valuable tool for both the mother and her baby.
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Hospital Care for Low Birth Weight Infants
If during the ultrasound an infant is deemed smaller than they should be for gestational age, special attention may be paid to infant size for the duration of the pregnancy.
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Bipolar Disorder Risk and Postpartum Problems
Postpartum depression or baby blues is considered a common occurrencethat many women suffer from after birth, but that doesn't mean womenshouldn't seek care to treat the condition.
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US Army Enlists New Breastfeeding Policy
On September 29, the US Army became the final military branch to implement a breastfeeding policy for new mothers in the Army.
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Can I Get Pregnant Before I Have My First Postpartum Period?
You can get pregnant before you have your first postpartum period.
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Postpartum Postbirth Fever Endometritis Sepsis
Endometritis is an infection of the uterus, the uterine lining, myometrium, and/or parametrium. Postpartum endometritis is an infection of the uterus after delivery.
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Serena Williams' Postpartum Complications
Just 10 months after giving birth to her baby daughter, new mom Serena Williams is set to play the final game in Wimbledon. Williams had a grueling labor and delivery, and life-threatening postpartum complications.
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Many New Moms Suffer From Postpartum Depression
At least 80% of all new mothers suffer from postpartum blues. The symptoms of the blues include feelings of sadness and a lack of energy.
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The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Evaluation
Postpartum depression is different from baby blues. When a woman suffers from postpartum depression, her feelings of depression may be deeper and more noticeable.
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Postpartum, Postbirth & Baby
Now that your pregnancy is over you likely will have more questions about the postpartum time and the baby. Read on for answers to your postpartum questions!
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When Will First Postpartum Menstrual Period Come?
You had your baby and now you are wondering when to expect your next menstrual period. When will you bleed the first time after the delivery?
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How to Deal with Postpartum Breast Engorgement
It is normal for your breasts to become larger and feel heavy, warmer and uncomfortable when your milk increases in quantity ('comes in') 2-6 days after birth. This rarely lasts more than 24 hours.
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Your Fitness During and After Pregnancy
You will have a lot on your plate with the newborn, your recovery, and trying to get back to that pre-pregnancy body, so what sort of post-partum fitness routine should you look to?
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Can Cabbage Help Postpartum Breast Engorgement?
A study showed that the use of cabbage leaves may help women to keep breastfeeding after birth and also that it decreases engorgement.
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