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Pregnancy and Alcohol: How Much is Too Much?
Taking care of her developing baby's health is a woman's top concern during pregnancy. Pregnant women know that ensuring that they follow a healthy diet is central to their baby's health. But one issue...
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Frederick R. Jelovsek, MD
Itching during pregnancy is a common symptom. What many women don't realize, however, is that sometimes itching can be a sign of a liver abnormality called intrahepatic (within the liver) cholestasis...
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Calculate your Due Date from Ovulation
The due date calculator is based on an average gestation of 266 days from the date of ovulation.
Calculate your due date by putting in the correct information below. Find out when to expect your...
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Teen Moms: The Risk of Giving Birth to a Low-Weight Baby
By Frederick R. Jelovsek, MD
Teen girls who get pregnant are at risk for having low birth weight babies. If your teen were pregnant, how could you tell if she was at risk for having...
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Dealing with Vaginal Postpartum Conditions
Things Are Different Now
Somewhere in our minds we have this thought that once the baby is born everything will spring back to normal in a very short time. Although that does seem to be...
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Entire Roast Chickens
If you have a brother who is older than you, you might remember his huge appetite during his teenaged years. Maybe you recall everyone kidding him about his insatiable need to eat...
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Pickles and Ice Cream
You knew your belly would blow up like a balloon, you'd get morning sickness and then want to eat pickles and ice cream, but no one ever told you that you'd snore. Loudly....
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Healthy Glow?
Before you got pregnant, you imagined yourself glowing with health as your body swelled with new life. There's nothing wrong with daydreams as long as you recognize them for what they are. And you did...