Pregnancy brings with it a slew of changes that can affect everything — even your hair. Read on to find out what happens and how to handle it. Pregnancy — and the fluctuating hormones that come with it — can bring changes to your hair. With a little luck, at least some of these changes… Continue reading
Category: Pregnancy
What are the meanings of folic acid?
Having a healthy baby means making sure you’re healthy, too. One of the most important things you can do to help prevent serious birth defects in your baby is to get enough folic acid every day — especially before conception and during early pregnancy. What Is Folic Acid? Folic acid, sometimes called folate, is a… Continue reading
How should we eat during the pregnancy?
Eating well during pregnancy is more than simply increasing how much you eat. You must also consider what you eat. Although you need about 300 extra calories a day — especially later in your pregnancy, when your baby grows quickly — those calories should come from nutritious foods so they can contribute to your baby’s… Continue reading
What are congenital malformations?
Congenital malformation: A physical defect present in a baby at birth, irrespective of whether the defect is caused by a genetic factor or by prenatal events that are not genetic. In a malformation, the development of a structure is arrested, delayed, or misdirected early in embryonic life and the effect is permanent. Congenital malformations can… Continue reading
How see, hear and feel your newborn?
During the first weeks of life your newborn may seem to do little more than eat, sleep, cry, and generate dirty diapers. But in reality, all senses are functioning as your infant takes in the sights, sounds, and smells of this new world. It’s hard for us to know exactly what a newborn is feeling… Continue reading
Neurodevelopment of young children affected by prenatal exposure to flame-retardant compounds
Prenatal exposure to ambient levels of flame retardant compounds called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental effects in young children, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. The study is online in Environmental Health Perspectives and will be released… Continue reading